http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Government Spending headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:19 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=221 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10632260&ref=rss If John Key hadn't been planning to go into next year's election promising to keep pensioners' free travel entitlements on the SuperGold Card, he almost certainly will be now.At yesterday's post-Cabinet press conference, the Prime... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10632243&ref=rss The cost of designing the Auckland Super City is $34.4 million - but putting all the building blocks in place will cost more.Yesterday, a spokesman for Local Government Minister Rodney Hide was unable to put a total figure on... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10632060&ref=rss TVNZ bosses are travelling to Wellington this week to tell staff about cost reduction plans and possible radical change affecting all state-owned media organisations.The move follows reports that TVNZ could be restructured to... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10631831&ref=rss This column's comments last week on who should pay for New Zealand's leaky building disaster hit a nerve. The strength of the reaction betrays the depth of feeling building up now in the coming "Battle of the Generations".The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10631769&ref=rss Any hopes Auckland has of hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games are set to be dashed, with the Government likely to announce next week that it will not underwrite the cost.The latest estimates on what it would cost to stage the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10631670&ref=rss Whatever you think of Anne Tolley and her trenchant advocacy of national standards, the Minister of Education deserves some credit for having the good grace and fortitude to front this week's announcement of the restructuring of her... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10631661&ref=rss It's a brave politician who traipses halfway round the world while her political opponents are calling for her head and her job could be up for grabs in an upcoming Cabinet reshuffle.But Irish Cabinet Minister Mary Harney is no... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10631452&ref=rss Marac Finance has become the first company to be accepted into the Government's extended retail deposit guarantee scheme. The Treasury yesterday approved the firm, which is owned by NZX-listed Pyne Gould Corp. Marac chief executive... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:20:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10631433&ref=rss Predictably enough, Labour has tried to make a mountain out of the Government's announcement of funding cuts in the Education Ministry. According to its education spokesman, Trevor Mallard, these will harm education quality because... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:59:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10631206&ref=rss Funding cuts in the Education Ministry will negatively affect education quality because there will be less research and less teacher and curriculum development, says Labour's education spokesman, Trevor Mallard.Education Minister... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10631131&ref=rss New Zealand's financial markets are "back to normal" and government guarantees for banks, set up during the global financial crisis, will be phased out at the end of next month, says Finance Minister Bill English.Speaking at the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:09:48 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10630991&ref=rss SYDNEY - The Australian Department of Defence has spent millions of dollars on luxury items that seem only remotely related to its role.After a three-month study of A$48 billion ($62.32 billion) of contracts awarded in the past... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10630974&ref=rss Relief for traffic choke points on a heavily-used North Shore arterial route is coming - but not at the expense of its cycleways.The North Shore City Council decided yesterday to bring forward plans to upgrade more of Lake Rd,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government-spending/news/article.cfm?c_id=221&objectid=10630778&ref=rss Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce had barely opened the portfolio passed to him at the end of January before he floated a significant change. He proposes to make student loans conditional on the student's success. Living allowances... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:59:00 +1200