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Watching Brief - Budget 2025: No fertiliser, but aimed at Growth

22/05/2025

In our special edition of Watching Brief - 'Budget 2025: No fertiliser, but aimed at Growth', we take a look at what today's budget means in terms of tax, infrastructure, overseas investment, KiwiSaver changes, energy sector, science and innovation, social investment, media and more.

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Private Client: Year in Review 2024

12/12/2024

Our Private Client Year in Review covers all the key developments in this space over the last 12 months.

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Social investment – a stitch in time, saves nine!

28/11/2024

We discuss the history of social investment in New Zealand, the current Government's "Social Investment 2.0" approach, and opportunities for the private and NGO sector to work with this systemic policy framework.

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Who regulates the regulators? – Hon David Seymour follows in the footsteps of Cicero

21/11/2024

As foreshadowed in the National-ACT coalition agreement, reform of regulations and regulatory processes is seen as fundamental to rebuilding the economy and improving productivity. Now a significant new measure has been announced by Hon David Seymour – a proposed Regulatory Standards Bill.

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The Eye of Sauron: A Crown Observer for Wellington

23/10/2024

Local Government Minister Hon Simeon Brown has announced his intention to appoint a Crown Observer to Wellington City Council. In this article we examine the role of a Crown Observer and how they are appointed.

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Budget 2024 - Election commitments to the squeezed middle, and a laser focus on returning to surplus

30/05/2024

Nicola Willis today delivered the much anticipated first budget of the National-ACT-NZ First coalition government. Budget 2024 represents a transition year between Grant Robertson's "Wellbeing Budgets" and today's announcements where Ms Willis delivers on election commitments and looks to re-set the political narrative.

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Watching Brief - Coalition Government Policy Priority Matrix

14/12/2023

The stardust from the Governor-General appointing Ministers, opening Parliament, and confirming a Speaker has long settled. The National-ACT-New Zealand First coalition government is now in the trenches with the House under urgency to implement its 100 Day plan.

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Watching Brief - Post-Coalition Agreement

24/11/2023

Find out what the new Government has on its priority list now that the new coalition has signed and released its agreements.

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