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Hasty fast-track changes so councils can claim back infrastructure costs

Analysis: But there are 200-plus fast-track applications already lodged – their developers should also be asked to contribute more rather that lumping ratepayers with the cost, writes Jonathan Milne.

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Power play: The officials strike back

In the fourth instalment of our latest Who Benefits series, we look at how government and council officials raised questions over the electricity industry's proposals

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Luxon is born again, again – but can he resurrect National?

National’s made its leadership bed and must now lie in it for the three months to polling day and beyond

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The National ministers who could dethrone Christopher Luxon as PM

Analysis: Who could put their hand up to become the next National Party leader – and what would they bring to the table?

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National MPs face brutal maths as Luxon fights for survival

Campaign observer: So you're a backbench National Party MP considering whether to roll Christopher Luxon. How should you make your decision?

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Gaffes, polls put New Zealand PM Luxon on the brink

Amid poor polling and a series of gaffes three months out from an election, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has called a snap meeting on his leadership.

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Luxon calls urgent caucus meeting amid leadership speculation

Decrying the ‘division and disunity’ associated with threats to his role, the Prime Minister and National Party leader orders MPs to gather in Wellington

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Could Luxon’s ‘captain’s call’ on MMP sink his ship?

Comment: The PM’s surprise referendum commitment has angered coalition partners, confused his own MPs, and raised fresh leadership questions, writes Sam Sachdeva at Newsroom.

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Unexpected role models for school pupils who sign up to new infrastructure classes

City Rail Link and big fast-track projects provide salutary lessons in what do do – and what not to do. Jonathan Milne reports.

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$3.65b Northland expressway promises minutes saved but could deliver thin returns

Analysis: A multi-billion-dollar public-private partnership will build the most expensive road ever built in NZ but low benefit-cost ratios raise questions over value.

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Staying pink or turning blue again? The battle for the seat of Tāmaki

Act’s victory in Tāmaki electorate at the 2023 election was a major blow to National Party pride. The blue team wants revenge in 2026.

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Auckland’s ‘shambolic’ quest for more housing has an upside for Bishop

Auckland councillors settle on yet another solution to intensify housing in the city, a plan closer to what National minister Chris Bishop had been seeking

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The first airstrikes on Iran feel like a lifetime ago; for some, they were

Analysis: Iranian leaders may well look back on this weekend’s peace deal as securing their regime. For NZ and the rest of the world, there’s little to celebrate beyond an end to war, writes Jonathan Milne.

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Gas imports are politically explosive – yet NZ gets little bang for its buck

Amid longstanding calls for bipartisan agreement on major infrastructure projects, there are now headlines about Labour and the Greens backing the Government’s response to the National Infrastructure Plan. Except … this support comes with some big caveats around the proposed liquefied natural gas import terminal, which Cabinet has exempted from going…

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Cheaper fares won’t fix NZ’s public transport woes – and neither will a few extra buses

Last week, within the space of 24 hours, voters heard two very different proposals to improve New Zealand’s public transport system.

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Top environmental watchdog’s Budget win with planning hub

A centralised environmental database will speed up consenting and development, alongside investment in a more resilient highway network

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National gambles on country roads to take it home

Govt invests in hospitals, schools, rail and roads – but there’s a question mark over the mechanisms by which they’ll be financed and built. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Courts projects too big to fail, too small to succeed as public-private partnerships

At last year’s Infrastructure Investment Summit, the Govt trumpeted its plans to partner with private investors to build courthouses and military barracks; it was slower and harder than anticipated. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Social housing tenants face rent hike as part of Govt shakeup

Housing Minister outlines plans for multi-year reforms, saying the social housing system must be fairer to tackle growing need

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Nearly 9000 public sector jobs to go, government agencies to merge

A week ahead of the Budget, the Finance Minister unveils an extensive restructure of the public service, with jobs to be cut at many agencies

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New poll heaps more pain on embattled NZ prime minister

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon and his National Party have clocked their worst TVNZ poll results in years, causing speculation about his leadership.

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Luxon shakes up cabinet, campaign in NZ election year

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has announced the country's next defence minister, following the retirement of National stalwart Judith Collins.

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National sticking by unpopular Luxon for NZ election

Christopher Luxon is a historically unpopular first-term New Zealand prime minister, but the door appears closed on an election year leadership switch.

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Anger over plans to abolish New Zealand’s dedicated environment ministry

Critics say proposal to fold department into a new ‘mega ministry’ will dilute accountability and put nature protections at risk

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‘Dark day for New Zealand’: outcry as bill to fast-track controversial mining projects is approved

Critics and opposition parties vow to oppose major projects they fear could damage the environment

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