Politics
Federated Farmers’ support for fast-track bill ‘ambiguous’
Fed Farmers’ oral and written submissions on the fast-track bill contain no definitive indication of the group’s support. Board member Mark Hooper clarifies.
Political donations: people power no match for big business
Analysis: Experts are renewing their calls for a cap on donations as the gap between the left and the right widens
Rent controls are far from being ‘economically illiterate’
Opinion: There are many ways to regulate for rental increases, depending on the market conditions
National aims high while struggling to take off
National’s mainland conference featured talk about the tough environment facing the Government and suggestions the party must lift its polling
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A short history of NZ First falling out of coalition love
Updated from before the election: Winston Peters and NZ First have been in coalition three times since 1996 ending in suspicion, controversy or bad blood.
Beyond the new government’s first 100 days
The new government needs civil servants – so must approach job cuts with care
Peters, 78 not out, reaches towards history
Winston Peters is on the cusp of history if re-elected, becoming one of the oldest leaders ever and primed to surpass great names of NZ politics.
