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Businesses' climate challenge: Navigating towards adaptation

Bell Gully partner Natasha Garvan talks to Nikki Mandow about the latest report in its ‘Big Picture’ series – Climate Change: Towards Adaptation | Content partnership

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Deadline looms for Sunday roast residency

The election campaign for writers wanting a seat at the Surrey Hotel writers residency heats up.

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Villa Maria layoffs: 'Sir George wouldn’t have done this'

Winery and warehousing roles are being cut at the winemaker's Māngere estate, reports Andrew Bevin

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Hipkins reaches back into his hat after 'boondoggle' policy

Comment: What better time to celebrate paid parental leave extensions and the end of Covid-19 than 24 hours after being hammered by economists and commentators on an unworkable tax policy?

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Corrections deputy left suddenly after behaviour claims

Topia Rameka asked some staff if they were even Māori, and was the subject of complaints from female employees which ended in payouts and non-disclosure agreements, sources say.

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Hundreds of hate crimes initially slip through police net

A police data team has identified more than 1400 hate crimes that weren't tagged as hate-motivated incidents in the past year.

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Auckland MPs go head-to-head on the revenue crunch

Four MPs agreed funding one of the big issues facing New Zealand’s growing infrastructure deficit – but passionately begged to differ on the solution

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Live debate: Auckland Matters

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, and Newsroom are hosting politicians from National, Labour, ACT and the Greens for one of the first debates of the 2023 election campaign.

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Big banks' smalltown challengers find hope in profits inquiry

Expressing concern at the high profits pulled in by the Australian-owned banks, the Commerce Commission is surveying 2000 consumers about the impediments to them switching to local providers. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Raw Politics: Politicians and things we'll never see

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Why is it so hard to believe any party when they promise tens of billions of spending over decades? And we ask if it really matters to get to 100 percent renewable energy in this country.

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Cash-strapped councils and schools worried at massive Audit NZ fee hike

Pressure on Parliament's Speaker to intervene in 43%-plus mandatory fee increases by an 'unaccountable monopoly'. Jonathan Milne reports.

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National's road costings don't include inflation

National used figures from as far back as 2015 without adjusting for increased costs since then, leaving a gap of at least $2.5 billion in its roading budget, reports @marcdaalder

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No big spenders allowed in Labour's campaign

Labour isn’t planning any big political promises during this year’s campaign in hope that voters see it as the fiscally smart choice, writes political editor Jo Moir

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Purpose-built MIQ facilities no longer on the cards

Cabinet has quietly decided not to progress with further investigations into purpose-built MIQ facilities and work on long-term contracted facilities is on hold.

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Councils forced to consider asset sales as insurance premiums go through roof

The three 'i's of inflation, interest and now insurance hikes of up to 56% are tipping local authorities into an unprecedented cashflow crisis. Some are leaving halls, pools and libraries uninsured – or looking to sell them off. Jonathan Milne reports.

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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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Corporates and councils cut card surcharges – under duress

The Commerce Commission has persuaded phone company 2degrees to cut its credit card surcharge, but its competitor One NZ is refusing to budge. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Raw Politics: What the heck's Labour holding back?

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: National rolls out its tried, trusted – and a bit exaggerated – spend-up on roads, Labour promises to patch things up, and the polls reflect a new reality with NZ First.

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The government we elect will shape the councils that decide our rates and roads

The pre-election uncertainty hanging over local councils has stalled much of their work, such that some mayors are muttering about a snap election, to be done with it. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Port company keeps cost of party secret

Lyttelton’s port closed for a staff party – but the company won’t reveal the cost, reports David Williams

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Road user charges loom for hybrid and EV owners

The new transport minister has received recommendations for how to charge hybrid and electric vehicle owners for road usage, but whoever is in government after October 14 will likely decide, reports Jo Moir

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$5K Surrey Hotel writers prize returns

New Zealand's coolest writers residency award is back, via Newsroom, Dick Frizzell and a Grey Lynn hotel

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Cash retention payments to stop Three Waters engineers fleeing uncertainty

The Government created 10 water corporations to give local communities more control, but new changes to the Three Waters reform package ensure they will share the same employment contracts, the same IT systems, and more. Jonathan Milne reports from the Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.

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High-end grocery chain questioned, but 'not the subject of investigation'

It's hard to say whether there was sufficient evidence to warrant the Commerce Commission investigating specific claims of retailer pressure, says Food and Grocery Council boss Raewyn Bleakley.

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Resource management red tape for fish farms to stay

New national direction under the RMA for marine aquaculture won't come any time soon, with the Ministry for Primary Industries cancelling a planned consultation.

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