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Welcome to NZ – now pay up: the risks and rewards of raising the foreign tourist tax

What should visiting Aotearoa New Zealand cost your average tourist? The government has suggested raising the price of admission – otherwise known as the international visitor conservation and tourism levy (IVL) – from NZ$35 to $100.

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The electorates National has on its hit-list

From Rangitata to Whanganui, the odds of electorates turning blue

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Businesses asked to prove honest dealings with politicians

As sacked minister Stuart Nash moves straight from Parliament into a lobbying role, there are moves to improve openness in corporate-government engagement. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Unclaimed money doubles to $400m in three months

A law change has led to surge of unclaimed funds held by the government, reports Andrew Bevin

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Fishery's sustainability more important than commercial interests, says court

The overturning of Stuart Nash’s fisheries decision to set a tarakihi catch limit based on a voluntary industry plan has been upheld by the Court of Appeal, reports Andrew Bevin

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Labour's car crash of an election campaign

The time taken by Kiri Allan to consider her political future will be brief, the outcome inevitable. She won't be the only Labour MP contemplating her future, argues Jonathan Milne.

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Police dramatically reduce targets for responding to emergencies and burglaries

This year's ambitious police response time targets have had to be wound back because of increased pressure on staff and resources, says a ministerial briefing. Emma Hatton reports.

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Even in resigning Wood doesn't accept full blame

Chris Hipkins is acutely aware his prime ministership has taken a beating after a string of ministerial sagas and he’s running out of time before the election to stem the bleeding

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Stuart Nash breached official information laws - Ombudsman

The former minister breached the Official Information Act by improperly withholding emails in which he discussed confidential Cabinet discussions with two of his political donors, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier found.

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Nash donor lobbied for high-wealth tax study exemption

A friend of the former minister asked to be excused from government research into high-wealth tax practices, saying it would distract from his role as the chair of an advisory council.

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Michael Wood denied any other pecuniary interests, in email to Newsroom

Many busy people are disorganised in their life admin, but Michael Wood's life impacted on his ministerial decision making. Jonathan Milne argues this was more than an error of omission.

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PM stung by his own team falling short

Even if the Prime Minister had wanted to act quickly to deal with his transport minister’s conflicts of interest, he couldn’t because he was kept in the dark.

Newsroom.co.nz

Labour looks for heavy hitters ahead of list rankings

A high-profile United Nations advisor will be confirmed in the North Shore seat for Labour this weekend and the party is in talks with a KPMG managing partner based in Vietnam

Newsroom.co.nz

Kieran McAnulty - Eketāhuna's straight-shooting MP

Kieran McAnulty has come a long way since his self-confessed “pretty disappointing” Wairarapa result at the 2014 election. Political editor Jo Moir looks at the Labour MP’s road from TAB bookie to Cabinet minister.

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New Zealand retains COVID-19 isolation

New Zealand has reviewed its COVID-19 pandemic settings, deciding after a "difficult balancing act" to hold onto the seven-day self-isolation period.

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$1.25m taxpayer loan at heightened risk in Rosa Foods collapse

Vegan All Black TJ Perenara is among investors in a glamour plant-based food brand under scrutiny after the collapse of its indebted sister company. Jonathan Milne reports.

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From bread and butter to beltway - PM resets narrative

Just when everyone was getting sick of hearing the Government talk about bread and butter ad nauseam the Prime Minister has found a meaty beltway issue to get stuck into

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Hipkins ends lobbyists' free access to NZ parliament

Stuart Nash, the sacked New Zealand cabinet minister at the centre of a scandal, has announced he will leave politics at the October election.

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Call for official information penalties following Nash saga

Officials who knowingly break the country's official information law need more than a slap on the wrist, experts say as the Ombudsman investigates a former minister's email to donors.

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NZ PM Hipkins: email scandal a 'cock-up not conspiracy'

New Zealand's government stands accused of a cover-up culture after not releasing a key email that has led to the downfall of minister Stuart Nash.

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The opaque transparency of the OIA system

The latest revelations in the Stuart Nash saga extend Chris Hipkins' political headache but also spotlight the lack of transparency on freedom of information decisions.

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Evidence Stuart Nash breached official information laws

The "inexcusable" email that led to Stuart Nash's sacking from Cabinet formed part of correspondence requested by - and improperly denied to - Newsroom in 2021. Pete Mckenzie reports.

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NZ MP Nash apologetic as Hipkins launches review

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ordered a review into MP Stuart Nash's communications with donors, describing his actions as "inexcusable".

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NZ opposition wants review after cabinet donor leak

New Zealand's opposition want a full review into Stuart Nash's behaviour after the senior Labour minister was sacked for leaking cabinet discussions.

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Perception problems hang over PM after inevitable Nash sacking

Chris Hipkins spent a huge amount of political capital when he gave Stuart Nash a fourth chance in his Cabinet. Now Nash has gone, but big questions about perception and influence remain.

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