Fund manager turned global human rights campaigner Bill Browder has issued a plea for New Zealand to introduce legislation allowing sanctions against Russian individuals responsible for the war in Ukraine.
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Fund manager turned global human rights campaigner Bill Browder has issued a plea for New Zealand to introduce legislation allowing sanctions against Russian individuals responsible for the war in Ukraine.
@TimHunter5
The
@NZGreens
look set to defy the odds.
@jamespeshaw
says a Greens/Labour-only government could do more on the long-term challenges facing the country.
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Act leader
@dbseymour
has put government departments on notice, signalling he would get rid of those that could not justify their existence.
@journobedwards
Prime Minister
@jacindaardern
has announced a move down to alert level 1 from 11.59pm tonight.
#nzpol
Ardern said while the job is not done, there’s no denying this is a milestone and “thank you NZ”.
It is understood
@JudithCollinsMP
’s former press secretary
@aniobrien
has signed on to
@SeanPlunket
's new The Platform media venture, as has former talkshow host, author and local government politician Michael Laws.
@KeepingMum
Public health orders detailing the rules under the new Covid-19 traffic light framework will come out tonight or tomorrow morning, but
@actparty
leader
@dbseymour
says that is not good enough.
Watch the full interview at:
@journobedwards
The
@actparty
wants to amend the Companies Act 1993 to give directors the ability to opt out of publicly displaying their residential address, a measure it believes is a privacy breach.
New Zealand’s top 200 technology companies recorded more than $10 billion in exports for the first time, underpinned by double-digit export growth in Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America.
How effective is a welfare system that 'dehumanises' those using it, questions Phil O'Reilly.
“If you look at the evidence on benefit payments, we’re simply not paying people enough to survive.”
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@dbseymour
says the government should focus on the quality of its spending.
The
@actparty
leader is urging the government to move quickly to alert level 1 rather than slowly relax restrictions under level 2.
#nzpol
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Former PM and current ANZ chair Sir John Key says he worries about a growing housing bubble making it “tremendously difficult” for first-home buyers.
Watch the full INFINZ conference here 🎙️:
If legalised, recreational cannabis would create about 5000 jobs and provide $923 million in government revenue, according to economic reports commissioned by the
@justicenzgovt
.
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Getting girls past 'sweaty boy gamer geek' image of tech industry.
With only 23% of IT workforce female, something needs to change, says tech business owner Victoria MacLennan.
Many girls and their parents don’t know what a job in technology looks like in reality.
@optimalhq
#NBRSummer
: Act’s policy priorities for
#election
– and for National. Watch
@dbseymour
explain why he has no confidence National will back a bold reform agenda.
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WATCH: Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says opposition parties lack the character and experience provided by having MPs from a wide range of professions and that their existing MPs are, philosophically, neo-liberal clones. (0:20)
Microbiologist Dr
@SiouxsieW
hopes a move to alert level 2 will last for a fairly short time, with further moves dependent on Covid-19 not being around.
The scientist told the
@BusinessCircle_
that alert level 2 was about keeping as safe as possible.
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#NZNat
's housing spokesperson
@JudithCollinsMP
has dismissed the
#govt
's ‘reset’ of KiwiBuild.
@Megan_Woods
who said "It created the perverse incentive to build homes in the wrong places just to get the numbers up," was criticised by Collins.
Full video:
As the NZ
#govt
assigns new funds to censor online content,
@EFF
's
@jilliancyork
advocates more caution to avoid any unnecessary loss of internet freedom.
NBR spoke with her while she was in NZ for
@internetnz
’s NetHui conference.
Full interview:
The Government is putting more pressure on big companies to pay small firms on time by requiring them to publicly report every six months on their payment practices, particularly late payments.
@journobedwards
Legislation paving the way for the public holiday went through Parliament under urgency last night, with
@actparty
voting against it.
Watch the full interview with
@actparty
leader
@dbseymour
at:
@journobedwards
#BREAKING
The Serious Fraud Office filed criminal charges today against four people in relation to donations paid into a
@NZNationalParty
electorate bank account.
#NZPol
@actparty
leader says businesses need more information about moving out of lockdown.
@dbseymour
said he just had no idea when the economic recovery might begin and how strong it might be.
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Economic reports on the proposed cannabis legalisation are being withheld by the Ministry of Justice until after the October referendum, according to a denied OIA request.
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#AucklandMayoralElection2022
: Business may not love his left-leaning policies but he's prepared to take up the cudgels for Auckland.
Watch the full interview with Auckland mayoral candidate
@efesocollins
at:
While the National and Labour parties are arguing about budget deficits and debt,
@top_nz
says the most alarming economic statistic is the one tracking the rise in house prices.
Watch the full interview with Geoff Simmons here 🎙️:
The Opportunities Party, which started with a big donation from its founder Gareth Morgan, wants to put a stop to large political donations.
Watch the full interview with Shai Navot here:
National’s finance spokesperson
@simonjbridges
said it was further evidence New Zealanders were getting poorer because wage increases were trailing well behind annual inflation of 5.9%.
@journobedwards
@NZNationalParty
spitfire and MP for Papakura
@JudithCollinsMP
decided to write a book about herself using notes she has been assiduously collecting over many years.
Collins says her style during a crisis is “get in there."
#nzpol
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NBR welcomes Julie Iles to the team!
Julie previously worked at
@DomPost
and was part of
@NZStuff
's business news team before that. She most likes writing about epic oversights, science-based innovation, and the humans behind them.
ACT Party Leader
@dbseymour
sat down with NBR's political editor Brent Edwards this afternoon to discuss the PREFU forecast announced today.
Watch the full interview here 🎙️:
@top_nz
leader
@geoffsimmonz
believes housing has slipped down the political pecking order because neither major party has a strong record on it, but says a property tax would help solve the housing crisis.
Watch the full interview here 🎙️:
#AngelsatMyTable
: In a world awash with capital looking for a home, Kiwi startups have more choice than ever about where they source money for growth.
#RightofCentre
: If you don’t have the grit to take a political opportunity when it comes, it is unlikely you have the grit to be the Opposition leader.
Listen to the latest episode of NBR's weekly podcast with
@BrigitteMorten
at:
@chrisluxonmp
The
#govt
's proposed new fresh water policy will impose tougher water quality standards across the country.
National’s
@toddmullerBoP
who describes it as a gut punch to the rural sector, spoke up for farmers and against the govt's plan.
Full interview:
@NZGreens
continues to chase environmental vote in 2020
The party reckons it is in much better shape heading into the 2020 election than previous ones.
@jamespeshaw
and
@MaramaDavidson
discuss environmental push and the impact of the
@SNZparty
.
#NZPol
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