Without relief, car importers would have had to pass on increased costs to consumers.
Politics: Government is setting up a new Māori health authority.
BusinessNZ CEO Kirk Hope believes FPAs will make firms less competitive.
Andrew Little says health reform will remove duplication and unnecessary bureaucracy between regions.
Travellers from India, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan and Brazil, who are not citizens or family members of Kiwis, not able to enter country.
National argues the government is going cool on the idea but unions dispute that.
‘China’s outlook, both in our region and more widely, has changed’ - Marise Payne.
Finance Minister will be able to direct Reserve Bank about which lending it should restrict.
Politics: Foreign Affairs Minister concerned at how China is asserting itself in the region.
A centralised Health Agency has been met with quiet hope from private sector players and academics.