Macroeconomic forecasts found to be unreliable during the pandemic.
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.
National said most submitters opposed the bill but the Government was not listening.
Housing agency’s total debt will exceed $12b as it borrows directly from Treasury’s New Zealand Debt Management office.