3 days ago · Radio NZ reports:. New Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle has taken “full responsibility” after not wearing a seatbelt in the back of a cab on Thursday morning.. They shared video on Instagram this morning, promoting their speech for this afternoon’s third reading of the Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill.. It’s clear Doyle is not wearing a seatbelt in the headshot video, which has ...

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Jan 6, 2025 · May be OK. There are various arcane rules on this and the rules do ‘reserve’ some discretion to the agency. Also when there used to be gift duty, trusts had to be set up to sidestep this usually by the settlors ‘lending’ the trust the value of the house which the settlors ‘forgave’ $27,000 each of the loan each year (requiring a deed a copy of which went to IRD).

Jan 19, 2025 · PM Christopher Luxon has done his second reshuffle, and it is a pretty significant one. Changes are: Nicola Willis gains Economic Growth (formerly Economic Development) and loses Public Services Chris Bishop gains Transport and loses Sport Shane Reti gains Science, Stats and Universities and loses Health Simeon Brown …

Radio NZ report:. A new poll has found close to half of New Zealanders want the new Interislander ferries to be rail-enabled. The government is still considering replacement options after ditching Labour’s iRex project citing a large cost blowout, in particular from upgrading port infrastructure, taking the pricetag upwards of $3 billion.. Horizon Research has found 48 percent of …

3 days ago · Well barely 2% of NZers speak the special lingo. And exactly 0.0000% need to speak the special lingo as they get a free education in English.. And 0.0000% of chemical engineering civil / engineering / medicine / law / justice / electrical engineering / electronics / aeronautics / astrophysics etc is written in Maori by other cultures.

The GDP data is bad - very bad. The economy has shrunk in the last two quarters. The question is why. There are two broad arguments. They are: This is due to the austerity regime of Nicola Willis and her savage public sector cuts This is due to the high interest rates imposed by the

Lottie Evans from the NZ Initiative proposes: Most national holidays revolve around either somber reflections or consumerism. It is time for New Zealand to formally recognise the cultural phenomenon that best captures our national spirit: Crate Day. This celebration, traditionally held on the first Saturday of December, represents the best of our nation.

Chris Lynch reports: Senior members of New Zealand’s legal community have voiced “grave concerns” over the coalition government’s proposed Treaty Principles Bill, urging Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Attorney General Judith Collins to abandon the legislation. In a formal letter addressed to the Prime Minister and Attorney …