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Treasury Budget 'hack' inquiry - political analysis
The State Services Commission is under pressure to finish investigating Gabriel Makhlouf's 'Budget hack' claim before he heads to Ireland to start a new job.
Two days after saying the Treasury's… Audio
Bridges concerned over limits of inquiry into Treasury breach
National Party leader Simon Bridges says the Treasury Secretary may be the fall-guy for ministers' false allegations of criminal hacking of Budget documents.
The State Services Commission is looking… Audio
Govt plans Digital Services Tax for online multinationals
The government is considering options for taxing online corporations such as Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Uber and Airbnb.
A Digital Services Tax of two to three percent on turnover is one of the… Audio
National confident Treasury boss' Budget 'hack' claim a lie
National is confident the investigation into Gabriel Makhlouf's Budget hacking claim will prove that Treasury sat on a lie.
The State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes says the investigation will… Audio
Budget breach: National confident Treasury lied over 'hack'
National is confident the investigation into Gabriel Makhlouf's Budget hacking claim will prove that Treasury sat on a lie.
The State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes says the investigation will… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 5 June 2019
National confident Treasury boss' Budget 'hack' claim a lie, Four killed in Darwin shooting, gunman arrested, Protests in London as Trump meets May, Govt plans Digital Services Tax for online… Audio
Government proposes taxes for tech giants, multinationals
The government has released details of how it intends to tax large online multinational companies like Facebook, Google, Uber and Airbnb.
Why it's worth putting taxpayer dollars into gaming
A $7.5 million injection into a University of Canterbury game lab is an indication of the staggering numbers the industry returns to the economy. Audio
Why it's worth putting taxpayer dollars into gaming
A $7.5 million injection into a University of Canterbury game lab is an indication of the staggering numbers the industry returns to the economy.
Audio'Conversations With People Who Hate Me'
In 'Conversations With People Who Hate Me' the actor and activist Dylan Marron speaks directly to the people making hateful comments about him (and others) online. Four years ago Colleen tweeted "I'm… Audio
Week in politics: National set the trap and Robertson walked into it
Analysis: National used the information it found on Treasury's website to set a trap - and it worked far more effectively than Simon Bridges could have imagined after Gabriel Makhlouf made his "we…
Why is tech giant Huawei's world crumbling?
Chinese tech giant Huawei is at the centre of a technology cold war, and now consumers have been dragged into it. Audio
Why is tech giant Huawei's world crumbling?
Chinese tech giant Huawei is at the centre of a technology cold war, and now consumers have been dragged into it.
AudioTreasury's Budget breach not illegal - Bridges responds
Police have dropped an investigation into hacking of the Treasury website.
The Treasury admitted a weakness in its website meant people could access a limited amount of Budget information.
We cross… Audio
Ben Thomas, Bryce Edwards on Budget breach
The police have dropped an investigation into hacking of the Treasury website prompted by the leaking of supposedly secret Budget details.
The Treasury admitted a weakness in its website meant people… Audio
Treasury website breach not illegal - police
The police have dropped an investigation into hacking of the Treasury website prompted by the leaking of supposedly secret Budget details.
The Treasury admitted this morning a weakness in its website… Audio
Budget 2019: Treasury breach and political drama
The New Zealand Treasury has admitted its supposedly top secret Budget website was breached by searches for particular keywords.
And it says it's been advised by the police that anyone who found… Audio
Budget 2019 political game 'immature' - David Seymour
ACT Party leader David Seymour says the political game being played by the government and the National Party over leaked Budget details is immature and misses the point.
He says the real issue is… Audio
Budget breach 'systematic' but didn't break law - Treasury
Police have halted their investigations into Tuesday's Budget leak saying an unknown person or persons exploited a feature in the Treasury's website search tool but their actions does not appear to be… Audio
When is a hack not a hack?
Tech experts say National's early access to Budget documents was probably not the work of a sophisticated hacker, but an amateur computer sleuth who got lucky. But has anything actually illegal… Video, Audio