Changes aimed at removing ‘system blockages’ will consolidate local authority consent functions and scrap ‘joint and several liability’ system.
Inflation to peak at over 5% but unemployment will remain low.
Simon Bridges says he has been told Orr is "shuffling people out".
Simon Upton says environmental benefits only evident over long time frames.
‘We got through it really, really well,’ he says.
The Prime Minister defends against criticism of the delay.
KiwiRail does not expect to pay the government any dividends over the next three years.
Annual costs of infrastructure consents have gone up by half a billion dollars since 2014.
BusinessNZ has called on the government to scrap its plans.
Union-led national pay bargaining scheme is unlawful and unnecessary, says lobby group.