PM’s State of the Nation speech outlines a ‘steady as she goes’ style election campaign with no new policy announcements today.
Governing Interest: Sector heads discuss the need for coherent central aviation policy, and whether there's any political will to change Air New Zealand’s dominance.
Firms don’t want corporate tax hikes, or wealth and capital gains taxes introduced.
National and Act say replacement RMA legislation will make it harder to get things done.
Finance spokespeople debate the main issues in Wellington today.
Governing Interest: National and Act are convinced the Reserve Bank should return to a single inflation-busting mandate, but will NZ First reverse its previous firm support for amendments backed by Labour and the Greens?
Governing Interest: James Shaw says people are comfortable with the difference the Greens make in government and want to see more of it.
Governing Interest: David Seymour says it’s not a time to just trim the sails.
Christopher Luxon promises to lower inflation and grow the economy, at party’s official campaign launch in Auckland.
Free dental care for those under 30 is expected to cost $390 million over four years.