Labour will target ‘grumpy’ Auckland voters who didn’t turn out for the last election.
Deficit higher than forecast but net debt as a proportion of GDP lower.
Cabinet to make a decision by Christmas.
But the airline industry wants the govt to move faster on opening the borders.
Bill retrospectively adding no-access clauses to commercial leases has been extended.
Local bodies no longer have the choice of opting out of the plan.
Clearer risk assessment process for employers to determine whether staff should be vaccinated.
The bank is worried about exposure of financial sector to climate-related risks.
He says govt was told last year Māori would be ‘most intransigent element’ in Covid response.
Move to more open system will require 90% fully vaccinated population in each DHB in New Zealand.