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National pledges energy sector change to bring down power bills (opens the original)
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National's energy spokesman, Simeon Brown, says the changes will make it easier for households to connect rooftop solar and sell it into the grid. Photo / NZME The National Party has shifted its gaze to lines companies and grid operator Transpower, promising changes in a nine-point energy policy released this morning. Energy spokesman Simeon Brown said the changes would make it easier for households to connect rooftop solar and sell it into the grid. It also reiterated National’s promise to forc
Greens say coalition ‘butchered’ pay equity, promise to rapidly resolve care and support claim (opens the original)
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The Green Party is promising to reinstate the pay equity regime to the form it was before the coalition’s reforms this year reduced its scope and banked nearly $13 billion in savings. Announcing the policy this morning the Greens accused the coalition of “butchering” the pay equity regime. They also promised dedicated funding for roughly 65,000 care and support workers whose claim was stopped by the changes. The Greens promised funding worth about $1.1b a year for that settlement or about $4.5b
Labour will abolish ratepayer roll, axing extra votes of landlords, holiday home owners (opens the original)
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins has vowed to abolish the ratepayer roll. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Labour leader Chris Hipkins said Labour will move to a “one person, one vote” rule in local body elections, “ending the rule that allows some people to vote in more than one council area”, if elected. Currently, voters can cast votes in multiple local authorities if they own property there, however they can only vote once in each local authority. The issue has been a controversial one because it means som
Labour has a case to answer regarding Nicola Willis' alleged 'hidden bill' (opens the original)
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National finance spokeswoman Nicola Willis (left) and Labour's finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds. Photos / NZME National’s finance spokeswoman Nicola Willis accused her counterpart in the Labour Party, Barbara Edmonds, of an $18.8 billion “hidden bill” this week, repeating an allegation she made earlier this year. She says this amounts to a hidden tax bill worth $2.6b every year heading to every Kiwi household. Now, that seems unlikely; Labour does, after all, want to win the election. But the
Nicola Willis alleges Labour promises amount to $18.8b ‘hidden bill’ – $2263 per household (opens the original)
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National's Nicola Willis alleges Labour has a "hidden bill". Photo / Jamie Ensor National’s finance spokeswoman Nicola Willis has repeated her claim that Labour has a “hidden bill” of unfunded promises and today updated her figures to allege the bill now amounts to $18.8 billion. She said it would amount to about $2263 in additional tax per household per year. Willis first made the claim of a “hidden bill” earlier this year, but the numbers released today were updated to include promises Labour
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