Covid rising to higher peak / The meaning in a riot / National’s improving core performance / Big day looms for supermarkets / Three waters report due too / An aluminium-lined cloud / Taxes flying into Treasury’s coffers

‘Camp Freedom’ digs in / Parliament camp vs road closures / The prospects for fourth and fifth doses / How long does self-isolation have to run? / Modelling the outbreak peak / A difficult six weeks / What could possibly go wrong?

Bracing for it / But wait, there’s more … / A national self-isolation is ending … / … but workers and tourists must still self-isolate / A loosening of the migrant worker shackles / CCCFA regulations under the spotlight / An attempt to reduce labour scarring

Brace for it / The new plan: just like the old one in one key respect / But there are still big gaps / The border’s future remains in doubt / Inflation pressure builds on Reserve Bank / Rate hikes set to roll out as house prices fall / Regulatory help beckons for the banks

HVxtra - HYEFU special December 15 2021 / Plenty of cash flowing in

Finally, National is relevant again / Bridges fine in Finance / It’s closer than everyone thinks / Fewer and lower homes to shut up the NIMBYs / Tiwai Pt still going in 2035? / Luxon pulls Bridges back into line on Orr’s reappointment / Merry Christmas

Nats’ post-Key cleanout almost complete / Collins self-destructs / The national mood is darkening / Construction sector stunned / Rate hikes and mortgage floors / Miller resignation the end of the NZ First line to KiwiRail / Fewer than 10 cases a day

Careering towards the Nov 29 traffic lights / Restive electorate drags Labour down to around 40% / Ashley Bloomfield’s Ministry in the cabinet dogbox / Kāinga Ora in the minister’s bad books over ad campaign / Inflation heat driving RBNZ towards 50 bps hike / Commission eyes supermarkets carveup at the least / Treasury, ministers eye Budget rules for climate spending

A dangerous scramble towards an opening for Christmas / Costliest errors to be revealed? / A drag race between delta and the vaccinators / The EA’s regulatory depth charge for gentailers / Forced Three Water reforms fire up regional protests / Ready for 6% inflation and a 6% mortgage rate?

‘Ashley is losing the dressing room’ / PM faces restive electorate as covid surety corrodes / The ‘Great Kiwi Summer’ faces cancellation / PM eyeing overseas trip? / A bad summer could turn Labour’s fortunes in 2023 / Businesses face mandating vaccination without air cover / ‘We’ll email you the details when you get there’