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Budget 2023
$160m video game rebate: First recipients named after brush with death
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Watch: News Worth Knowing in 2023
2023 has not been short of memorable events. NZ Herald video covered them all. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Nicola Willis details mini-Budget
Finance Minister Nicola Willis outlines the Government's mini-Budget. Video / Mark Mitchell
Ian McCrae: How Te Whatu Ora strangled the health tech Golden Goose
Despite the flood of spending the agency appears to be angling for even more money.
Nicola Willis warns of fiscal ‘snakes and snails’ in mini-budget
New Finance Minister Nicola Willis promises to show the true state of NZ's finances.
The Price of Peters - $10b spending cuts in first year, $20b spending increases
An economist has costed NZ First's promises, and found them very expensive.
Audited version of Crown accounts sees size of deficit shrink
The Government's books were $9.4 billion in deficit over the past year.
Focus: The books are open ahead of the election
Treasury has revealed the forecast state of play for the economy. NZ Herald Focus breaks down the numbers, so you don't have to. Video / NZ Herald
PREFU revealed, White Island case and Air New Zealand engine trouble | Focus Evening Bulletin September 12, 2023
The PREFU has been revealed, charges have been dropped in relation to the White Island tourism incident, Air New Zealand faces engine trouble and Kim Jong Un visits Vladimir Putin in Russia. Video / NZ Herald
All Blacks in Lyon, Labour’s unpopularity and Morocco death toll | Focus Morning Bulletin September 12, 2023
The All Blacks get back to training as they reflect on what went wrong against France, Labour hits historic unpopularity with devastating poll and it’s a race against time to find survivors from Morocco’s earthquake. Video / NZ Herald
'Not great for consulting firms': PM fronts on public service spending crackdown
Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson announced a sweeping package of public service savings.
Govt announces $4b in savings, National says 'too little, too late'
Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson will announce savings.
Debt blowout: Govt expected to borrow $35b more than planned eight months ago
Economists warn the next government won't have much cash to splash.
'Appalling' employment gap for disabled people needs urgent attention - advocacy group
"Some people just think of disabled people as being, somehow, less than or not as good."
Commercial property owners to pay for Labour's GST cut
How Labour would pay for its tax policy.
Bubbles bring more submissions: Council changes up budget consultation
The council won the “SuperEngaged” award for its Budget Tool.
Fiscal Hole Battle Royale! Peters v Seymour v Willis v Robertson
Winston Peters says there's a fiscal hole - he's mostly right.
Beehive Diaries: Vindication for Nicola Willis, Luxon gets a Barbie photo op
Nicola Willis' April prophesies were right all along, and why was Luxon in a Barbie box?
Grant Robertson considered taxing banks’ ‘windfall’ profits
Treasury and Inland Revenue warned of 'unintended consequences'.
Budget deficit $2b deeper than expected as corporate tax take falls
Cooling economy sees businesses pay 11pc less tax than expected.
Focus: PM on fuel tax and Kiri Allan
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins answers questions regarding fuel tax and Kiri Allan. Video / NZ Herald
Hipkins announces moves to salvage early childhood education Budget offering
The PM says the Government is also looking at Health NZ's ethnicity criteria.
PM claims childcare providers playing politics amid Budget policy backdown
One ECE provider said the concerns came from poor Govt consultation.
Public transport discount for under-25s hits snag
Train and bus passengers have been enjoying half-price fares since last year.
Infrastructure Report: A billion-dollar plan to build resilience
Damage from the cyclone and floods has been estimated to cost up to $14.5b.
House prices may be bottoming out
Opinion: New analysis suggests an end to the house price slump may be in sight.
National brands Labour’s Handmaid’s Tale tweet as ‘appalling’
Megan Woods' tweet likens National’s prescriptions policy to dystopian TV show.
Thomas Coughlan: Budget assumes decade of relative austerity
Finance Minister Grant Robertson conceded this week that future allowances were tight.
Treasury warns fuel tax hike may be needed next year
Treasury warns a hike may be needed as soon as July 1 next year.
‘They’ll still find a way’: Fog cannons, bollards no match for thieves
Business owners want better crime solutions than current deterrents that aren't working.
Govt's promise for extra nurses not enough to fix ‘decades of understaffing’
Health advocates say funding for more nurses nationwide not going to make a difference.
More than half of Kiwis want a tax cut, while more than a third don’t, new poll reveals
Labour has already ruled out tax cuts, while National is adamant it will provide them.
Matt Cowley: Our biggest threat to business
Opinion: It’s clear the current delivery model isn’t working.
Are businesses pushing up prices to take advantage of inflation?
Some are starting to wonder if businesses have become too enthusiastic with price rises.
Hipkins: NZ needs to 'rethink' how roading infrastructure is funded
The Prime Minister says the fast uptake of EVs could affect petrol tax revenue.
'We need a bloody miracle': Auckland food bank served with eviction notice
The drop-in centre serves 200 food parcels a day with no red-tape.
Adrian Orr appears before MPs: ‘It will feel painful for people’
No pain, no gain: MPs get a chance to grill Reserve Bank boss over rates hike.
Adrian Orr: Govt ‘more of a friend than foe’ in attempts to cool inflation
Reserve Bank downplays impact of government spending plans on inflation.
Govt’s 20 hours-free childcare expansion could force closures - sector leaders
Leaders have written to ministers, requesting an urgent meeting.
Peak OCR? Reserve Bank shocks market by saying it’s done enough
The Reserve Bank releases its full Monetary Policy Statement.
Calls for National to front up with costings for tax cuts, estimated to be $8.2b
An economist warns the cuts will not be affordable without major public service cuts.
Some prescriptions will still attract $15 fee, despite Budget policy to abolish $5 charges
The Government has abolished most charges, but some remain.
'Huge help': Bay pharmacists praise decision to abolish $5 prescription fee
The decision, announced as part of Budget 2023, will cost the Government $619m.
Premium Debate: Why Labour’s Budget might be the most radical in 30 years
Subscribers have their say.
Editorial: Is easy dose it the best medicine?
Opinion: Our editorial on the starring role a $5 script fee played in Budget 2023.
Inflation takes away gains from Labour’s Working for Families package
Inflation is eating away at people's benefits.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: I’ve struck the Budget jackpot - but hardly anyone else did
We are among the very first families to qualify for the 20 hours' free early childcare.
Steven Joyce: Budget - is that all there is?
Lack of ideas shows Govt is scraping bottom of the barrel.
Giving with one hand, taking with the other: Auckland mortage payments could jump $1500 a year after Budget
Economists and mortgage brokers say interest rates could jump after Budget.
Claire Trevett: Nats' penny-pinching reaction to Budget puts heat on Luxon over tax cuts
National's Budget response feeds right into PM Chris Hipkins 'coalition of cuts' line.
‘Be a good daughter’: Judith Collins' dig at Labour MP over $5 prescription fees
The policy sees patients no longer having to face a $5 top-up fee for funded prescriptions
Uncertainty around immigration looms large
Big questions remain over the impact immigration will have on the economy.
Opinion: NZ’s Budget used a ‘gender lens’
Budget 2023 included a gender budgeting 'snapshot' - and was the first to do so.
'A welcome change': Mum hails Budget's early childhood funding boost
Working parents are welcoming the early childcare budget boost.
Opinion: Why I'm only slightly surprised by this Budget
OPINION: The announcement I'm most interested in - for selfish reasons.
Budget 2023: 'No-frills budget' surprisingly frilly, say experts
The Budget for 2023 has been announced and now the experts are weighing in.
'This is my 37th Budget. I think I can be objective about Budgets'
A finance expert has given his thoughts on the newly announced Budget.
Labour’s Māori caucus 'all satisfied' with the $825 million ‘Māori Budget’
Minister Willie Jackson defends drop in funding - these are 'very, very tough times'.
Jarden Brief: Netflix surges after revealing ad-supported tier
Millions of Netflix fans opting for cheaper option, despite ads.
‘There will be higher interest rates’: Luxon calls Robertson’s Budget ‘reckless’
The Finance Minister has made a big bet on inflation coming down.
'They've made a choice’: Why Grant Robertson shunned austerity in Budget
There were widespread calls for austerity, but the Govt didn't go as far as many expected.
Can the Govt deliver on its infrastructure investment plans?
Hipkins is confident capacity will be created in the economy to get infrastructure built.
Claire Trevett: Not an election-winning Budget, but not a loser either
OPINION: The Budget won’t win Labour the election. It wasn’t designed to.
Early Childhood funding will make 'all the difference' to families
New conditions around the 20 hours free early learning could save parents even more money.
Budget 2023 report card: Do the Govt's financial commitments meet the grade?
Four themes dominate this year's Budget - the cost of living among them.