Any government support package would be targeted and short-term.
Gas could help resolve three difficulties with the electricity system.
The proposed bill doesn’t address how many loans vulnerable borrowers take on.
Nick Smith says changes mean the democratic process is being undermined.
Will insurance underwriters have an appetite for the new product?
But he says policy stability is needed in New Zealand.
National's leader heads into the party's annual conference this weekend with poor poll results.
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But says dairy farms can be as profitable with fewer cows.
Councils need to be properly resourced to administer the RMA.