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Luxon to scale back Auckland intensification plan
PM set to water down Plan Change 120 rules to intensify housing around Auckland CBD after a voter backlash in leafy suburbs opposed to higher-rise…
Jan 15
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The first Hoon of 2026: Breman vs Peters; Trump vs everyone; Elections vs us
Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale chat with Cathrine Dyer and Robert Patman about the year ahead, an election year here, after a blistering start to the year…
Jan 15
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We're back. Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
Join Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale for the first 'Hoon' around the week’s news in politics, geopolitics, climate & economics for 2026 with Cathrine Dyer …
Jan 15
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Peters' fear trumps decades of respect for RBNZ independence
Peters chooses to support Trump's attack on Fed independence over respect for NZ law protecting independence of RBNZ, which invented the idea globally…
Jan 15
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Bishop warned roads to cost 'quarter of a trillion'
Ministry of Transport advised Roads Of National Significance, Auckland Harbour crossing & rail to cost 'quarter of a trillion dollars' over 20 years…
Jan 13
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Oceans warm by 12 Hiroshima bombs per second
Parts of NZ swelter in 37 degrees heat as ocean heat hits record high in 2025; Tasman one of the world's hottest oceans relative to history; Tourist…
Jan 11
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Trump to ban private equity buying of homes
In new populist move on housing unaffordability, Donald Trump says he'll ban big fund managers from buying US homes. It's not an issue in NZ. Yet. NZ…
Jan 8
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Primer #4 for 2026: Another cost-of-living election?
National won in 2023 by promising to grow GDP, lower inflation & cut mortgage rates. Instead, real incomes stagnated & its policies hiked fees, charges…
Jan 8
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Govt decision to 'move on' homeless kept secret
Goldsmith says Cabinet decision about 'move on' orders for homeless in CBDs made last month, but not released yet; Officials tell ministers that law…
Jan 7
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Primer #3 for 2026: Magical thinking reigns supreme on housing
National & Labour plough on with magical thinking on solving housing supply & demand crises. Both refuse to use Crown balance sheet to borrow to fund…
Jan 7
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How land-banking cripples infrastructure funding
Councils now rely much more on contribution levies to fund infrastructure, but they only get paid as land-bankers drip-feed sections onto the market…
Jan 6
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Primer #2 for 2026: Limping towards a second term
Luxon-led National-ACT-NZ First Govt on track (just) for a second term in Election 2026, despite Luxon being NZ's most unpopular politician; Little…
Jan 5
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