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Development levy a 'scam' - Manawatū district councillor
A district councillor is taking on his own local body about the way it charges development levies.
Manawatū District councillor Andrew Quarrie says ratepayers are being ripped off, but the council… Audio
Farmers to pay for emissions from 2025
The Government is proposing bringing in agriculture emission levies from 2025. It has announced its response to submissions from the Climate Change Commission and the farming partnership He Waka Eke… Audio
Fears tripling visitor levy could damage island's tourism
A proposed tripling of Stewart Island's visitor levy is expected to provoke heated debate when it goes to public consultation next month.
Retailers say competition laws block charge on plastic bags
The retail industry says it wants to introduce a levy on single-use plastic bags, but would be accused of price fixing by the Commerce Commission and an exemption would be too costly and lengthy. The… Audio
Dr Lester Levy: health's most powerful appointee
Dr Lester Levy now leads all three Auckland DHBs - covering around a third of the country's population. He talks about why so much power has been vested in him - and what he intends to do with it. Audio
Plastic bags: Free or fee?
Green MP Denise Roche has drafted a bill to introduce a levy on single use plastic bags in a bid to reduce the number of bags which are discarded each year. It's part of her war on waste. But ACT… Audio