Are Fair Pay Agreements really fair on small businesses?

Andrew Bayly February 25, 2022 Share

Small businesses have really done it tough over the last 18 months, with numerous lockdowns and long periods of being unable to operate. When all the outgoings have been paid, only then can the business owner take what’s left for themselves.

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A tsunami of stress affecting construction workers

Andrew Bayly February 17, 2022 Share

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the mental health of construction workers, with a ‘perfect storm’ of supply chain issues, rapidly rising costs and a drastic shortage of skilled labour piling on the pressure – a good deal of which can be attributed to the Government’s failure to deliver.

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New Zealand has become a divided society

Andrew Bayly February 16, 2022 Share

Speech prepared for the debate on the Prime Minister’s Statement, 15 February 2022

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Confusion still remains around bright-line changes

Andrew Bayly January 20, 2022 Share

In March last year the Government announced an extension of the bright-line test to 10 years in an effort to curb speculative demand by property investors. But what they failed to do was explain how the changes would apply. Now here we are 10 months on and confusion still remains.

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New bill makes superannuation fairer for all

Andrew Bayly November 11, 2021 Share

On 10 November, the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament. Supported by Labour and ACT, the bill passed by 108 to 12 votes and is the second of my members' bills to be passed, which is a rarity for an MP in opposition.

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Will shovels in the ground lead to the road to recovery?

Andrew Bayly October 18, 2021 Share

It’s now been 18 months since the Infrastructure Reference Group was established to identify a list of shovel-ready projects for the Government – those that would be ready to start as soon as the construction industry could get back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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How slow can you go?

Andrew Bayly October 05, 2021 Share

Further reductions to the speed limits on rural roads around Franklin will only serve to frustrate the vast majority of road users. But will Auckland Transport listen?

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Why the Three Waters Reforms must be ditched

Andrew Bayly October 01, 2021 Share

Communities and councils around the country are starting to make their voices heard around the effects the Government’s proposed Three Waters Reforms will have, with several mayors calling for the programme to be ‘paused’ on the grounds that there has been insufficient public consultation.

As published in the October edition of E Local

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Time to address our infrastructure deficit

Andrew Bayly September 24, 2021 Share

Proper and sustained investment into good infrastructure is one of the few direct drivers of economic growth that any government can undertake.

As published in Local Government NZ magazine, September 2021

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