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Should rates be based solely on land value?
Green Party

Should rates be based solely on land value?

Rates on homes and developments could fall under a land-value system, as the idea wins backing from Greens and the Taxpayers’ Union.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 23rd Jul 2025
Government seeking ‘common ground’ with opposition on RMA reforms
Labour Party

Government seeking ‘common ground’ with opposition on RMA reforms

Cross-party backing is being sought to deliver a planning overhaul that could cut compliance costs by 45% while balancing development and environmental protection.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Mar 2025
Study reveals NZ MPs' carbon emissions from air travel
Marketing Technologies

Study reveals NZ MPs' carbon emissions from air travel

A study by Pure SEO highlights MPs in New Zealand may underreport carbon emissions from air travel, raising concerns over accountability and data tracking.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Dec 2024
ACT’s toll road policy explained
Enterprise Resource Planning

ACT’s toll road policy explained

Drivers could face tolls on more roads under ACT’s plan, which would let private investors fund, build and maintain new routes faster.

By Staff Writer • 15 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2023
ACT & Greens agree fuel tax cut ‘poorly targeted’
Green Party

ACT & Greens agree fuel tax cut ‘poorly targeted’

Critics say the extension shifts more than NZD $1.3 billion a year from roads to petrol discounts, favouring higher earners over low-income households.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Feb 2023
KiwiSaver tax u-turn a triumph of misinformation
Green Party

KiwiSaver tax u-turn a triumph of misinformation

The abandoned GST plan would have aligned fund managers with other service providers, while leaving KiwiSaver balances untouched.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 4th Sep 2022
Fuel tax cut a wasted opportunity
Power / Energy

Fuel tax cut a wasted opportunity

The tax break leaves motorists with little relief while costing New Zealand more than GBP £500 million and delaying cleaner transport investment.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Aug 2022
Transport minister explains Auckland’s light rail
Auckland Council

Transport minister explains Auckland’s light rail

Aucklanders could gain a faster, more connected transport network if the government and council back a billion-dollar light rail plan.

By Staff Writer • 14 min read • Fri, 28th Jan 2022
New urban growth strategies gaining traction
Green Party

New urban growth strategies gaining traction

Councils face tighter rules and faster consents as New Zealand moves to boost housing supply, curb prices and fund infrastructure.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Wed, 12th May 2021
A budget for our times
Education, Learning & Training

A budget for our times

New Zealand’s wage subsidy extension and infrastructure spending are meant to blunt soaring unemployment as the economy heads into recession.

By Staff Writer • 13 min read • Fri, 15th May 2020
Infrastructure a key election issue, survey finds
Deloitte

Infrastructure a key election issue, survey finds

Businesses want more roads, rail and broadband investment, but most doubt the current plan will deliver the best economic outcomes.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 3rd Sep 2017
Climate change to play a major role in election
Power / Energy

Climate change to play a major role in election

Polls show climate policy is now central to voters, with every major party except New Zealand First facing science questions on emissions.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 30th Aug 2017
The Green Party plans on stomping out the flames of re-carbonisation
DataCentre infrastructure

The Green Party plans on stomping out the flames of re-carbonisation

The Green Party announced that they will pass binding climate change legislation within their first 100 days in office.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Aug 2017
Greens say that Kiwi's are on the right track with electric vehicles
DataCentre infrastructure

Greens say that Kiwi's are on the right track with electric vehicles

The Green Party has welcomed the government's recent announcement that one in three cars in its vehicle fleet will be electric by 2021...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2017
The government steps up: New Zealand emissions targets may become legally binding
DataCentre infrastructure

The government steps up: New Zealand emissions targets may become legally binding

Green Party backs call for new climate law to tackle pollution in New Zealand. Emissions targets would be legally binding.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2017
Green Party comes out guns blazing, promising a carbon neutral NZ
DataCentre infrastructure

Green Party comes out guns blazing, promising a carbon neutral NZ

The Green Party says that New Zealand has been held back from embracing clean economic opportunities, they plan on changing that...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017

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Gen Z most wary of local data centres despite UK support
Hyperscale

Gen Z most wary of local data centres despite UK support

Gen Z back data centres in theory but baulk at them on their doorsteps, as environmental fears outweigh jobs in new UK polling.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Sunshine Hydro appoints ex-NZ Climate Minister as strategic advisor
Clean technologies

Sunshine Hydro appoints ex-NZ Climate Minister as strategic advisor

Sunshine Hydro appoints former New Zealand Climate Change Minister James Shaw as Strategic Advisor, aiming to accelerate its transition to renewable energy.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Aug 2024