Tax
Tax brakes: Labour eases up on working group changes
Power Play - Labour has been forced into a major shift in approach after ongoing attacks against its tax policy saw it losing grasp on the election, Jane Patterson writes.
VIDEO: Labour changes tax strategy after National attacks
Labour would not introduce any tax working group changes until 2021, with Grant Robertson saying they've listened to New Zealanders. Video
Tax plans become early voter election battleground
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has come out firing, accusing National of lying and scaremongering over her party's tax plan.
Peters lays down demands on major parties
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says he expects any major party he negotiates with must give details on its policies, including Labour's plans for tax changes. Audio
Australia's tough tax rules like to bring change to NZ
Tougher tax rules in Australia are likely to prompt changes in New Zealand, as Inland Revenue prepares to cut up to 2000 jobs over the next four years. Audio
Labour clarifies land tax position
Labour's leader has ruled out introducing any tax which would hit either the family home or the land it sits on, saying that's "completely off the table".
Labour rules out land tax on family home
Jacinda Ardern has ruled out applying a capital gains tax and land tax to the family home, but would not rule out a land tax on additional residential sections. Video, Audio
Labour deputy get on same page over tax plan
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has had to pull her deputy into line over comments he made about the party's stance on bringing in a capital gains tax. Audio
Greens say capital gains tax's time has come
The Green Party has restated its commitment to implementing a capital gains tax if it gets into government, saying it is "time to just get in with it".
Aus Wars, The Empire Taxes Back & The Return of the Parker
This week, National starts its fight back as Bill English goes to boot camp, Jacinda Ardern negotiates her first international stoush and Grant Robertson opens the door to a Capital Gains Tax. Audio
Big companies have tax wish list
Some of the country's biggest coporate tax payers say the country needs to be willing to cut the company tax rate to stay competitive intenationally and attract investors. Audio
Petition to tax sugary drinks: NZ obese, kids' teeth rotting
A petition signed by nearly 10,000 people is calling for a sugary drinks tax, with thousands of New Zealand kids needing a general anaesthetic to take out rotten teeth.
Petition on sugar tax presented to MPs today
Petition for a tax on sugar to be introduced was handed to MPs in Wellington this morning. Audio
Google NZ pays $300k in tax, posts another $600k loss
The subsidiary paid $304,860 in tax last year as online advertising - in which it dominates the market - hit record levels, but has reported another $600,000 loss.
Govt's planned tax changes to hit foreign trusts
The government's move to tighten tax rules for multinational companies may also spell the end of this country's foreign trust industry. Audio
Govt to crack down on multinationals' tax avoidance
The government has announced plans to crack down on multinational companies avoiding taxes in New Zealand. Revenue Minister Judith Collins joins us with the details. Audio
Labour told it's multinational tax policy is "wrong way" to collect money
A tax expert says Labour's threat to slap a punitive tax on multinationals ducking their tax obligations is the wrong way to collect the money. Audio
Labour's multinationals tax plan
Tax expert Geof Nightingale explans how multinationals avoid tax and whether Labour's new plan to stop them, would. Audio
VIDEO: Labour threatens punitive tax on multinationals
Labour leader Andrew Little is promising to claw back hundreds of millions of dollars a year from firms that don't pay their fair share of tax. Video, Audio
NZ 'shamefully' poor on tax policies - Oxfam
New Zealand has one of the world's most unfair tax policies when it comes to closing the gap between rich and poor, a new report has found.
