Budget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's gone
Here are the highlights as Grant Robertson announces the Government's plans.
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Budget: The cost of living and what's in it for you
New payments, fuel tax and public transport relief have been extended.
Budget 2022: Snapshot for business
Govt tackles supermarket competition and finance for SMEs.
Audrey Young: Robertson's Goldilocks Budget - not too little, not too much
But managing expectations around health, will be a challenge, writes Audrey Young.
Rotorua brawl: Two groups involved, one charged with intentional damage
Two groups of people were involved in the incident.
David Beck: Why I'll be performing in drag this August
COMMENT: Sometimes you just have to leap out of your comfort zone for a good cause.
Icy blast hits NZ: 849 lightning strikes, flooding - and big swell, snow on the way
Strong winds, heavy rain across NZ, and brace for a temperature drop down south on Friday.
The Premium Debate: how damaging are construction cost blowouts?
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Luke Kirkness: The pre-Budget promises are off the mark
Luke Kirkness isn't a budget expert but reckons the Government hasn't got it right.
Opinion: Riding on a bus is a privilege, not a right
Opinion: The bus stop boycott is showing users what they are missing out on
SH38 reopens following logging truck crash
Three people were injured in the State Highway 38 crash near Rotorua.
Business-owning mum wants Budget to tackle housing, food costs
Locals share their spending wishlists ahead of today's Budget announcement.
Rotorua-born author's book being adapted into Disney series
His father says Joshua could be New Zealand's Stephen King.
Glitz, glamour and drag queens: #Fabulous returns
In August, eight locals will get glammed up and shake their things, all for Hospice
Taupō Stella Awards to celebrate business resilience
The event format has been updated to encompass a light-hearted and digestible approach
Faking it: Claim workers gaming Covid leave for time off
MSD: Employers need to take steps to satisfy themselves that employees are genuine.
Lifestyle block bonanza, subdivisions allowed down to 2ha
Resource consent rules for Taupō being looked at, informal feedback called for.
Tourism operators ready and waiting for international visitors
Taupō mayor excited about Air New Zealand forward bookings, but older travellers hesitant.
Grim milestone: Covid-related deaths surge past 1000; 9570 new cases
There are 425 people in hospital today, including nine in intensive care.
Cocktails for a Cause: $30,000 raised for grieving mum and child
Paul Mikkelson died after a short battle with cancer earlier this year.
'Horrible story': Nats ask why threatening tenant allowed to keep state house
"Why do people who terrorise their neighbours get to stay?"
Luke Kirkness: Police need to be respected more and the buck stops with us
Luke Kirkness says police in NZ don't deserve to be spat at, bitten or hit.
Letters to the editor: Whakatāne turnoff roundabout a bad idea
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
'Record' sales: Tauranga's luxury house market running hot
Luxury market performing in complete contrast to the low-to-mid-range market.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: I'm about to lose my job but I'm not sorry to go
OPINION: Change should happen when it's needed most
Rolled vehicle: One seriously injured in crash near Okere Falls
The road is down to one lane.
Budget ag-sector splash out 'grandiose money spending', farmer says
His comments come after the announcement of the first ever Emissions Reduction Plan.
Facebook Files: What our followers say about the Starlight Cinema owner retiring
Here's what our Facebook followers had to say this week
Broken jaw, 'all-in brawl' among 17 new complaints of rugby foul play, misconduct
There were 17 incidents over two weekends on Bay of Plenty rugby fields.
Police seek video footage after 'unsettling' incident on CBD street
Police say they will hold the offenders to account.
'Pageants are uplifting, not demeaning' Māori beauty queens defend criticism
Three Māori beauty queens shared how pageants have empowered them.
Lakes DHB on track to post first surplus in eight years - and then dissolve
The last surplus was in 2014.
Impounded car, arrest and fines at gang funeral procession
The procession followed a tangi for a senior member.
9843 new Covid cases, eight virus-related deaths
Expert warns of 'flood' of Long Covid challenges looming for the health system.