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Mixed reaction to KiwiRail spend
The Govt's three-year, $750m commitment to strengthen KiwiRail is not enough in comparison to the huge amount already committed to roading, Labour says.
The Govt's three-year, $750m commitment to strengthen KiwiRail is not enough in comparison to the huge amount already committed to roading, Labour says.
The Government will invest an initial $250 million as part of a $4.6 billion long term plan to turn around KiwiRail, John Key announced today.
Len Brown writes on 'the Auckland disease' and future relations with Wellington.
Chris Finlayson writes on how the Waikato River Settlement Act benefits the whole nation.
John Key says giving Te Urewera to Tuhoe could have opened the way for other iwi to put strong cases for ownership of national parks.
The public health sector is bracing itself for a Budget that may not cover all its rising costs.
Banks' strategists are going to have a hard time getting media to believe their political spin from now on.
Our neediest teenagers are often being educated in "Third World" conditions without trained teachers, textbooks or standard school services.
Income tax cuts for everyone will be announced in next week's Budget. They will take effect in October and cost about $2.3 billion a year.