There is a chance the Government and Ngati Whatua and Tainui may yet avoid a court case over sales of Auckland crown land.
Talks between the iwi and the Crown Law Office have been proceeding all week and th…
A big hint today that the way forward out of the Government’s problems with Auckland Maori over housing may be to make local iwi partners in any affordable housing developments the Government undertakes.
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The Government’s answers to the Auckland housing crisis are coming under constant fire as values rise with apparently no stopping.
Yesterday the Prime Minister was forced to defend the decision not to off…
As more hints about what will be in the Budget leak out it looks likely to focus on child poverty.
The Prime Minister more or less confirmed this with his comments at his housing tax stand-up on Sunday.…
Though Finance Minister Bill English appears to be ruling out any new initiatives in this Budget it is still likely it will feature a “significant” sum to alleviate child poverty.
Mr English’s comment…
