A lot changed over the weekend. Not only did the fuel excise tax cut come to an end on July 1, but a raft of other changes took effect, some of which you might feel in your wallet.

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    tldr:

    • End of fuel excise tax cut
    • Public transport back to full price
    • $5 prescription charges scrapped
    • Parental leave payments increased by 7.7%
    • Plastic produce bags in supermarkets gone
    • Clean car discount changed
    • Alcohol tax increases by 6.6%
    • Working holiday visas extended
    • NZ post have increased their prices
    • NZ citizens living in Aussie can apply for citizenship after four years
    • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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      1 year ago

      Public transport back to full price

      It’s not in the article but I believe on 1 Jul free public transport for kids 12 and under kicked in, and those aged 13-25 will continue to get half price fares indefinitely.

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          You’ve also got the next 39 years to watch NZ super collapse into dust before you get a chance to have it.

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            Pains me to say it but I can’t imagine I’ll be in NZ in 10 years. I love this country but the grass is looking a lot greener elsewhere.

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              Every country has their failings. But if you are in a position to be able to head overseas, I encourage you to do so!

              You might go forever or it might turn out the grass wasn’t as green, but it will be a life shaping experience either way.

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                1 year ago

                I’m a kiwi but hold a dual citizenship so have spent a fair amount of time overseas. End up coming back cause I miss NZ too much but as I’m getting older and need to pick somewhere to base myself for a while it feels hard to justify NZ, from a career perspective. That said, it’s also hard to imagine leaving again.

                100% agree though, I find a lot of my peers who endlessly talk about how much they hate NZ haven’t really lived outside of the country. Not that that’s a reason not to criticize NZ but at the very least living somewhere else for a while gives good perspective.

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        I swear alcohol tax was like 50% of the price 10 or 15 years ago. But the article says has a quote saying that now it’s 50%. That means it was only 43.4% before!