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[ad_1] National wants to create a state-run “National Infrastructure Bank” to finance central and local government infrastructure projects. Eager to point out the failures of the government’s KiwiBuild and Auckland light rail, national leader Judith Collins announced Wednesday her party’s intention to create a new crown financial institution that would …

[ad_1] There are six new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand today, all in the community and linked to Auckland’s Mt Roskill church group. Your playlist will load after this announcement. All cases are community cases of the virus, confirmed Dr. Ashley Bloomfield. Source: 1 NEWS Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, CEO of …

[ad_1] Six new cases of coronavirus have been announced in the community, four related to “mourning activities”, the Ministry of Health has announced. All the new cases are linked to the August Auckland group, which now has 171 cases linked to it. The new cases follow news that a student …

[ad_1] A person working at Auckland’s Maori public health unit, Hapai Te Hauora, tested positive for Covid-19. A Ritchies bus driver also tested positive for the virus, Chief Health Officer Ashley Bloomfield confirmed at today’s 1pm press conference. The Auckland Regional Public Health Service confirmed today that a person in …

[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Labor politicians generally hate talking about taxes. It is National’s best line of attack against the party and it is something that most Kiwis really care about, far from the day-to-day controversies of politics. Hit the hip pocket and it is important. But with soaring popularity and a …

[ad_1] The work promises a new top tax rate of 39 percent for people who earn more than $ 180,000 a year, a tax that will only affect 2 percent of New Zealanders. The new tax would affect those who earn $ 200,000 a year about $ 23 a week, …

[ad_1] The Maori Party wants the minimum wage immediately raised to $ 25 an hour and promises to double benefit payments. The party’s revenue policy would also create a universal student subsidy at twice the current subsidy rates and cancel all debts owed to the government through welfare loans. Maori …

[ad_1] Labor Finance spokesman Grant Robertson has revealed the party’s long-awaited fiscal policy, announcing the return of the 39 percent tax bracket. But Robertson sugarcoated what would otherwise be a bitter pill by saying that the top rate would only apply to income earned above $ 180,000, meaning that only …

[ad_1] Widowed pensioner Kathleen Chase has severe heart disease and says the end of the winter energy payment on October 1 means she will have a hard time keeping her home warm in New Zealand. During the winter, she has relied on the weekly winter energy payment to cover most …

[ad_1] A West Auckland primary school student has been identified as a close contact for a coronavirus case. It comes after a student at nearby St Dominic’s Catholic College tested positive for the virus. The student last attended school on Friday, September 4 and left early after feeling unwell. His …