The Finance Minister has been quick to unpack some of Labour's announcements from over the weekend.

At the party's annual conference, leader Chris Hipkins ruled out joining AUKUS - the security pact between Australia, the UK and the US.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has said this rejection of AUKUS feels 'premature'.

"Let's remember it was Labour who started the discussions about Pillar Two of AUKUS back in 2021. No one's ever talked about joining the first pillar - but exploring how we could co-operate on technology was something Labour kicked off."

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The Finance Minister has been quick to unpack some of Labour's announcements from over the weekend.
At the party's annual conference, leader Chris Hipkins ruled out joining AUKUS - the security pact between Australia, the UK and the US.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has said this rejection of AUKUS feels 'premature'.
"Let's remember it was Labour who started the discussions about Pillar Two of AUKUS back in 2021. No one's ever talked about joining the first pillar - but exploring how we could co-operate on technology was something Labour kicked off."
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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the Labour Party ruling out joining AUKUS

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Finance Minister Nicola Willis has revealed plans are in place to unveil a package to help households with the cost of fuel.

She says more details will be revealed tomorrow, and she's worked with Inland Revenue and Treasury officials to develop this planned relief.

Willis explained that this plan won't go against the Government's fiscal strategy ahead of the upcoming election.

"We will be funding it from this year's Budget operating allowance...we are going to prioritise our Budget in order to be able to fund this in a temporary, timely and targeted way."

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Finance Minister Nicola Willis has revealed plans are in place to unveil a package to help households with the cost of fuel.
She says more details will be revealed tomorrow, and she's worked with Inland Revenue and Treasury officials to develop this planned relief.
Willis explained that this plan won't go against the Government's fiscal strategy ahead of the upcoming election.
"We will be funding it from this year's Budget operating allowance...we are going to prioritise our Budget in order to be able to fund this in a temporary, timely and targeted way."
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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the Government's planned cost relief measures for households impacted by fuel crisis

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A Lower Hutt couple have been taken to the Tenancy Tribunal by their landlords after they refused to disclose they had gotten a dog.

A video surfaced on social media revealing the couple had gotten a dog without asking, confirming the landlords’ suspicions after the smell of urine had gotten so bad the carpet had to be replaced. 

Solicitor Mike Thornton says the landlords were entitled to use the publicly available information in their investigation.

"If there's publicly available information, once the landlord knows about it, they can go to the tenant and say - hey, I've learned this, do you have a dog? And that's exactly what happened."

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A Lower Hutt couple have been taken to the Tenancy Tribunal by their landlords after they refused to disclose they had gotten a dog.
A video surfaced on social media revealing the couple had gotten a dog without asking, confirming the landlords’ suspicions after the smell of urine had gotten so bad the carpet had to be replaced.&nbsp;
Solicitor Mike Thornton says the landlords were entitled to use the publicly available information in their investigation.
"If there's publicly available information, once the landlord knows about it, they can go to the tenant and say - hey, I've learned this, do you have a dog? And that's exactly what happened."
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Mike Thornton: solicitor on the Lower Hutt couple who refused to disclose they had a dog to their landlords

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There's a view Fonterra's strong result today is unlikely to climb much more.

The dairy giant's reported a 2.8 percent rise in first-half net profit to $750 million.

It's also announced a 20 cent lift in the farmgate milk price - and a $9.70 midpoint per kilo of milksolids.

Federated Farmers Dairy Chair, Karl Dean, says given global uncertainty, he doesn't think the midpoint will reach $10.

"The futures market is sitting around the $9.70-$9.80 mark, so Fonterra's got it pretty much where the futures are."

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There's a view Fonterra's strong result today is unlikely to climb much more.
The dairy giant's reported a 2.8 percent rise in first-half net profit to $750 million.
It's also announced a 20 cent lift in the farmgate milk price - and a $9.70 midpoint per kilo of milksolids.
Federated Farmers Dairy Chair, Karl Dean, says given global uncertainty, he doesn't think the midpoint will reach $10.
"The futures market is sitting around the $9.70-$9.80 mark, so Fonterra's got it pretty much where the futures are."
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Karl Dean: Federated Farmers Dairy Chair on Fonterra reporting a 2.8 percent lift in first-half net profit to $750 million

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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the Labour Party ruling out joining AUKUS

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