The Primary Production Select Committee sees its role as being the voice of rural New Zealand, says chair Mark Cameron.
‘We got through it really, really well,’ he says.
The Prime Minister defends against criticism of the delay.
KiwiRail does not expect to pay the government any dividends over the next three years.
Annual costs of infrastructure consents have gone up by half a billion dollars since 2014.
BusinessNZ has called on the government to scrap its plans.
Union-led national pay bargaining scheme is unlawful and unnecessary, says lobby group.
If interest rates reach 6%, about half of recent first-home buyers will face stress repaying their mortgage.
Aim of the legislation is to drive finance towards climate-friendly investments.
Bridges says ‘we have a very lopsided economy’, weighted to property investment.