Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 30/7/24

Scrapping of 11 pages of lending regulations will make it easier for people to borrow money

When the Government’s declared its intention to reform the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA), the providers of financial mentoring services expressed concerns that vulnerable borrowers could be exposed to loan-sharks and more debt.

The CCCFA was designed to protect people from taking out loans they could not afford.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 31/1/24

Deliverance: after a dry patch, a deluge of media statements

After several days in which ministers had little to post on the government’s official website, there has been a flurry of activity.

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly delivered a speech, Health Minister Shane Reti delivered an assurance about free Rapid Antigen Tests, and Regulation Minister David Seymour delivered the bill that will shut down the Productivity Commission.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 28/9/23

Govt is energising housing projects with solar power – and fuelling the public’s concept of a divided society

Not long after Point of Order published data which show the substantial number of New Zealanders (77%) who believe NZ is becoming more divided, government ministers were braying about a programme which distributes some money to “the public” and some to “Maori”.