A Labour Party release criticizes the National Government for rising prices of essential goods and cuts to women’s pay, while expanding tax breaks for landlords and tobacco companies.
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Look, I think we had an advantage in the sense of we had higher levels of stocks of all fuels in the country. We've probably been 10 to 15 days higher in some ways on those different fuel types. We have the simplicity of one national government. We put an immediate team together on day one. We brought in on day one all the industry as well. So we've had long standing understanding of where they actually are and all their future orders and there's no risk at all at this point around any of that. In fact, that's looking, you know, the refineries are finding alternative sources of of crude and then obviously yeah we've had a comprehensive strategic partnership with Singapore and we've had this essential supplies agreement in place so I've spoken to the South Korean president as well you know they their refineries essentially what happens Mike is they get most of their stuff out of the Middle East they now start sourcing more from say the US and Suriname and Peru and Chile and Oman and other places it might be more expensive but at least they can keep those refineries pumping which is what we then get down here
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spending rise driven by higher prices
****Slow trading continues for retailers**** \\ \\ **13 August 2025**\\ \\ Economic relief for New Zealand consumers can’t come soon enough for the struggling retail sector, Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says.milk, butter, electricity rising sharply
Release: Prices keep rising while National cuts women’s paySocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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