Chris Bishop says the current system is ‘not fair and not right’, while lifting social housing rents.
Transporting NZ says the Government should not wait for the fuel crisis to get worse.
Finance Minister wants to save $2.4b through merging departments and AI efficiencies. Union calls it ‘wilful destruction’.
NZ First’s plan has been widely panned, including from the Prime Minister who termed it a $30b waste of money.
The party would also make KiwiSaver enrolment compulsory at birth, with an immediate Crown contribution of $1000.
ANALYSIS: The Government is cutting its operating spending allowance in this month’s Budget.
Good regulation should be necessary, proportionate, and effective, says Chris Bishop.
The fund has previously said New Zealand assets are likely to make up a smaller proportion of the fund in the future.
When Auckland performs well, it lifts national growth, Chris Hipkins says.
Union says cuts will further damage public sector and drive more experienced workers away.