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New Zealand is bracing for a high stakes poker game, preparing for Donald Trump’s tariffs to be introduced.
The US Business Summit is taking place in Auckland, and Trump is set to be a significant talking point.
NZ Inc Managing Director Fran O’Sullivan told Ryan Bridge that there’s likely to be an element of negotiation when it comes to the implementation of tariffs.
She says that Trump’s selection for Commerce Secretary has suggested that there won’t be blanket tariffs, but the idea is to get manufacturing back into the US.
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Councils are putting a range of ideas on the table to raise revenue, as they push back against the idea of a cap on rates rises.
Rates shot up by an average of 15% this year.
Local Government New Zealand is proposing a range of options from civil defence levies to accommodation levies.
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Published 11/21/24
Almost 70% of cops want to be armed, and I say who the hell are we to get in their way?
The new Commissioner has come in, and he's been more gung ho on this idea of regular arming of our police force than any of his predecessors.
The fact is they're on the front line, aren't they?
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Published 11/21/24