The Government did not want a repeat of ‘excessive spending’ during pandemic, Nicola Willis said.
Questions over climate change and infrastructure spending prompt a testy exchange.
Rates cap will still allow councils to provide essential services, Simon Watts says.
Loans would be interest-free for the first two years.
The party is focused and seeing real increases in its public support, Chris Hipkins says.
Amendment Bill will remove unnecessary barriers to new funding tools.
Its members have not traditionally offered products for news builds.
Regional councils will be scrapped and replaced by new boards of elected mayors, proposes central Government.
Business groups and unions’ expectations align: under National’s policy, employers will effectively fund the increase in contributions by reining in pay increases for employees.
It also has worries about the power of ministers to interfere in the process.