Govt ignored Treasury warnings over EV feebate scheme
The scheme would hurt those in low income households, the advice said.
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Ardern signals what's next on Govt to-do list at the border
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Conversion therapy ban: Will Kiwi parents be jailed for stopping kids taking hormone blockers?
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Kate MacNamara: Can Govt fix supermarket competition when it's part of problem?
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Auckland, Cook Strait electric ferries moving closer to reality
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$38m in unpaid MIQ fees - despite Govt calling in debt collectors
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Pharmac releases priority funding lists for first time
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Long-serving Māori staff member who left relatively recently blasted agency for racism.