‘Time has arrived’ for a capital gains tax, says ANZ boss Antonia ...
WEB3 days ago · RNZ's uncut interview show - 30' with Guyon Espiner - returns for a new season on Wednesday. The first guest, ANZ chief executive Antonia Watson, says "the time has arrived for a capital gains tax". Watson qualified her comments with a warning about the compliance costs of introducing such a tax, and she made it clear she was opposed to …
How many public sector roles are going, and from where?
WEB3 days ago · The public sector workforce has grown by 15 percent in the past five years. Public Service Commission stats put the annual average increase from 2017 to 2022 at 5 percent, when there was a pause in growth before hitting 4.5 percent in the year to June 2023. About half (44.5 percent) of public servant roles, or 28,000 full time roles, are in …
Why can't we get the kind of long-term mortgages with low break …
WEBLonger fixes have been offered. In 2015, TSB offered a 10-year fixed rate at 5.95 percent, which was not taken up by many borrowers. At the time, TSB said the average one-year rate over the previous 10 years was 7.26 per cent and the average three-year rate was 7.49 per cent. BNZ was offering a seven-year rate of 6.89 per cent.
KPMG cuts 50 consulting roles | RNZ News
WEB3 days ago · KPMG has made almost 50 staff redundant as part of changes to the structure of its consulting business. Chief executive Jason Doherty said it had been "progressively evolving" its consulting services for some years. "The changing needs of our clients and of the consulting landscape means that we need to fundamentally reshape that part of our ...
The 'bystander effect': Would you intervene? | RNZ News
WEB2 days ago · The bystander effect, first written about in the 1960s, theorised that the more people witness to a violent incident, the less likely any of them were to intervene. Earlier this year, a young schoolboy was verbally harassed and then attacked on an Auckland bus. Out of more than 10 people on the bus, only one intervened once the attack turned ...
NIWA to take over MetService in forecaster merger | RNZ News
WEBScience, Innovation and Technology Minister, Judith Collins has announced a merger of weather forecasters, with NIWA taking over the MetService. However, MetService will remain New Zealand's authorised meteorologist, responsible for providing warnings and advice on severe weather. The decisions have been announced on an in-principle basis, …
Inland Revenue raises capital gains tax questions | RNZ News
WEB2 days ago · Inland Revenue (IR) is asking questions about the future of the tax system - including whether the country needs new types of tax, such as on capital gains and land. The issue of whether the country needs a tax on capital gains surfaced again this week, with ANZ's chief executive Antonia Watson telling RNZ she believed it was time for such …
The lobbyists, the minister, and the mystery document
WEB2 days ago · The lobbyists, the minister, and the mystery document. In making changes that line up with tobacco industry lobbying, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello ought to be transparent. But she's not. The heat has been on Associate Health Minister Casey Costello, virtually since the New Zealand First list MP took up the job at the end of last year.
Northland railway line reopens after 20 month closure for rebuild
WEB2 days ago · Trains are returning to the Northland railway line after it was closed for 20 months to rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Floods. KiwiRail chief asset development officer David Gordon said there were more than 200 damaged sites along the 180 kilometre railway. "It's been a huge undertaking to rebuild the line.
Strong Diamonds netball side named for Constellation Cup series
WEB2 days ago · Photo: photosport. Star defenders Jo Weston and Courtney Bruce have returned to the triumphant Australian Diamonds squad, who next face New Zealand in the Constellation Cup series. The 15-player Australian squad was unveiled soon after the Australians wrapped up their three-match series against England, winning the last test in …