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Government to offer assistance to small tourism centres

Government to offer assistance to small tourism centres John Key, the Prime Minister and Tourism Minister of New Zealand, will soon announce an increase in funding for small tourism centres that attract large number of visitors.

Budget unlikely to include tax cuts, indicates New Zealand FM

Budget unlikely to include tax cuts, indicates New Zealand FM Bill English, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of New Zealand, has indicated in a pre-budget speech at an industry event that the budget is not likely to include tax cuts.English has indicated that the government is planning larger spending this year but is aiming to cut spending in the coming years. He said that he has taken a decision not to include a 2017 tax cut in the budget.

NZME in talks with Fairfax for a possible merger

NZME in talks with Fairfax for a possible mergerFairfax New Zealand Limited and New Zealand Media and Entertainment are in talks for a possible merger.

Fairfax New Zealand Limited owns publications like Dominion Post, The Press and Stuff while New Zealand Media and Entertainment or NZME owns the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB. The merger will create a giant media house owning most leading publications in the country.

Leading economist wants government

Leading economist wants government

A leading economist in New Zealand, ShamubeelEaqub has said that the wants the government to make provisions for doubling the state housing stock from 60,000 to about 120,000 houses in the Budget.

Eaqub said, "This Government has shown little initiative on this front but I certainly hope housing will be big in this Budget because moves so far have been too marginal and too incremental to be effective. To explicitly ask the Government to step in and build houses and related infrastructure flies in the face of current thinking, yet the situation is dire."

NZ waves road user charges for EVs and allows driving on bus lane

NZ waves road user charges for EVs and allows driving on bus lane

The authorities in New Zealand have announced that the owners of electric vehicles will not be required to pay road user charges (RUCs) and will also be allowed to drive in bus lanes.

High Court orders Kiwifruit New Zealand to reconsider marketing proposals

High Court orders Kiwifruit New Zealand to reconsider marketing proposalsThe High Court has ordered Kiwifruit New Zealand, which is the regular of the kiwifruit industry in the country, to reconsider its collaborative marketing proposals from Splice Fruit and Seeka Kiwifruit to sell the fruit in offshore markets.

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