New poll: National drops post-Budget, Hipkins pulls ahead of PM
A new poll has shown no great affection for the Budget.
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Simon Wilson: Act, Paul Henry, Shane Jones and the March for Nature
OPINION: Good governance requires more than preaching to the choir.
Editorial: Te Pāti Māori's self-referral for a police investigation forces Government's hand
OPINION: When Te Pāti Māori referred itself to the police, it left no other options.
PM says low- and middle-income Kiwis get 'emphasis' of tax package, Treasury figures say the opposite
About 130,000 households receive nothing from the package and 8000 are slightly worse off.
Letters: Environmental protests won't pay the bills
OPINION: 'If we mine the land, it will heal, just as it has in the past.'
New stats show which industries lost and gained the most public sector jobs
The data shows 2.3 million jobs were filled in the March quarter.
Te reo Māori in public sector Waitangi Tribunal inquiry starts
The Tauranga-based iwi had been inundated with support since lodging its application.
Steve Maharey: Why the Government made its own problem with Pharmac
OPINION: The Pharmac model has done irreparable damage.
Editorial: Tension between environment and economic development looms
OPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.
Opinion: What threatens Act’s goal of 15 per cent in the next election?
Act's polling suggests it could drastically improve its 2023 party vote.
Watch: Act sets 15 per cent target for 2026 election at annual rally, Seymour fronts media
The sold-out rally was attended by more than 500 people, with Paul Henry as guest speaker.
Government will reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
Offshore petroleum exploration was originally banned in 2018.
Former gun lobbyist now Cabinet Minister Nicole McKee on sidelining her personal views
McKee: 'I’m not going to keep everyone happy. I can see that already.'
‘Straw buyers’ bought 13 guns in three months allegedly for gang-linked relatives
A 75-year-old and his daughter paid more than $21,000 on guns and ammunition.
Explained: What’s the deal with sick leave changes?
And why do part-time workers have the same number of days off, anyway?
Racist ideology driving Māori seat roll back - law expert
Carwyn Jones decries government referendum on Māori wards.
Claire Trevett: Te Pāti Māori allegations go to the heart of public trust
OPINION: So far, there's a lot of fog and not much light around the claims.
Barry Soper: The way this Govt has governed is not right enough for Seymour
OPINION: Act reckons Nicola Willis could have gone further on the Budget.
Debate intensifies over Māori rights and Treaty Principles Bill amid call for a separate Parliament
There has been outrage over the Treaty Principles Bill and cuts to services for Māori.
Letters: Another family caught up in ridiculous red tape
OPINION: Immigration NZ delivers 'a brilliant gem of bureaucratic lunacy'.
Education: Terms of reference released for review in early childhood regulation
A funding review is also planned for the sector.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: A Budget of triumph and tragedy for Nicola Willis
OPINION: Finance Minister is no more than big spender Grant Robertson in drag.
Willie Jackson: 2024 will go down in history as Mother of anti-Māori Budgets
OPINION: Willie Jackson says Budget 2024 was terrible for Māori.
The ‘unhealthy’ Budget for sick New Zealanders - Rob Campbell
OPINION: Former health boss doesn't like the Government's script.
Audrey Young: Disturbing undertones in Te Pāti Māori's messaging
OPINION: Ads promoting Budget day protests featured guns against a fiery backdrop.
Finance Minister confident Budget will deliver for Māori
Nicola Willis targets Māori needs rather than Māori funding.
'Let down': Budget funds charter schools at cost of much needed teacher aides, unions say
Schools run on smell of oily rag, while $150m given to 'ineffective' charter scheme: union
'I'll still be poor': Kiwis react fiercely to Goverment's tax cuts, Budget package
Kiwis are divided over the tax cut package announced in the 2024 Budget.
Budget: $14 billion revealed in tax cuts worth $4-$40 a fortnight
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Budget 2024: David Seymour reacts to the Budget announcement
David Seymour talks to Jenee Tibshraeny about his views on this year's Budget announcement. Video / Marty Melville
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What today's Budget means for your back pocket.
Education gets $2.9b new funding for new classrooms, teachers, IT and initiatives
This is the coalition Government's first Budget.
Budget 2024: The 10 key points
Bamboozled by the Budget? Here's all the main highlights explained.