The Government is also getting tough on coward punch offences and attacks on first responders.
ANALYSIS: Investors are already frustrated by the delays on the new clearing system, and are now challenging the ASX on governance.
ANALYSIS: For New Zealand, the risk is that a global slowdown will erode demand for exports in the US, China, Europe, and beyond.
Physicist Shaun Hendy puts the case for the scientific response.
Nicola Willis initially said pay equity changes had nothing to do with the Budget.
ANALYSIS: The small pool of New Zealand directors mean a higher risk of group-think and consensus.
ANALYSIS: A legal technicality is looming larger in the dairy giant’s multi-billion dollar Mainland sale.
ANALYSIS: Incumbent governments can retain power in the midst of uncertainty.
ANALYSIS: The magnitude of Saturday’s election win gives Labor at least another two terms in government. The consequences could be far-reaching.
Right of reply: Electricity Authority chair Anna Kominik responds to a recent Shoeshine column.