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Seymour: NZ is at a tipping point. - Newsroom
2 days ago · “The short-term outlook is sunny, but only because Labour was so bad. By that standard, 2025 will be a success. Interest rates will be lower. The Government will have stopped wasting borrowed money, banning things, punishing employers, landlords, farmers, and anyone else trying to make a difference, with another layer of red tape.
Govt to crack down on retail monopolies - Newsroom
3 days ago · Business news in association with Regulators have investigated anti-competitive behaviour driving up the prices of petrol, groceries, construction and bank rates – and now the spotlight is turning on other shopping. It’s not yet clear …
PM’s ‘exciting plan’ to attract foreign investment is critical
4 days ago · Comment: New Zealand stood uncertainly at multiple economic and social crossroads at the end of 2024.The hope was that a long, hot summer break would induce people to face 2025 with more confidence. But a combination of circumstances, domestic and international, as well as largely indifferent summer weather which frustrated many, has dashed that, at least for the time being.
Climate reporting cutbacks ‘would risk NZ reputation’
Jan 13, 2025 · Large listed New Zealand companies are among entities required to report on their climate-related risks, but some are chafing at the compliance costs. Photo composite: Getty Images Business news in association with A proposal to slash the number of Kiwi companies and funds required to report on ...
As it happened: COP29 agrees historic climate finance goal
Nov 24, 2024 · On Saturday afternoon in Baku, a deal on a new global climate finance goal looked farther away than ever. Two weeks of negotiations on the critical target, which will determine the ambition of developing nation pledges to slash climate pollution, had seen no progress whatsoever on the key issues.
'Eyes wide open' – one year of Luxon-speak - Newsroom
Nov 27, 2024 · Opinion: This week has been dominated by debate on the coalition’s performance having completed their first year since the coalition deal was done. I listened to the Prime Minister’s full interview on RNZ.Luxon professed a high level of confidence in his performance in the role. He was asked the stock standard question if, looking back, there was anything he would do differently, and no ...
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Explainer: Four things to look out for at COP29 climate summit
Nov 11, 2024 · What should you look for in a deal? First, the structure of the fund. Developed countries want a multi-layered fund (Watts compared it to an onion) with a core of public finance for the developing world in the hundreds of billions, another layer of private investment which could really hit the trillions and maybe a third global layer trying to capture all finance flows, domestic and international.