Andrew Bayly says he wants the Commerce Commission to have more flexibility to stop anti-competitive behaviour.
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.
The Auditor-General's Office says councils are not replacing infrastructure at the same rate as it is being run down.
Ministers Nicola Willis and Andrew Bayly respond to the Commerce Commission’s final report into personal banking services.
The Prime Minister met with Infrastructure NSW on his trip to Sydney, and sees the agency as a model for New Zealand.
Climate Change Commission says it should also be clearer about the costs of managed retreat.
The inquiry is well placed to shine a light on parts of the rural banking system that have remained in the shadows, it says.
The ratings agency says credit profiles of water CCOs likely to be weaker under Coalition’s Three Waters reform.
Simeon Brown says congestion is a tax on time and productivity.
The trip is another step in strengthening and deepening the relationship with India.