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Is Labour trying to fix a problem Kiwis don't have?

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Publish Date
Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 7:34am
Chris Hipkins as Covid Response Minister . Photo / NZ Herald | File
Chris Hipkins as Covid Response Minister . Photo / NZ Herald | File

Is Labour trying to fix a problem Kiwis don't have?

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 7:34am

There are concerns that Labour's trying to fix a capital problem that kiwis don't have. 

The party's pitching a $200million Future Fund that re-invests dividends from specified Crown assets,  into businesses and infrastructure projects.

It'll invest solely in local projects. 

Icehouse Ventures CEO Robbie Paul told Mike Hosking the policy is agreeable and directionally correct,  but wonders if there's a gap in the capital market. 

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