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The government can't say how much cheaper rent will be as a result of a new tax policy benefiting landlords, but claims it will save tenants money too. From the 1st of April, residential rental… Audio

From April 1 landlords will once again be able to claim tax deductions for interest on residential investment properties.

In effect, this means interest expenses are offset against taxes paid on… Audio

The government has announced that it's restoring interest deductibility for property investors. Basically it's when landlords can put the interest on their mortgages as a business expense, so the tax… Audio

TVNZ has proposed big cuts to news that could leave the country with only one daily TV news bulletin and almost no current affairs on TV within weeks. Audio

Opposition parties are calling the government's plan to fund and fix roads a contradiction of its election promise to ease cost of living pressures.

And on top of that the school lunch programme to… Audio

A Porirua Principal is deeply disappointed the government is looking to axe funding for free lunches in schools by up to 50 percent.

The $323 million programme is under review with ACT leader and… Audio

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Heather Roy and Shane Te Pou discuss the new draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport, with cuts to public transport, increasing vehicle… Audio

Nothing more than a marketing campaign, wasteful spending verging on criminal and it should go. That's how Act leader David Seymour has variously described the free lunches in schools programme, that… Audio

There are concerns the government could cut the lunch in schools programme, where schools are getting free tax payer funded meals for their students. Ka Ora, Ka Aka was launched in 2019 and feeds… Audio

Confirmation that the government-funded lunch programme is under review has sparked serious concern from health charities and school principals.

Associate Education Minister David Seymour says 10,000… Audio

Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to shut down Newshub was met with mourning within the media - and also concern about what could replace it in the media ecosystem Audio

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A school leader says he's worried he won't be able to provide free school lunches for all his students next year, which he says could increase truancy at his school.

Associate education minister… Audio