More than $230m not claimed from IRD - TMNZ
Tax Management NZ (TMNZ) is working with New Zealand charities to ensure a portion of the near- $232 million in unclaimed donation rebates can go back to charity.
Knocking off early
Mr Cox a senior economist at Business and Economic Research Ltd (Berl) thinks some things need to change, but that the labour market will find its own way forward and people would reject Mr Bregman's vision as a bridge too far.
More migration more residents?
Net migration swelled New Zealand’s population by a record 67,619 in the 2016 March year. Quite a change from the 2012 March year, which recorded an annual net migration loss of 3,383. What happened?
New Zealand Festival continues to deliver dividends for Capital
The New Zealand Festival generated an economic impact in excess of $100 million for the capital in early 2016.
Budget 2016 - More of the same
budgetwatch 2016
Retail price inflation on the rise…finally
Average annual core retail price inflation turned positive for the first time in nearly four years this March.
Political debate on Health spending – more heat than light
One of the most contentious and enduring issues in the political arena is health expenditure, and whether it has increased sufficiently.
Rough times ahead
Brexit is a body-blow to the global economy at time when global economy is in a fragile and vulnerable situation.
Brexit: Stock markets sanguine, but a rough ride is still likely
The immediate reaction of pundits in the financial world to the Brexit vote in the UK was one of shock, quickly followed by near-panic. Share prices had been buoyant just before the vote, in the belief that a Remain result was assured. But they fell sharply on the day the result was announced, and they fell further on the following trading day. The general view was that Brexit would lead to significant economic disruption and, in all probability, recession.
Too many tourists in New Zealand? The numbers tell a different story.
Almost every day, our newspapers and news websites carry stories about tourists causing traffic problems and road accidents, or about freedom campers despoiling popular locations by using them as lavatories. One of the underlying messages is that the country is being overrun by visitors.