web analytics

Brendon Bonner supports Living Wage

Written By: - Date published: 8:11 pm, September 22nd, 2016 - 17 comments
Categories: uncategorized - Tags:

Red/Green/Independent Brendon Bonner is a candidate for the Southern Ward in the Wellington City elections. PSA staffer and declared socialist, he would like Wellingtonians to know that he too supports the Living Wage. His campaign video is here and a list of the policies he supports is here. More information on Facebook.

17 comments on “Brendon Bonner supports Living Wage ”

  1. rsbandit 1

    Why stop at the liveable wage, Brendon? Shouldn’t all wages be more or less equal?

    • Policy Parrot 1.1

      Strawman argument – where does Mr. Bonner say that he advocates “for equal pay across the organisation”. He doesn’t.

      The argument essentially is a common situation, where the production staff are paid low-wages/minimum wage, and the CEO is paid 300-400x times this rate, and yet the company claims “there is simply no more money to pay staff more”.

      Surely anyone could see that is a joke? Even reducing the CEO’s payrate to say 50x the worker’s pay – say 1.75 million opposed to the worker’s 35k – would free up 250 x $35k to be spread over the production team.

      I mean this is essentially what has happened in reverse since the 1980s… So really its only turning the clock back to that rather than ushering some grand new era of communist totalitarianism.

      • infused 1.1.1

        isolated case with a big company and expensive ceos.

        The problem is, you half a ceos pay and they walk. You likely think thats fine. Good ceos are pretty rare.

  2. Brendon Bonner 2

    That is something the workers/people/community can decide for themselves.

    The Mondragon Corporation is a corporation and federation of worker cooperatives based in the Basque region of Spain. At the end of 2014 it employed 74,117 people in 257 companies. The general manager of an average Mondragon cooperative earns no more than 5 times as much as the theoretical minimum wage paid in his/her cooperative.

    I suppose compared to ‘normal’ corporations where manager incomes can be 400 times greater than worker wages then I suppose the wage structure at Mondragon looks “more or less equal?”

  3. Benby 3

    OTOH he engages in cheap point scoring, in the process looking hypocritical, and driving in dangerous and illegal ways.

    http://www.islandbaycycleway.org.nz/blog/a-pictures-worth-a-thousand-words-part-ii
    at the bottom

    The one doesn’t make up for the other.

    In an ideal world of course we’d have candidates with integrity…

    • Riding Solo 3.1

      C’mon Benby, OTOH you’re taking the tentative word of Regan Dooley as gospel without any proof whatsoever, and whose whole life centres on his love for all things cycling – He calls himself the Island Bay Cycleway FFS..

      Cheap scoring? Look in the mirror, take a selfie and address your own integrity issues! 🙂

      • Benby 3.1.1

        Have read lots written by Regan and it makes sense. Have seen one item by Brendan and it shows him committing a dangerous illegal act. Have we really got no better candidates?

    • Nifo 3.2

      OTOH you would take a good read of Brendons policies and just move on – I really dont know how you could possibly question the integrity of the guy, he is a passionate advocate for the people of the Southern Ward and will be a valuable boost of energy when he gets in.

      Let me ask you this: Where has your poster boy Mr Lee been for the last 3 years ? What specifically has he done for the local community ?

      It is not all about bikes mate.

      • Benby 3.2.1

        It may not all be about bikes but I’ve seen one item by Brendan and it shows him committing a dangerous illegal act. Have we really got no better candidates?

  4. Chris 4

    Benby, did you also hypothesise what happened to Kennedy and whether there really was a second shooter on the grassy knoll?

    Your argument about whether Brendon Bonner was or wasn’t using a hand held device is a diversionary statement that detracts from the message that the vast majority (and it is a majority whether you choose to believe it or not) of Island Bay residents are saying.

    This being that the Island Bay cycleway is poorly constructed, wasn’t necessary along the Parade and was poorly consulted upon.

    The One News picture of 6 cyclists clearly appears to be stock photos from a period of days rather than on the day.

    6 cyclists using a cycleway that has cost the best part of 2 million dollars to ratepayers would not pass any cost benefit analysis.

    Being a resident of Island Bay I can assure you far more cyclists pass my door on the Esplanade at any given time than would utilise the Parade.

    Being a walker I can assure you the cycleway is not meeting its intended purpose of creating a greener corridor in to the city, It is a cycleway to no where with it terminating in an area that has absolutely no possibility of fulfilling the intended goal of running directly in to the city.

    What really frustrates me about your post Benby is your absolute lack of knowledge or total disregard to the statements Brendon Bonner makes about cycleways.

    He totally supports them, and if you bothered to look at the construct of his argument you would realise that he does support cycleways on the whole.

    What he and other residents of Island Bay opposed was the lack of consultation with the community by the city council, this includes David Lee who voted in favour of it.

    David Lee will get the communities feelings about his commitment to the ward through the ballot box, I suspect his tenure will be a 1 term one and he will be replaced by Brendon Bonner.

    The best way to interact with a community is to listen to them, take on board their comments and feelings and reflect this at the various meetings and then to provide feedback on the decision making process.

    David Lee has been found wanting on all parts and no grandstanding or character attacking from Benby towards Brendon Bonner will detract from the failures of a councillor to connect with his electorate.

    • The New Student 4.1

      Maybe I should have stayed out at my place on The Parade for a bit longer and made it 7 bikes. Sounds like I was the only resident who didn’t use a motor vehicle. Still don’t.

    • The cycleway isn’t poorly constructed, (that would imply it’s going to fall apart or something, which it isn’t) it was poorly designed.

      I’m still astounded every time I go to Island Bay (it’s a neighbouring suburb to mine, so not that often) that the cycleway wasn’t restricted to one side of the road, and the on-street parking made perpendicular to the footpath on the other to compensate slightly for the loss in parking.

      That would remove the safety issue of car doors opening onto the cycleway, allow cyclists to pass each other if all cycle traffic is going in one direction, and give more room between cyclists and motorists if cyclists aren’t passing each other. There would still be losers, (in this case, the people who rely on on-street parking at its current density would lose out, but Island Bay has ridiculous amounts of on-street parking as-is so that seems a fair loser to pick) but at least we’d have a safe cycleway.

      I won’t take sides on the various broadsides between what appears to be the Lee and Bonner camps, as I actually voted them both in as 1 and 2, although I expect it’s unlikely that my opinions on that matter would be shared by enough people to unseat Paul Eagle. As someone who’s not resident in Island Bay and generally supports cycleways even if I expect we’ll need to redo the Island Bay one eventually, it’s not exactly an issue that sways my vote.

    • Benby 4.3

      Uhm no assumptions please. For one I’ve never used the IBCW cos I simply don’t get around to it. Lee, I don’t know him well.

      I’ve seen one item by Brendan and it shows him committing a dangerous illegal act. Have we really got no better candidates?

    • Benby 4.4

      Also read this before commenting, else accept to be looked down upon. http://cyclingfallacies.com/en/

  5. Peter 5

    The ‘living wage’ is calculated on what it costs a person to purchase a number of goods and services right now
    The wage of those below this level is then increased to (at least) that level.
    So the cost of producing those goods and services has to go up to cover the increase in labour costs.
    So the ‘living wage’ now has to be recalculated to a higher level because of the increase in those costs.
    So the wage of those below this level is increased to (at least) that level.

    . . . and so on, an endless circle.

    • I just made this point to refute a ridiculous meme about the price of milk vs the US federal minimum wage on Facebook this morning, but it applies equally to your rather ill-informed argument about how raising the minimum wage to a living wage would work.

      The below was a response to a stupid meme that claimed that raising the minimum wage from $1 to $18 dollars would raise the price of milk from $1 a gallon to $15, (which after tax you would then not be able to afford) but it works just as well for arguments about raising our $15.25 minimum to a living wage closer to $20 hourly.

      The average dairy farm in New Zealand has 400 or so dairy cows, and I’ll assume the US is similar. The actual milking takes 5 minutes or so per cow using modern equipment, and you need to get the cows in and out of the milking shed as well, so let’s add a fixed time of 2 hours to that. It’s irrelevant how many actual farmhands you have because what you’re paying is actual workhours, so we’ll assume the boss hires the most efficient amount and pays them the minimum wage. Most cows produce 8 gallons of milk a day. So a farm producers 3200 gallons of milk over 43 and a third workhours, which means you should divide any raise to the minimum wage’s effect on the production of milk by 73.8 or so, (the number of gallons produced averaged over the number of expected workhours for milking) and then add say, one sixth of the increase for the wages of the retail worker.

      Some transport workers also make minimum wage, so if we factor that in, milk is typically moved in 4,000-5,000 gallon tankers, and may have a 7,000-8,000 gallon trailer. Let’s average out between having a trailer and not and the variances. That’s about 6,000 gallons on your average trip. The average distance comestibles are shipped is 1,500 miles. Let’s assume at a worst case that 75% of this is done by minimum-wage workers in truck haulage, and that they average a speed of 50 miles per hour. Our hypothetical minimum wage haulers are delivering over 266 gallons of milk per workhour, so their impact is even less than the dairy production.

      The current US federal minimum wage is $7.25. Let’s assume you raise that to $12. That’s a $4.75 hourly raise. If your milk is produced in the US at the current federal minimum, (it’s entirely possible a state minimum already bumps up farmhand and haulage wages so the differential will be smaller, but let’s be generous to people worried about the minimum wage and assume everyone involved is on the current federal minimum) the projected increase in the production cost of milk is about 87c given my assumptions. (most of that cost is from assuming that you’re paying for 10min of the retail worker’s time) At retail that will be marked up, so let’s call that $1.50. Let’s assume for every hour you work, you have two such purchases you need that will be similarly increased by the minimum wage. You’re still $1.75 better off at the minimum wage. That’s $43.75 net extra a week if you’re part-time, and $70 if you’re full-time.

      Also, the increased purchasing power people on low incomes enjoy are likely to raise retail incomes in general, (that is, minimum wage workers will buy more milk) stimulating the entire economy, meaning capitalists earn more, and can afford to raise wages other than the minimum wage. Basically we all win, at least if we assume your boss is likely to share the increased profits. If they’re not, well, that’s when you need say, a union.

      So yes, there is some “minimum wage inflation,” assuming people consume a lot of products or buy a lot of services offered locally by people paid the minimum wage or close enough to it that their wage would be adjusted by an increase in the minimum. But inevitably that inflation isn’t as big as the increase in incomes for everyone involved, because you produce a lot of stuff in the time it takes to earn that extra money, and the fact that people can buy a lot more stuff generally is good for the economy, assuming you can sustainably produce enough stuff. (which theoretically we can, we’re just not so good on the “sustainably” part yet)

  6. Richard McGrath 6

    Why stop at $20? If ‘priming the pump’ was the road to economic prosperity, shouldn’t proponents of the minimum wage be pushing for $100 an hour – or, better, $500 an hour?

Recent Comments

Recent Posts

  • World-leading family harm prevention campaign supports young NZers
    Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment Priyanca Radhakrishnan has today launched the Love Better campaign in a world-leading approach to family harm prevention. Love Better will initially support young people through their experience of break-ups, developing positive and life-long attitudes to dealing with hurt. “Over 1,200 young kiwis told ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    25 mins ago
  • First Chief Clinical Advisor welcomed into Coroners Court
    Hon Rino Tirikatene, Minister for Courts, welcomes the Ministry of Justice’s appointment of Dr Garry Clearwater as New Zealand’s first Chief Clinical Advisor working with the Coroners Court. “This appointment is significant for the Coroners Court and New Zealand’s wider coronial system.” Minister Tirikatene said. Through Budget 2022, the Government ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    33 mins ago
  • Next steps for affected properties post Cyclone and floods
    The Government via the Cyclone Taskforce is working with local government and insurance companies to build a picture of high-risk areas following Cyclone Gabrielle and January floods. “The Taskforce, led by Sir Brian Roche, has been working with insurance companies to undertake an assessment of high-risk areas so we can ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    49 mins ago
  • New appointment to Māori Land Court bench
    E te huia kaimanawa, ko Ngāpuhi e whakahari ana i tau aupikinga ki te tihi o te maunga. Ko te Ao Māori hoki e whakanui ana i a koe te whakaihu waka o te reo Māori i roto i te Ao Ture. (To the prized treasure, it is Ngāpuhi who ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 hours ago
  • Government focus on jobs sees record number of New Zealanders move from Benefits into work
    113,400 exits into work in the year to June 2022 Young people are moving off Benefit faster than after the Global Financial Crisis Two reports released today by the Ministry of Social Development show the Government’s investment in the COVID-19 response helped drive record numbers of people off Benefits and ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    8 hours ago
  • Vertical farming partnership has upward momentum
    The Government’s priority to keep New Zealand at the cutting edge of food production and lift our sustainability credentials continues by backing the next steps of a hi-tech vertical farming venture that uses up to 95 per cent less water, is climate resilient, and pesticide-free. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor visited ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    21 hours ago
  • Conference of Pacific Education Ministers – Keynote Address
    E nga mana, e nga iwi, e nga reo, e nga hau e wha, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou kātoa. Warm Pacific greetings to all. It is an honour to host the inaugural Conference of Pacific Education Ministers here in Tāmaki Makaurau. Aotearoa is delighted to be hosting you ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    24 hours ago
  • New $13m renal unit supports Taranaki patients
    The new renal unit at Taranaki Base Hospital has been officially opened by the Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall this afternoon. Te Huhi Raupō received around $13 million in government funding as part of Project Maunga Stage 2, the redevelopment of the Taranaki Base Hospital campus. “It’s an honour ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Second Poseidon aircraft on home soil
    Defence Minister Andrew Little has marked the arrival of the country’s second P-8A Poseidon aircraft alongside personnel at the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Base at Ohakea today. “With two of the four P-8A Poseidons now on home soil this marks another significant milestone in the Government’s historic investment in ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Further humanitarian aid for Türkiye and Syria
    Aotearoa New Zealand will provide further humanitarian support to those seriously affected by last month’s deadly earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, says Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta. “The 6 February earthquakes have had devastating consequences, with almost 18 million people affected. More than 53,000 people have died and tens of thousands more ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Community voice to help shape immigration policy
    Migrant communities across New Zealand are represented in the new Migrant Community Reference Group that will help shape immigration policy going forward, Immigration Minister Michael Wood announced today.  “Since becoming Minister, a reoccurring message I have heard from migrants is the feeling their voice has often been missing around policy ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • State Highway 3 project to deliver safer journeys, better travel connections for Taranaki
    Construction has begun on major works that will deliver significant safety improvements on State Highway 3 from Waitara to Bell Block, Associate Minister of Transport Kiri Allan announced today. “This is an important route for communities, freight and visitors to Taranaki but too many people have lost their lives or ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Ginny Andersen appointed as Minister of Police
    Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has today appointed Ginny Andersen as Minister of Police. “Ginny Andersen has a strong and relevant background in this important portfolio,” Chris Hipkins said. “Ginny Andersen worked for the Police as a non-sworn staff member for around 10 years and has more recently been chair of ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago
  • Government confirms vital roading reconnections
    Six further bailey bridge sites confirmed Four additional bridge sites under consideration 91 per cent of damaged state highways reopened Recovery Dashboards for impacted regions released The Government has responded quickly to restore lifeline routes after Cyclone Gabrielle and can today confirm that an additional six bailey bridges will ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago
  • Foreign Minister Mahuta to meet with China’s new Foreign Minister
    Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta departs for China tomorrow, where she will meet with her counterpart, State Councillor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, in Beijing. This will be the first visit by a New Zealand Minister to China since 2019, and follows the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions between New Zealand and China. ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago
  • Education Ministers from across the Pacific gather in Aotearoa
    Education Ministers from across the Pacific will gather in Tāmaki Makaurau this week to share their collective knowledge and strategic vision, for the benefit of ākonga across the region. New Zealand Education Minister Jan Tinetti will host the inaugural Conference of Pacific Education Ministers (CPEM) for three days from today, ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago
  • State Highway 5 reopens between Napier and Taupō following Cyclone Gabrielle
    A vital transport link for communities and local businesses has been restored following Cyclone Gabrielle with the reopening of State Highway 5 (SH5) between Napier and Taupō, Associate Minister of Transport Kiri Allan says. SH5 reopened to all traffic between 7am and 7pm from today, with closure points at SH2 (Kaimata ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago
  • Special Lotto draw raises $11.7 million for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery
    Internal Affairs Minister Barbara Edmonds has thanked generous New Zealanders who took part in the special Lotto draw for communities affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Held on Saturday night, the draw raised $11.7 million with half of all ticket sales going towards recovery efforts. “In a time of need, New Zealanders ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • Government delivers a $3 million funding boost for Building Financial Capability services
    The Government has announced funding of $3 million for providers to help people, and whānau access community-based Building Financial Capability services. “Demand for Financial Capability Services is growing as people face cost of living pressures. Those pressures are increasing further in areas affected by flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle,” Minister for ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 days ago
  • Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao – new Chair and member
    Minister of Education, Hon Jan Tinetti, has announced appointments to the Board of Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao. Tracey Bridges is joining the Board as the new Chair and Dr Therese Arseneau will be a new member. Current members Dr Linda Sissons CNZM and Daniel Wilson have ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 days ago
  • Scholarships honouring Ngarimu VC and the 28th (Māori) Battalion announced
    Fifteen ākonga Māori from across Aotearoa have been awarded the prestigious Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships and Awards for 2023, Associate Education Minister and Ngarimu Board Chair, Kelvin Davis announced today.  The recipients include doctoral, masters’ and undergraduate students. Three vocational training students and five wharekura students, ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 days ago
  • Appointment of Judge of the Court of Appeal and Judge of the High Court
    High Court Judge Jillian Maree Mallon has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, and District Court Judge Andrew John Becroft QSO has been appointed a Judge of the High Court, Attorney‑General David Parker announced today. Justice Mallon graduated from Otago University in 1988 with an LLB (Hons), and with ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 days ago
  • NZ still well placed to meet global challenges
    The economy has continued to show its resilience despite today’s GDP figures showing a modest decline in the December quarter, leaving the Government well positioned to help New Zealanders face cost of living pressures in a challenging global environment. “The economy had grown strongly in the two quarters before this ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 days ago
  • Western Ring Route Complete
    Aucklanders now have more ways to get around as Transport Minister Michael Wood opened the direct State Highway 1 (SH1) to State Highway 18 (SH18) underpass today, marking the completion of the 48-kilometre Western Ring Route (WRR). “The Government is upgrading New Zealand’s transport system to make it safer, more ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 days ago
  • Briefings to Incoming Ministers
    This section contains briefings received by incoming ministers following changes to Cabinet in January. Some information may have been withheld in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. Where information has been withheld that is indicated within the document. ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 days ago
  • Teaming up for a stronger, more resilient Fiji
    Aotearoa New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta reaffirmed her commitment to working together with the new Government of Fiji on issues of shared importance, including on the prioritisation of climate change and sustainability, at a meeting today, in Nadi. Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand’s close relationship is underpinned by the Duavata ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    6 days ago
  • Investment in blue highway a lifeline for regional economies and cyclone recovery
    The Government is delivering a coastal shipping lifeline for businesses, residents and the primary sector in the cyclone-stricken regions of Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti, Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan announced today. The Rangitata vessel has been chartered for an emergency coastal shipping route between Gisborne and Napier, with potential for ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    6 days ago
  • Next steps developing clean energy for NZ
    The Government will progress to the next stage of the NZ Battery Project, looking at the viability of pumped hydro as well as an alternative, multi-technology approach as part of the Government’s long term-plan to build a resilient, affordable, secure and decarbonised energy system in New Zealand, Energy and Resources ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    6 days ago
  • Statement from the Prime Minister on Stuart Nash
    This morning I was made aware of a media interview in which Minister Stuart Nash criticised a decision of the Court and said he had contacted the Police Commissioner to suggest the Police appeal the decision. The phone call took place in 2021 when he was not the Police Minister. ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • CPTPP Trade Ministers coming to Auckland
    The Government’s sharp focus on trade continues with Aotearoa New Zealand set to host Trade Ministers and delegations from 10 Asia Pacific economies at a meeting of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission members in July, Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor announced today. “New Zealand ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • Govt approves $25 million extension for cyclone-affected businesses
    $25 million boost to support more businesses with clean-up in cyclone affected regions, taking total business support to more than $50 million Demand for grants has been strong, with estimates showing applications will exceed the initial $25 million business support package Grants of up to a maximum of $40,000 per ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • More than 160,000 new Kiwis to call NZ home
    80 per cent of 2021 Resident Visas applications have been processed – three months ahead of schedule Residence granted to 160,000 people 84,000 of 85,000 applications have been approved Over 160,000 people have become New Zealand residents now that 80 per cent of 2021 Resident Visa (2021RV) applications have been ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • Scholarships propel Kiwi students to NASA
    The Government continues to invest in New Zealand’s burgeoning space industry, today announcing five scholarships for Kiwi Students to undertake internships at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash congratulated Michaela Dobson (University of Auckland), Leah Albrow (University of Canterbury) and Jack Naish, Celine Jane ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • New Zealand to attend regional security meeting in Australia
    The Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques travels to Melbourne, Australia today to represent New Zealand at the fourth Sub-Regional Meeting on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Security. “The Government is committed to reducing the threat of terrorism ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • Health and safety action plan for ports
    The health and safety practices at our nation’s ports will be improved as part of a new industry-wide action plan, Workplace Relations and Safety, and Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced. “Following the tragic death of two port workers in Auckland and Lyttelton last year, I asked the Port Health ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • Bikes and scooters to be exempt from FBT
    Bikes, electric bikes and scooters will be added to the types of transport exempted from fringe benefit tax under changes proposed today. Revenue Minister David Parker said the change would allow bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, electric scooters, and micro-mobility share services to be exempt from fringe benefit tax where they ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • Foreign Affairs Minister to reaffirm our close relationship with Fiji
    Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta will hold bilateral meetings with Fiji this week. The visit will be her first to the country since the election of the new coalition Government led by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sitiveni Rabuka. The visit will be an opportunity to meet kanohi ki ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • New legislation to streamline Cyclone recovery
    The Government is introducing the Severe Weather Emergency Legislation Bill to ensure the recovery and rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle is streamlined and efficient with unnecessary red tape removed. The legislation is similar to legislation passed following the Christchurch and Kaikōura earthquakes that modifies existing legislation in order to remove constraints ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • Cost of living package: More bread and butter support for Kiwi families
    Approximately 1.4 million people will benefit from increases to rates and thresholds for social assistance to help with the cost of living Superannuation to increase by over $100 a pay for a couple Main benefits to increase by the rate of inflation, meaning a family on a benefit with children ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • Freeing up more government bandwidth and money to focus on the cost of living
    $1 billion in savings which will be reallocated to support New Zealanders with the cost of living A range of transport programmes deferred so Waka Kotahi can focus on post Cyclone road recovery Speed limit reduction programme significantly narrowed to focus on the most dangerous one per cent of state ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago

Page generated in The Standard by Wordpress at 2023-03-22T02:28:54+00:00