The costs get passed on to consumers, said David Seymour, as he announced the Ministry of Regulation's next target.
But Northland moves to orange tonight as restrictions there ease.
NZIER survey shows net 34% of firms expect general economic conditions to worsen.
It argued a higher emissions reduction target would be too costly to the economy.
The last in this week's series: From the Honest Lawyer to politics.
The second in this week's series: Experience of self-employment relevant to Parliament, she says.
The first of a series this week on first-term MPs who’ve shifted from business to politics.
The party is now polling higher than it did on election night.
David Seymour credits ‘old-fashioned’ politics for the party’s wider popularity.
National leader on productivity, infrastructure, education, automation and frontier firms.