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A budget for the ‘squeezed middle’ – but will it be the political circuit-breaker Labour wants?
Getty ImagesOne way to make sense of Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s fifth budget speech was to see it as a political performance working on different levels. First, Labour needs this…
The calculus of death shows the COVID lock-down is clearly worth the cost
Will the number of lives saved as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions be outweighed by the deaths from an economic recession? This is a vital question to answer for…
On-demand fleet service Splend COVID-19 driver support package
Global on-demand fleet service, Splend, has announced a market-leading financial support package to help its drivers maintain their income and their vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief package comes…
NZ’s clean car discount is a turn in the right direction, but how much will it drive consumer demand?
www.shutterstock.comNew Zealand faces two enormous challenges if it is to meet its international climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement: biogenic methane emissions from agriculture, and carbon emissions from industry…