1The Government believes it can cure the housing affordability crisis in Auckland by ensuring that enough residential land is made available to developers. Will pumping more sections onto the market and tightening restrictions over how much banks can lend get more young families into their first homes? Interview with the chief executive of the Property Council, Connal Townsend.
2Analysis of the 2013 Budget. Who are the winners and losers? What will happen when the big bills for the Christchurch rebuild come flooding in? The world economy is coming out of a hangover from the global financial crisis, so how solid does New Zealand's economic strategy and performance actually look on the world stage?