Urban planning / Health and safety reform / Grid pricing / TPP off life support? / Labour’s ‘Progress’ / Tiny budget surplus back in prospect / Colin Craig’s leadership

Monetary Policy Statement extra / Graeme Wheeler blinks – 25 point OCR cut the first in easing cycle

Case not yet made for a June OCR cut / James Shaw – who needs to worry? / Labour’s woes look deep-seated / The pitfalls of informal policy-making / The social bonds experiment / RBA on hold for now? / Last gasp for Rodney Hide’s Regulatory Bill

Budget 2015: acknowledging inequality / But the child support package couldn’t be less innovative / Fiscal position sound / But economic forecasts look toppy / The politics of the housing tax move / $1.4b for KiwiRail since 2010 / Tiwai Point smelter back on the block

HV Financial Stability extra / Reserve Bank surprises with 30% LVR rule in Auckland

The Government vs Auckland / Pressure grows for a rate cut / New financial stability measures next week / Is Key over it? And what about JColl? / Spark’s last stand on copper pricing / A second tough season for dairy looms / Legislation: animal testing ban law in place / STOP PRESS: UK election result

Two big swings from the RBNZ / Interest rates: not up; maybe down, don’t bet on it / The latest polls / Fabians seeking a united centre-left / Telco network regulation post-2020 / Ministers talking ‘legacy’ / RBA rate decision May 5 could test parity again

RMA reform - no easy options / Irrigation under-spending spurs lobbying / Has Peters nobbled Little? / Major tax simplification project kicks off / Kiwi attitudes to Asians take a turn for the worse / Economy robust, but growth topping out / Parliament sticks to the easy stuff

Northland by-election – what happens if Winston wins? / Green Party leadership / Social housing policy – looking dicey / Auckland needs bigger wharves / Korea FTA signed, Indian deal as far off as ever / Might a rethink of the 1% to 3% inflation target warranted? / Tougher workplace sanctions on the way

Is Peters setting up Shane Jones to lead NZ First? / RBNZ notably more dovish / 1080 scare: why go public? / Mr Groser goes to Washington / Iraq deployment: watch Tikrit / Non-dairy soft commodity prices softer / Earnings strong, but share prices stronger