ProCare, Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest network of general practices, is concerned that the Government has chosen to disregard sector feedback by announcing a full 12-month repeat prescribing ...

“Businesses have been hesitant to invest and grow recently, despite growing confidence in the future strength of the economy. The ‘Investment Boost’ initiative announced today will provide an ...

The Government committed a total of $19.6 million to the project. A Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment spokesperson said, from that, a grant of $1 million had been provided to Te Rāhui ...

“When Nicola Willis called this a ‘no BS Budget’ was she actually referring to ‘no Biodiversity Spend’? Because this Budget is woefully lacking when it comes to investment in our environment – despite ...

“According to the Budget documents, the Government’s headline ‘growth’ policy adds just 1 percent to GDP over 20 years. It is ...

The new Investment Boost, allowing a business to immediately deduct 20% of the cost of a new asset, on top of depreciation, ...

Chief Executive John Carnegie says the new spending in Budget 2025 for domestic gas field development represents pragmatic and long-overdue action to secure New Zealand’s energy future.

Effective immediately, businesses will be able to deduct 20% upfront of the cost of any new assets (or improvement to existing assets). The balance of the asset cost will continue to be depreciable ...

KiwiSaver changes announced in today’s Budget, including lifting the default employer and employee contribution rate to 4% and extending the government contribution to 16 and 17 year olds, mark a ...

Stripping $56 million from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority comes on top of last years vicious cut. This cut is effectively delivering energy hardship to those who are already ...

The winding metal road to the old Globe Hill mine site in the Victoria Forest Park was built by Oceana Gold in 2006 to access its open-cast operation. As part of its concession agreement with DOC the ...

Residents have expressed the need for more public transport in housing growth areas, including Selwyn in Canterbury, but submissions to ECan’s 2025/26 annual plan indicated Selwyn residents did not ...