PremiumPremiumPolitics'Watch this space – there's more to come': Hipkins on the tech tax Labour may look atAs Labour grandees gather in Auckland, Chris Hipkins gets ready to rally the troops.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumEditorialEditorial: Fancy a CGT with your sausage and tomato sauce this summer?OPINION: Two-thirds back a CGT but want inflation-adjusted, not nominal, gains taxed.25 Nov 04:00 PM
Politics'Who knows what you're voting for': Hipkins takes swipe at NZ First but doesn't rule out allianceThe Labour leader also ruled out any new wealth taxes but will keep its CGT on the table.24 Nov 09:08 PM
PoliticsCapital gains tax poll reveals option with most support: How it differs from Labour policy24 Nov 12:47 AM
PremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: A mature conversation about asset sales and CGT? Yeah, right16 Nov 08:59 PM
PoliticsNew poll reveals Kiwis split down middle on capital gains tax, but one major city set against it16 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandOpportunity Party names fifth leader in its decade existence to lead it to next election15 Nov 11:30 PM
PoliticsDeborah Russell accuses Nicola Willis of 'misrepresenting' tax policy, Finance Min fights backWatch11 Nov 02:18 AM
PremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Prepare for a choose your poison election07 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Cutting addiction, not increasing taxes, should be Labour's top priorityOPINION: Graduates of drug treatment courts are 86% less likely to reoffend.04 Nov 11:00 PM
OpinionGenerate Wealth Weekly: Capital gains tax: A fairer future, or a Trojan Horse?OPINION: What Labour’s capital gains tax proposal could mean for property and savings.04 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Who will be appointed as NZ Rugby's CEO?OPINION: The Tower of London was suggested as new lodgings for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.02 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: It's a Nat leader's job to kill CGTs – is Christopher Luxon up to it?There's more riding on Labour's CGT for Luxon than Labour's Chris Hipkins. 31 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJenée TibshraenyJenée Tibshraeny: Capital gains tax is a case of right policy, wrong rationaleOPINION: Why Labour shouldn't be thinking up new ways of spending money.29 Oct 08:00 PM
Politics‘Not a complete pushover’: Hipkins shuts door on Green Party doubts over CGT bottom lineLabour is adamant it won't shift from the tax policy it released yesterday. 29 Oct 03:24 AM
PoliticsWatch: What does the Green Party think of Labour's capital gains tax?Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says Labour's tax policy would be a "starting point" in any future coalition negotiations. Video / Mark MitchellWatch28 Oct 10:04 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisLiam DannInside Economics: Is the housing wealth effect a mass delusion?ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.28 Oct 06:00 PM
BDBDBusinessDeskLabour’s CGT calculus: Taxing property to pay for healthcareLabour may finally have found a politically acceptable CGT.28 Oct 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxLabour knows what it'll tax, but can't say what it'll allow you to deductLabour won't commit to allowing interest write-offs under its capital gains tax policy.28 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Labour's CGT plan should go further over funding of GP visitsOPINION: Labour's plan should make all GP visits free for those who need them.28 Oct 04:00 PM
PoliticsLabour’s free GP visit policy: Doctors sceptical but party confident of capacity The policy would be funded by a capital gains tax.28 Oct 06:24 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Labour's CGT sets small target but has big loopholes - including family homeOPINION: Labour's capital gains tax sets a small target for its critics. 28 Oct 03:58 AM
New ZealandLabour slammed over plan to use capital gains tax for free GP visitsNational, Act and New Zealand First say Labour’s tax proposal risks choking economic growth, while Labour argues the revenue would provide relief for struggling families.Watch28 Oct 02:32 AM
PoliticsLabour’s capital gains tax: Chris Hipkins celebrates ‘progressive’ policy amid stern warning to leaker Labour says all CGT revenue would go towards health spending including free GP visits.28 Oct 12:25 AM
PoliticsCapital gains complexity: How NZ compares globally, and what Labour should doA new report says NZ has the most limited regime in the OECD for taxing capital gains.15 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisLiam DannInside Economics: Treasury's desperate warning to act on Superannuation challengeANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.01 Oct 12:45 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsShielding the rich? Govt to axe info-gathering power that shed light on how much tax the rich payAxing the power will improve taxpayer privacy but weaken the quality of IRD policy advice.01 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJenée TibshraenyHigher taxes, deeper spending cuts: What's coming as NZ's economy suffers from long CovidSome tough political choices will need to be made.18 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsSeymour wants fast-track law for new supermarket chainsThe Act leader says the law would encourage a new entrant.13 Jul 02:40 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: When travelling, do not rely on the good faith and help of strangersOPINION: I’m amazed that New Zealand paid $29 million towards a satellite.06 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Now house prices have fallen, what does that mean for CGT debate?OPINION: The rise of chatbots and a manipulated internet lead to a disinformed public.01 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: How history warns against the Greens' fiscal ambitionsOPINION: The party has proposed a radical overhaul of New Zealand's tax system.24 Jun 11:00 PM