Massive political mood shift in five weeks / Has David Parker had a brainwave? / Market share caps for supermarkets? / Burning bridges on 3 waters / Short, sharp consultation to tackle moral hazard / Ukraine shock knock-ons / Gas galore?

Heading off inflation / What sending a Hercules to Europe means / Orange Easter / More muscular threat on supermarkets / Green ambitions / House prices keep slowing / Nurses pay equity deal hits a snag

Luxon’s next challenge – avoiding pratfalls / Immigration reset – get ready for form-filling / The crowded field for the Auckland mayoralty / Farewell to The America’s Cup / Vaccination mandates and flu jabs / Negligible post-omicron bounceback so far / Air NZ faces a tough sell

A political turning point? / A cost of living shock, and an immediate response / An omicron turning point / Bridges rides his yak off into the sunset / A juicy ETS windfall / Winter is coming / Inflation pain

Covid rising to higher peak / The meaning in a riot / National’s improving core performance / Big day looms for supermarkets / Three waters report due too / An aluminium-lined cloud / Taxes flying into Treasury’s coffers

‘Camp Freedom’ digs in / Parliament camp vs road closures / The prospects for fourth and fifth doses / How long does self-isolation have to run? / Modelling the outbreak peak / A difficult six weeks / What could possibly go wrong?

Bracing for it / But wait, there’s more … / A national self-isolation is ending … / … but workers and tourists must still self-isolate / A loosening of the migrant worker shackles / CCCFA regulations under the spotlight / An attempt to reduce labour scarring

Brace for it / The new plan: just like the old one in one key respect / But there are still big gaps / The border’s future remains in doubt / Inflation pressure builds on Reserve Bank / Rate hikes set to roll out as house prices fall / Regulatory help beckons for the banks

HVxtra - HYEFU special December 15 2021 / Plenty of cash flowing in

Finally, National is relevant again / Bridges fine in Finance / It’s closer than everyone thinks / Fewer and lower homes to shut up the NIMBYs / Tiwai Pt still going in 2035? / Luxon pulls Bridges back into line on Orr’s reappointment / Merry Christmas