Inside Economics: Labour’s Barbara Edmonds talks to Liam Dann about how it will help small business, keeping NZ Super at 65
LD: That’s different to National’s Investment Boost. BE: There, it’s a one-off 20% in the first year and…
Election 2026: Labour’s living wage plan for public service workers could fuel inflation, economist warns
Labour couldn’t say how many people would receive a pay bump, or how much its pledge would cost…
Labour’s fiscal plan answers some questions, but leaves $10b hanging
Most of the promises Labour has announced are in the plan and, yes, they fit within Labour’s spending…
Analysts supportive of Labour’s Fair Go proposal but question specifics
“People aren’t asking for much. Just tell them the real price upfront and make it as easy to…
Wellington students react to Labour’s pledge to cut loans by 10% if elected
“No one should have to move overseas to build a future,” he told attendees at Labour’s official election…
New survey shows two-thirds of Kiwis want wealth tax, Labour’s control of main issues slipping
The survey asked respondents which political party they felt was most capable of managing issues facing the country.…
Election 2026: ‘They should eat their words’ – Government, Labour spar over ‘tax cuts for landlords’
National finance spokeswoman Nicola Willis, responding to a patsy question set up for her by backbencher Nancy Lu,…
Explainer: What Labour’s capital gains tax means for properties worth less than they were bought for
But there is a caveat for properties purchased at the peak of the market that could make the…
Chris Hipkins refrains from calling Labour’s 25.9% poll result ‘rogue’
Responding to the August poll, Hipkins said his party was “not focused on rogue polls” and was “busy…
Nicola Willis and Barbara Edmonds square off over financial policies
Willis prodded Labour’s finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds over remarks made last year about the coalition’s Investment Boost tax…
The number you missed in Labour’s fiscal strategy
By comparison, the 2024 tax cut package – including all the income tax cuts, plus restoring interest deductions…
Labour’s pledge to reinstate the Reserve Bank’s dual mandate only risks worsening the cost of living – Jenée Tibshraeny
However, with the inflation rate spiking to 7.3% in 2022, remaining stubbornly high for the following two years,…