Select committee hears grid operator can fund investment from its own cashflow by cutting dividends and increasing debt.
National Infrastructure Agency to act as administrator and repository for private/public partnerships and spending.
But Treasury advised against it.
Planning system needs to change, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop.
It says proposed changes to the ETS have brought the forestry industry almost to a halt.
OIA documents reveal officials briefed senior Government ministers about Kiwibank’s role in the banking sector in May.
Decision making process returning to Labour's existing legislation.
Chair David McLean resigned a month after the assessment.
Chris Bishop says the Government is delivering on its campaign promises.
Luxon tells councils to ‘rein in the fantasies’, Opposition says Govt washing hands of local issues, and LGNZ maintains cross-party support for regional deals needed to provide certainty.