Peace breaking out between Auckland and Wellington? / Maori Party positioning as alternative to Peters / Silver Fern Farms deal looking shaky / Leak inquiry hurts govt’s ‘go-to’ fixer, Paula Rebstock / Prickly RBNZ / Transport – as much an issue in Wellington as Auckland / Brexit – all over bar the shouting?
The Labour-Greens pact – the risks / National’s housing dilemma – an Achilles heel defined / Remuneration – holidays and pay equity / Global affairs: huge tests for the status quo / Monetary policy – odds on a cut in August / Media convergence and mergers / More time for RMA and Te Ture Whenua reforms
HVxtra / First impressions on the Labour/Greens MoU
The Budget: low quality, job-rich growth / Entrenchment of the Maori Party / TPP – in trouble again / Housing delivering for Labour? / Grid pricing reform – still a way to go? / Taking the pulse on the Japan-NZ relationship / Watch the carbon price now
Little vs Key – Labour’s new strategy / The Panama Papers – serious, but … / RMA reform – expect change / Sunlight on the OIO / Budget 2016 – spending pressures and debt trump tax cuts / RBNZ prepares a new mattress at the bottom of the cliff / Media shenanigans
PM’s political radar on the blink? / NZ First gaining / Key’s China trip / Funding Auckland infrastructure / Pressure to cancel ‘laundered’ carbon credits / Regional infrastructure / 2016 CEO Retreat: Aug 18 to 20
Labour in trouble / Peters and RMA reform / Maori politics / Key to China / Economy at an inflexion point? / Two OCR cuts by mid-year? / Panama Papers vs provisional tax
Working with Winston / Big announcements due on vulnerable children / Who is Labour’s audience? / Cautious approach to h&s prosecutions / The kiwi stays stubbornly high / Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable construction starts / Holidays Act headache
Labour’s positioning / Dairy downturn – political implications / RMA reform enters a critical phase / Water allocation decisions some distance away / Where to now for monetary policy? / TPP legislation tactics / Flag vote – as good as lost
HVxtra: Monetary Policy Statement / OCR cut 25 bps, more likely / NZ outlook suspiciously robust