Subsidies
Rest home care subsidy thresholds still unclear - lawyer
Three years after a landmark case over the impact of gifting on subsidies for long term residential care, a legal expert says the guidelines are still unclear and confusing. The 2018 case related to… Audio
Alistair Woodward: The rise of the urban light truck
This week the government announced a levy on new utes to help pay for subsidies for electric vehicles. Four of the top ten best-selling new vehicles in New Zealand in 2020 were double cab utes. Yet… Audio
Following the money flowing to the media
Huge sums in subsidies will go to Amazon when a Lord of the Rings series is made here in the years to come. In the year just gone, a much more modest amount of public money was spent helping local… Audio
Subsidies for EVs
The government has announced new subsidies for electric and hybrid vehicles up to $8000 off new or near-new vehicles arriving in the country. But there's stick as well as carrot, with a $3000 fee… Audio
Gigatown Dunedin promising more visible signs after slow start
The leaders of Dunedin's Gigatown project say the project is about to hit its stride after criticism of its slow start. Audio
Valuable Insights
Stories about New Zealand's clean and green image and farming without subsidies will be headlines in overseas media following a recent visit by ten young international journalists. In New Zealand last… Audio