Motorists will pay $65 less for car registration fees as part of a raft of changes which come into effect tomorrow. That comes after paid leave entitlements were raised from 14 weeks to 18 weeks on April 1. Car registration costs will fall from around $195 to $130, the second consecutive annual decrease. New melanoma and Hepatitis C drugs will become available as a result of a funding boost to bulk-buying agency Pharmac. The changes applied to drivers of light vehicles - cars, vans, utes and SUVs - and would save New Zealanders around $218 million in total.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 30, 2016 03:25 UTC