Changes aimed at removing ‘system blockages’ will consolidate local authority consent functions and scrap ‘joint and several liability’ system.
MIQ payments did not even cover half the cost of the scheme.
Kirk Hope says business has the experience and tools to deal with Covid outbreaks.
We’ve had economic crises before, but this is a tough one.
The out-going MP has no regrets about giving up the chance to be the next finance minister.
GDP was up 3.5% at the end of last year compared with two years earlier.
Waka Kotahi NZ says the road will open to traffic before the end of this month.
The government expects it will take time for international tourism to rebound.
The second consultation document on climate risk reporting focuses on the nitty-gritty.
"It is important we get the balance of fiscal and monetary policy right."