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Auto-approving building materials depends on a cashed-up industry

Major construction firm supports National's industry plan, but worries that it falls short on financial sustainability. Andrew Bevin reports.

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Raw Politics: Let the campaign begin

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Tax, fiscal holes, and disinformation. Plus: With just 43 days until the election, how is the campaign shaping up?

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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Govt, council backing for new KiwiRail freight line through urban Auckland

Auckland Transport and KiwiRail are finalising a plan to build a 12km heavy rail line west from Southdown to Avondale, digging right through several neighbourhoods. Jonathan Milne reports.

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National lays out plans to cut construction red tape

Speedier consenting, new materials and competition are National's construction priorities, reports Andrew Bevin

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Taxed after selling her home – four times

A battle over tax on a Southland woman's capital gains highlights the election debate over fixing 'inadequate' bright-line test policy settings, says advisor. Jonathan Milne reports.

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National's 'carbon dividend' takes climate cash for tax cuts

National says its tax plan includes a "carbon dividend" but economists say the party is wrong and the policy won't accomplish what it promises.

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Muller mends rifts and moves on: 'Part of healing is being able to let that go'

Todd Muller says he doesn’t know and has given up trying to understand what snapped inside him the day the world as he knew it changed. He spoke to political editor Jo Moir in his last ever interview as an MP.

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Hipkins snookers Luxon over NZ First evasion

In refusing to rule out working with NZ First after the election, Christopher Luxon will have a dark, awkward shadow hanging over every discussion about what a centre-right government might look like, argues Peter Dunne

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National wants migrants to pay-to-play

The National Party would increase visa fees and introduce a system where migrants can pay to have their application fast-tracked, reports Matthew Scott

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Where the parties stand on a low-carbon transport system

Notably some of the policies outlined by parliamentary parties will harm health and increase, or fail to reduce, transport greenhouse gas emissions, writes Professor Caroline Shaw

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National creates a heffalump trap in its tax plan

Tax adviser Craig Macalister runs his rule over National's policies on tax savings and credits and asks, why are there such inconsistencies on trustee tax and commercial property depreciation?

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'Fiscal holes' highlight need for independent costings watchdog

The National Party was right to disclose consultancy Castalia's review of its tax and revenue package costings, but it does expose a rather thin critique to the chill of scrutiny, writes Jonathan Milne.

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Book of the Week: The minister of whatever

On the vanities and conceits of National's legendary former minister Steven Joyce.

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The Conversation

Taxing questions: is National glossing over the likely cost of administering its new ‘revenue measures'?

The National Party’s newly released tax package makes a clear and politically prudent play for the middle-income vote. Proposing to alleviate the financial pain of this “squeezed middle”, it may be key to determining who forms the next government.

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National's tax plan: What you need to know

National says its tax cuts are targeted to the median earner, though families with children and landlords also get special attention in the $14.6b package.

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'We need help here in Rotorua' – Mayor's cry for help

Rotorua’s mayor is crying out for more police on the beat after a spate of attacks on young people, but the Government says they've already been delivered and no political party is committing to extra, reports Jo Moir

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Paying the price for lowering voting age

Councils are concerned about the unknown and potentially significant fiscal cost of lowering the voting age – but they will also discover another cost. Jonathan Milne reports.

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The National (Scotland)

'A changing of the guard': Alistair Heather and Kelly Given on hosting Yes rally

Ahead of the March and Rally for an Independent Scotland in the EU this Saturday, presenters Alistair Heather and Kelly Given are more than a little…

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National frontbencher backs big party donor in $138m case against housing agency

Chris Bishop denies any conflict of interest, saying the question of whether developer Chris Meehan would get a meeting with a National Party prime minister is one for after the election. Jonathan Milne reports.

The Hindu

HCLFoundation dedicates sports complex to government school

HCLFoundation renovated sports complex of Govt. Upper Primary School, Iteda, Gautam Budh Nagar & dedicated it to students of govt. schools & urban slum communities. Complex has football ground, cricket pitches, basketball & volleyball courts, long jump pits. HCLTech also inaugurated 'Sports for Change Nationals' featuring students from diff. parts…

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National's glory days

In his new memoir, Steven Joyce remembers the first days of the reign of Sir John Key and a golden age of National

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Where the parties stand on drinking water

The lack of comprehensive, cohesive visions from Labour and National for moving to more sustainable, healthy land use is striking, writes Marnie Prickett

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Chris Hipkins unleashes as he prepares for dogfight

The people Chris Hipkins marginalised in his speech on Sunday were never going to vote Labour, but if the communities he stood up for were listening he might have just mounted a comeback

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National chess: Sethuraman regains title after nine years; Vishnu Prasanna finishes runner-up

S.P. Sethuraman won the National Chess title after nine years, with 9.5 points from 11 rounds. Vishnu Prasanna finished runner-up, scoring 9 points. Aronyak Ghosh, N.R. Vignesh, Diptayan Ghosh, Mithrabha Guha, Neelash Saha, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik were among the top 10. Sethuraman credited Vishnu for…

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