PM's cycleway dream stuck on uphill slog
John Key's national cycleway has hit a bumpy patch, with only about 10km constructed from the $50m fund set up for the project.
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<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers
Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers.
IRD may hit commercial fit-outs
The Government has embarked on a path to abolish building depreciation on virtually every building type and could hit depreciation claims on commercial building fit-outs in future, says Bayleys Valuations director John Freeman.
<i>Bernard Hickey: </i> Cut the middle class welfare
It's time to kill the middle class welfare boondoggles.
Questions raised over $4.8m grant to little-known firm
Peda, which won a multi-million dollar Budget windfall, will be monitored to ensure it achieves outcomes for the Pacific community.
Govt puts up $104m for leaky-school repairs, checks
The number of known leaking schools is now 145, double the estimate in September last year. The worst will benefit from $82 million allocated in the Budget for remedial work in the next year.
Rugby World Cup guests soak up $12m
Taxpayers will put up an extra $12m for the Govt to hold state functions and accommodate official guests for the Rugby World Cup 2011.
Tax cuts: How much extra you will get?
High, middle and low income earners will all get more in their pay-packets from October 1. But how much will you get?