Live from the Hive
Live From The Hive #31 - Hurdling the ideological obstacle of private investment and policy silly season, banning cell phones, teachers’ pay.
A compilation of the weeks' top stories, straight out of the Beehive.
Live From The Hive #30 - Will politicians be honest in the election campaign? Simon Watts discusses the ETS under National
A compilation of the weeks' top stories, straight out of the Beehive
Edwards on Politics - Parliament will decide the voting age, not the Supreme Court
ANALYSIS: Politicians who accuse the Supreme Court of overreach have got it wrong.
Edwards on Politics - The Official Information Act’s many frustrations
OPINION: Latest delay to one of NBR’s OIA requests means information will not become available until right on Christmas.
Live from the Hive - Act wants to unleash infrastructure to get more houses built
Brooke van Velden says giving councils half the GST from new residential builds will be an incentive for consents.
Live from the Hive - Opposition parties signal they will change new planning law
David Seymour says new bills are still complicated and unlikely to resolve confusion of the RMA.
Beehive Banter - Living costs, fuel, open banks, the Reserve Bank
ANALYSIS: The Government will want to avoid doing anything that pushes up prices in election year.
Live from the Hive - Opposition unhappy with decision to reappoint Adrian Orr
National says an independent review of monetary policy would determine whether it had confidence in RBNZ governor Orr or not.
Edwards on Politics - National’s tax cuts vs Labour’s targeted support
ANALYSIS: National’s tax cut package will reach more people but Labour says its approach will help those who most need it.
Beehive Banter - Economic gloom, Iranian balance, Labour’s tough challenge
ANALYSIS: Government blames economic woes on largely international factors, voters unlikely to see it that way.
Edwards on Politics - Trying to untangle the politics of the tax debate
ANALYSIS: Vested interests and politics have tended to dominate discussions on tax.
Beehive Banter - Crises, car rebates and fair pay
ANALYSIS: National accuses Government of failure; Grant Robertson lists government highlights.
Live from the Hive - PwC raises concern with Minister about tax law change process
National Party obtained a letter from the firm to the Revenue Minister under an OIA.
Live from the Hive - National’s social investment approach about results
Nicola Willis is hugely frustrated that, despite spending billions a year, country still faces intractable social problems.
Beehive Banter - The bard, inflation, the by-election, and Winston
ANALYSIS: Inflation poses threat to Labour as it seeks a third term next year.
Live from the hive - Make government spending more transparent by measuring outcomes
ANALYSIS: The public deserve to know how effective government spending is.
Live from the Hive - Fair pay will be short-lived if National forms next government
Paul Goldsmith does not accept cleaners, bus drivers, supermarket workers and security guards are under-paid.
Live from the hive - Push for the Electoral Commission to run local body elections
Voting in local body elections has fallen since 1989 and turnout is now about 42%.
Edwards on Politics - The Government faces rural backlash over climate plan
ANALYSIS: At the same time, it faces criticism its plan does not go far enough to meet 2050 targets.
Beehive Banter - Government finances, rising interest rates and falling polls
ANALYSIS: Grant Robertson was crowing about better-than-expected Government finances but interest rates continue to rise.
Edwards on politics - The lessons National can learn from UK’s Tories
ANALYSIS: National will continue to face attacks from political opponents over affordability of its tax cut plan.
Live from the Hive - The challenge of planning, funding and building infrastructure
Grant Robertson is satisfied the Government has delivered some key infrastructure, but progress is slower than he'd have liked.
Live from the hive - Chief Ombudsman ‘exercises moral authority’ to clean up OIAs
Peter Boshier details his plan to NBR to put public sector CEOs on notice to improve, or face, consequences.
Edwards on politics - How many central bankers should really lose their jobs?
Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr has been repeatedly criticised by parties of the centre-right.
Live from the hive - Parliament rejects move to free up overseas investment rules
Damien Smith says New Zealand needs more foreign investment to help economy grow.
Beehive Banter - Conflicts of interest, the Queen, Russian aggression and National
ANALYSIS: Russian President’s nuclear threats overshadow United Nations General Assembly meeting.
Edwards on politics - National’s Sam Uffindell dilemma
ANALYSIS: By refusing to release report on incident, National leaves many questions unanswered.
Live from the hive - The irony of next Monday's public holiday
While Labour MPs pushed the public holiday, David Seymour does not think their monarchism is "sincere".
Beehive Banter - The Queen, the Greens, the economy, the electoral system
Grant Robertson optimistic about economy after 1.7% rise in GDP in the June quarter.
Edwards on politics - Important debate on electoral system should be the focus
OPINION: Review panel chair Deborah Hart says NZ cannot take health of its democracy for granted.
Beehive Banter - The KiwiSaver GST ‘disaster’ and chocolate freebies
ANALYSIS: Bryce Edwards on the KiwiSaver tax U-turn and what’s next for Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell.
Beehive Banter - Supermarket shake-up continues, Mallard off to Ireland
Government forces supermarkets to open wholesale, Trevor Mallard to Ireland, Gaurav Sharma expelled.
Beehive Banter - National and Labour MPs score own goals
ANALYSIS: As National struggled with Sam Uffindell revelations, along came Labour’s Gaurav Sharma’s explosive allegations against his party.
Edwards on politics - Uncertainty about the reform of the three waters system
ANALYSIS: National promises to repeal the legislation if it leads the next Government.
Government puts building supplies sector on notice to improve
Sector under scrutiny told it can start making changes right now.
Edwards on politics - Government's reform agenda faltering as it still deals with Covid
ANALYSIS: It should be no surprise the Government might be tiring after facing the challenges it has.
Beehive Banter - Trouble for the Greens, the Reserve Bank and Christopher Luxon
Nominations close this Thursday for Green co-leadership. RBNZ continues to face criticism over monetary policy.
Beehive Banter - Three Waters reform, local government, letting the mask slip
ANALYSIS: Government still struggling to convince critics of merit in plan to establish four new water services entities.
Christopher Luxon’s plan to help businesses grow
National Party leader says process for foreign investors is too slow and cumbersome.
Fair pay debate: a question of compulsion
NBR joins BusinessNZ CEO and CTU president to argue the merits of fair pay agreements.
Grant Robertson confident economy can weather tough times
Finance Minister not surprised consumer confidence has plunged, with challenging times ahead.
Former head statistician flags problem with Statistics Bill
Len Cook says legislation might undermine independence of Government Statistician.
Beehive Banter - Economic downturn, a Cabinet reshuffle and Pacific diplomacy
Government under pressure over economy, when Parliament resumes this week.
Edwards on Politics - The great divide on fair pay agreements
Employers say most workers are already paid and treated well, but workers disagree.