Parliament's banking inquiry has made 19 key recommendations to improve banking competition.
Proposed law would require the Reserve Bank to treat small financial institutions differently to the major banks.
Legislation will not solve climate change but it can help make communities more resilient, a Buddle Findlay special counsel says.
Leader of the Opposition terms Government’s new 10 Waters policy ‘dumb’.
Cost of water service entities' reform will go up but the Government is adamant they will save ratepayers money.
In health alone the cost is now estimated to be close to $2 billion.
Hints that Covid-19 requirements will be dropped by end of winter.
In the face of a global shortage of health workers, Government makes immigration settings as competitive as possible.
The Productivity Commission is due to report back to the Government this week, on whether the productivity boosters are making any difference.
The extra money is much less than the Government intended spending on the RNZ merger with TVNZ.