Australian budget airline, Jetstar, announced last week that it would be phasing out its flights to regional New Zealand destinations. It would impact the pockets of these consumers the most as it virtually hands national carrier Air New Zealand a monopoly over these flights. Without competition, the airline has no incentive to keep prices low despite capitalizing on Jetstar’s decision by offering promotional discount prices immediately after the latter’s announcement.
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The #ProvincialGrowthFund is doing better than what Newshub wants you to think
This week, mainstream news outlet Newshub released an exclusive story reporting that the Coalition Government’s Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) program only created 54 jobs during
A year later, the Provincial Growth Fund is proving critics wrong
One of New Zealand First’s most salient concessions won in their Coalition Agreement with the Labour Party is the establishment of the Provincial Growth
The Provincial Growth Fund is a breath of fresh air for native trees
Halting the decline of New Zealand’s native forests is one of our most pressing conservation missions. The deterioration of entire ecosystems leads to numerous
Not just the North, but also the East, have won big from the Provincial Growth Fund
Ever since the Labour-New Zealand First government launched its $1 billion per year Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), it has been criticized by the Opposition for
How has the Provincial Growth Fund helped the regions so far?
Arguably, the biggest win for New Zealand First in their Coalition Agreement with the New Zealand Labour Party was the $1 billion per year
A Billion Trees for Employment and the Environment
Last month, the government’s highly ambitious 1 Billion Trees Planting Programme commenced spearheaded by the Minister for Forestry and for Regional Economic Development, Hon.