No filibustering, no petty politics: Even when they disagree on transport priorities, MPs work towards good outcomes, Andy Foster says.
It is still unclear whether the Government or the insurance industry pays for the urgent need to adapt to climate change.
Tourism Board appears before select committee to discuss performance and outlook.
CIP’s role was not to decide where money should be spent.
Scrapped policy proposals including its biofuels mandate, social insurance scheme, and the planned RNZ-TVNZ merger.
It also rejected suggestions it had been subject to political influence over its investment in Kiwibank.
No-one was spared in the Act Party leader’s annual State of the Nation speech.
Local Government NZ is worried about the legislation’s impact on local representation.
The bill amends the Fuel Industry Act with the threat of price regulation, to incentivise wholesale suppliers to offer competitive terminal gate prices.
The floods that ripped through the top of the North Island have revealed many firms were underinsured.