The first of a series talking to the chairs of Parliament’s select committees.
UPDATED: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet will draft a piece of legislation with a proposal to lower the age of voting to 16.
An MBIE review found if transitions are managed badly they just deepen inequities.
National raises concern about IRD’s look at very wealthy taxpayers.
Auditor-General’s Office says public service needs to better communicate what it does, how it contributes to outcomes important to New Zealanders.
Buddle Findlay’s David Allen says new legislation will save costs on consenting process but only if new National planning framework works.
OPINION: Latest delay to one of NBR’s OIA requests means information will not become available until right on Christmas.
Brooke van Velden says giving councils half the GST from new residential builds will be an incentive for consents.
David Seymour says new bills are still complicated and unlikely to resolve confusion of the RMA.
The Government is confident new law will make consenting quicker and cheaper while providing greater environmental protection.