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Greens, Labour eye binning government's pay equity law changes, Greens commit to pay equity for care workers (opens the original)
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The Green Party wants to restore pay equity law to the position it was before the Coalition Government “butchered it in 2025” along with funding a settlement for about 65,000 care and support workers whose claim was stopped by last year's changes to the Equal Pay Act. Last year, the Coalition Government amended the Equal Pay Act and changes to legislation meant current pay equity claims were discontinued, which impacted an active claim for care and support workers. Now, Greens co-leader Marama D
Labour targets hidden fees in latest election policy (opens the original)
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Labour is pledging to make sure New Zealanders “get a fair deal at the checkout” by going after hidden fees, subscription traps and companies “heaping on extra fees” as it targets high cost of living issues. Launching its Fair Go Law on Thursday, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says New Zealanders are being hit by hidden fees they never saw coming. “We’ve all been there before. The gym membership with surprise fees. The meal kit subscription that’s impossible to cancel. The worthless insurance on yo
RBNZ will need to raise OCR by more than it assumed - Westpac economist (opens the original)
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The Reserve Bank will ultimately need to raise the Official Cash Rate by more than they assumed in their September meeting, Westpac NZ senior economist Satish Ranchhod says, as he expects “ongoing sizable increases” in administered prices like local government rates. Even before the recent spike in oil prices, the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has had “little headroom to absorb upside inflation surprises”, Ranchhod says, with the large cost increases to administered prices playing a role. Administered pri
Early KiwiSaver withdrawals reach $2.8b in June year, with financial hardship behind over $538m (opens the original)
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Over 100,000 early KiwiSaver withdrawals were made in the June year, worth more than $2.8 billion. By volume just over half were due to financial hardship, but by value the bulk went towards first home purchases. Releasing its KiwiSaver annual update on Wednesday, Inland Revenue (IRD) data shows for the June year, people made $2,810,516,900 worth of early KiwiSaver withdrawals, with $2,272,349,800 (nearly $2.3b) going towards first home purchases and $538,167,200 ($538m) for financial hardship.
Chlöe Swarbrick talks portfolios the Greens have an eye on (opens the original)
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Interest.co.nz is talking money, tax and delving into political parties' financial and economic policies ahead of this year's election. In this installment, Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick discusses her view on debt, KiwiSaver, supermarkets and the portfolios her party would want to hold if part of the next government. Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says if her party is negotiating to be part of the next government, the portfolios they have their eye on are energy, transport, state-owned
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