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Unemployment rate expected to hit four-year high - Newsroom
16 hours ago · The release of new labour market data for the December quarter this Wednesday is expected to show unemployment reaching a four-year high of 5.1 percent, up from 4.8 …
Govt to wait a year before considering Covid Royal Commission ...
16 hours ago · The Royal Commission advised the Government to invest in public health, engage in sectoral pandemic planning and revamp health and emergency legislation. Photo: Lynn …
Govt targets new emissions cuts of as little as 1% - Newsroom
3 days ago · Pledge is 'shockingly unambitious', experts say, falling far short of what other nations have committed to. Marc Daalder reports.
Anne Salmond: Hell is truth seen too late - Newsroom
2 days ago · After Newsroom published ‘Hayek’s Bastards’, an article I wrote about neoliberalism, a reader suggested I look at the work of Philip Mirowski, an historian of neoliberal thought. …
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NZ is at a tipping point – David Seymour - Newsroom
Jan 24, 2025 · Analysis: If you believe Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, economic growth will solve our problems and, if this is not just around the corner, it is at least on the horizon. It won’t …
Official concerns about haste and dearth of evidence in Govt’s first ...
Nov 27, 2024 · New analysis of officials’ advice has found the majority of new laws and regulations introduced in the Government’s first year have been affected by time constraints …
Methane review offers nothing new, but it was never meant to
Dec 5, 2024 · Analysis: The Government’s review of New Zealand’s methane targets has successfully reproduced two earlier pieces of research, offering nothing new to inform what …
Bumps may lie in wait on road to economic recovery
Dec 2, 2024 · The liquidation of green energy provider SolarZero in recent days, a business that had been operating for more than 50 years and was backed by one of the world’s leading …