Legislation will also reinsert that its purpose is to promote, not manage, oil and gas exploration.
Former staffer Brooke Van Velden has become deputy.
Wealth tax and a $325 guaranteed minimum income are offered up.
What the latest political polling signals for any electorate deal-making.
To make up for the loss of fees the government will invest $25m in DOC.
EU free-trade deal remains ‘paltry’, Trade Minister David Parker says.
Politics: Jacinda Ardern needs a stronger vote at the election to give her political capital to spend.
The Auckland transport project’s future now hinges on the election outcome.
Geoff Simmons says small business need better incentives not blank cheques.
Minister frustrated by the time taken to spend the fund.