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National's fiscal plan doesn't answer tax cut questions

National may have hoped its detailed fiscal plan would put to bed the lingering questions about how it will pay for its tax cuts, but there are no satisfactory answers in sight.

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NZ Labour likens Luxon to Eddie Jones in fiscal fight

New Zealand's Opposition National party has released its alternative budget, promising more disciplined spending to pay for income tax cuts.

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Fiscal plans fly as overseas voting opens

The Labour Party has released its fiscal plan showing how its election promises and the ongoing cost pressures in the public sector would fit within Budget allowances.

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Labour MPs save themselves in face of bad polling

Chris Hipkins is in damage control as his MPs get nervous in the face of bad polling. Left untreated, it could be the start of a caucus splintering, writes Jo Moir

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Gone are the days of political leaders being mobbed

Over back-to-back days in Auckland with the two Chrises, political editor Jo Moir observed increased security and vetting, and safe party-faithful crowds.

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Hipkins rallies faithful in bid for campaign kickstart

New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins has stepped up his election pitch, while National's Chris Luxon was confident canvassing votes in Labour strongholds.

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Recession or not, New Zealand GDP growing again

New Zealand enjoyed a return to solid growth in the June quarter, with Stats NZ reporting an 0.9 increase, well beyond market expectations.

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Luxon and media playing intense game of hide and seek

Things are getting tense, loud and stubborn as National leader Christopher Luxon feels the intensity of a media pack with a tax package in its bonnet, and unanswered questions, writes Tim Murphy

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An Ode for .. Baron Luxon

Bard Billot on the Baron (and Lord Winston the Undead)

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National's landlord tax break could cost $100m more a year

The spike in mortgage rates since 2021 means National's planned restoration of interest deductibility for landlords could cost millions more than it has budgeted.

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When four politicians walk into a room

There were, says Grant Robertson, a lot of professors of hindsight economics in the room at the ASB Queenstown finance debate. Newsroom's Jonathan Milne was also there.

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Finance debate draws taxing admission from Nicola Willis

National finance spokesperson's extraordinary concession raises more questions about the impact of National’s tax policies on house prices, writes Jo Moir.

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National's foreign buyers tax falls $450m short, says economists' review

Analysis of housing data reveals foreigners would need to buy twice as many houses – and many at massively over-inflated prices – for National to pull in its promised $740m tax revenue, Jonathan Milne reports.

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State of the economy in the eye of the beholder

The opening of the Government's books gave little cause for celebration or catastrophising, which of course didn't stop politicians from doing both.

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Willis looks to end 39-year blue drought in Ōhāriu

The seat of Ōhāriu, in Wellington's leafy and affluent northern suburbs, is shaping up to be one of the most hard-fought electorate battles in this year's election.

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An Ode for .. Nicola Willis

Bard Billot on the tax whisperer Willis.

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Brian Tamaki and Nats' tax cuts light a fire in Labour

Labour leader Chris Hipkins regains his mojo, launching his party's election campaign with a big policy carrot and a lot of help from planted protesters and National's big play on tax

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With an election looming, New Zealand lawmakers wrap up rowdy final session

New Zealand lawmakers rushed to pass legislation and criticize opponents during a rowdy final day of the nation’s 53rd Parliament

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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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'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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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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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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Taxing unregulated gambling is easier said than done

Nicola Willis needs to be careful to not drive punters to websites based in tax-friendly jurisdictions like Malta or Guernsey

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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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For National, gender seems to be the hardest word

Comment: For a party that just days ago celebrated women making up the majority of its top 40 candidates on its list, gender seems to be the hardest word for National, writes political editor Jo Moir

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