Changes aimed at removing ‘system blockages’ will consolidate local authority consent functions and scrap ‘joint and several liability’ system.
The inquiry is well placed to shine a light on parts of the rural banking system that have remained in the shadows, it says.
The ratings agency says credit profiles of water CCOs likely to be weaker under Coalition’s Three Waters reform.
Simeon Brown says congestion is a tax on time and productivity.
The trip is another step in strengthening and deepening the relationship with India.
Simeon Brown says councils will be able to invest for long-term growth.
New data shows just 45% of students achieved the NCEA co-requisite standard for numeracy this year.
Citizens Advice Bureau says it is not good, evidence-based law reform.
Fewer than one-third think country is heading in the right direction, a drop from last year.
Christopher Luxon says 50,000 children a year are falling behind.