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Three Waters assets to move to new council-owned companies

National wants to protect ratepayers from soaring bills by moving the drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater assets off council balance sheets – while avoiding compulsion or co-governance. Jonathan Milne reports.

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National's fiscal plan doesn't answer tax cut questions

National may have hoped its detailed fiscal plan would put to bed the lingering questions about how it will pay for its tax cuts, but there are no satisfactory answers in sight.

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National's foreign buyers tax falls $450m short, says economists' review

Analysis of housing data reveals foreigners would need to buy twice as many houses – and many at massively over-inflated prices – for National to pull in its promised $740m tax revenue, Jonathan Milne reports.

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'Fiscal holes' highlight need for independent costings watchdog

The National Party was right to disclose consultancy Castalia's review of its tax and revenue package costings, but it does expose a rather thin critique to the chill of scrutiny, writes Jonathan Milne.

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Polarising carbon capture tech back on NZ radar

The energy sector wants Government to urgently introduce regulations enabling carbon capture and storage in New Zealand, as a way to cut CO2 emissions. But as Nikki Mandow finds out, others have very different opinions.

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Hydrogen lined up as NZ's next big export – report

In 2050, New Zealanders won't be cooking with green hydrogen and the gas will only meet 8 percent of the country's energy demand, a new report says.

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