20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (86+ words) The Government's defending its record on cutting public servant numbers. Official advice shows every thousand jobs cut, would save the Government 103-million dollars a year in salaries. But redundancy payouts would eat into those savings — averaging 52-thousand 500 dollars last year…...

20+ hour, 17+ min ago   (141+ words) newstalkzb.co.nz Follow the podcast on The City Rail Link finally launched over the weekend and it's set to bring extra foot traffic to Auckland CBD, but concerns have been raised over the potential risks. National's promising a dedicated…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (84+ words) newstalkzb.co.nz Follow the podcast on National's promising a dedicated Auckland Transport police team to compliment the newly opened City Rail Link, if re-elected. It's pledging an additional $7 million per year through Budget 2027, to recruit 50 sworn officers for this…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (178+ words) Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on Today on Politics Wednesday, Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen dig into some of the biggest stories of the week thus far. They discussed National's plan to widen access to 5% first home deposits, the Green…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (101+ words) Beef and Lamb New Zealand is welcoming Labour's plan to review the Emissions Trading Scheme. Labour says ETS prices are too low to meaningfully cut emissions and make planting exotic forests more attractive than growing food. It wants farmers to…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (91+ words) newstalkzb.co.nz Follow the podcast on The Labour Party has pledged to review the Emissions Trading Scheme if elected, and claims the current price is 'too low' to drive down reductions. In an earlier announcement, leader Chris Hipkins said…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (100+ words) Chris Hipkins is criticising his party's former policy on pricing farm emissions. Labour has released a pledge to review and reform the Emissions Trading Scheme - saying the price is too low. It wants farmers to adopt new tech to reduce…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (91+ words) ACT's leader believes tonight's carbon auction will expose a policy that has lost touch with economic reality. The Government currently sets a minimum auction price for carbon units, which right now sits around $71. ACT's campaigning on scrapping the arbitrary net…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (389+ words) Once upon a time, I might have thought that a government-owned supermarket chain sounded like a good idea. That was once upon a time. The Green Party, though, thinks it’s a good idea. Announcing yesterday this policy to force the…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (431+ words) Yeah, so it's not good for Labour in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll. They've now fallen to 26 percent, which is below the 27 percent they got at the last election. Now, this is not a surprise to me, and it shouldn't…...