Increasing the salaries of our lowest-paid workers lifts the whole country, argues economist Craig Renney.
It’s October. So it must be time for the annual game where economists guess how many jobs will be lost as a consequence of the next minimum wage rise.
We hear the same warnings every year
Points of Order: Are you jacked off ? National Party MP Chris Luxon reckons you might be
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I don t have that lived experience - Luxon s difficulty with new role Newsroom 15 hrs ago © Provided by Newsroom
National MP Chris Luxon is touted as a future leader and is registering in recent polls. He spoke to political editor Jo Moir about his current challenge in iwi development, and why he hasn t fronted on He Puapua.
Chris Luxon joined the National Party after seven years at the helm of Air New Zealand.
The backbenches are a long way from corporate high-flying wining and dining, but that said, his leader Judith Collins has given him three portfolios where he has the opportunity to be seen and heard.
He Puapua wasn t released over concern it could be misconstrued as Govt policy - Ardern Newshub 4 hrs ago © Newshub Watch Newshub political reporter Jenna Lynch s report.
The Prime Minister has revealed the He Puapua report about Māori co-governance wasn t released publicly over concern it could be misconstrued as Government policy.
He Puapua wasn t released over concern it could be misconstrued as Govt policy - Ardern
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It comes as the National Party and ACT accuse the Government of sneaking through Māori policies by stealth, with cries of separatism.
A decade on and the signing of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People is causing a meltdown in Parliament.