Public service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ Budget
Almost 4000 roles would be cut as part of the Government's aim to reduce spending.
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Luxon and Willis speak ahead of their 'careful' Budget, 240-plus savings initiatives
The Finance Minister is promising the tax cuts won't be inflationary.
'Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track bill
It comes after hundreds marched on Parliament to protest the bill.
Shane Te Pou: Will the Budget give young people a reason to stay in NZ?
OPINION: More than 1000 Kiwis a week are packing their bags. Who can blame them?
Liam Dann: Never mind the numbers, what's the Budget vibe going to be?
OPINION: A Budget preview that ignores the numbers and looks at the vibe of the thing.
Claire Trevett: Budget tax cuts are a sugar hit, Nicola Willis wants something more
OPINION: The Budget sales job is to get voters to reward the medicine over the sugar hit.
Argentina’s peso plunges in warning light for Milei
Financial Times: Aggressive interest rate cuts blamed for black market volatility.
Opinion: What can and can’t be learnt from Singapore
Financial Times: The island’s ultimate strength has been a lack of dogma.
Labour alleges Budget leak forced Govt to quickly axe first home grant
Labour alleges the Government scrambled to kill the scheme after a Budget leak.
'Very painful spot': Willis, Orr discuss efforts to rein in inflation
The Reserve Bank has kept the OCR on hold at 5.5 per cent.
Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold at 5.5 per cent, rates could stay higher for longer
The Reserve Bank makes its latest call on whether it will cut the OCR or not.
Inside Economics: That lost 1994 Pak'nSave receipt, China's rebound, and are banks ripping us off?
OPINION: Liam Dann answers economics questions and digs through the week's economic news.
Australia unleashes rent and energy relief as inflation bites voters
FT: The cost-of-living crisis has split the nation between homeowners and renters.
No respite: RBNZ expected to stick with script on interest rates
Markets are impatient for rate cuts but the RBNZ is expected to hold firm.
Govt gets advice on billion-dollar merger and potential sale of state assets
Previous Governments have failed in attempts at an asset mega-merger.
Watch: Luxon defends tax cuts in pre-Budget speech
The PM spoke at the Auckland Business Chamber's pre-Budget lunch.
What the 'con job' and 'band-aid' Australian Budget means for NZ
Opponents lash Aussie Budget but Government says country's economy is still strong.
Can Europe’s economy ever hope to rival the US again?
Financial Times: Worried EU policymakers are searching for ways to inject some dynamism.
Treasury's toxic cocktail of tax hikes, spending cuts and asset sales to fix books
Treasury has put everything on the table.
How Winston would grow our economy: Deputy PM on countries NZ should follow
The Deputy PM is eyeing tax and investment strategies used by other small nations.
Matthew Hooton: Labour needs a bolder leader than Hipkins
OPINION: As the Luxon Government fails, the Opposition needs someone who will step up.
Almost every Kiwi household will benefit from tax relief, Finance Minister promises
Nicola Willis has set the scene for the upcoming Budget.
Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system
OPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'
Govt fails to calm carbon market jitters, flagging forestry review
It is unsure of the impact land use rule changes will have on how many trees are planted.
Liam Dann's Inside Economics: Does high immigration make unemployment worse?
OPINION: More migrants, fewer jobs? And what's driving olive oil and coffee price spikes?
Next few months will be ‘critical’ for economy says Westpac NZ CEO
Westpac NZ CEO cites tense geopolitical environment adding to uncertainty.
Voluntary redundancies bring MBIE job cuts to 341
The ministry accepted another 59 voluntary redundancies last week.
What even is the Budget? Here's all you need to know - and why it matters to you
It's getting a lot of hype but what even is "The Budget"?
Liam Dann: Don't bet your house (or your mortgage rate) on inflation forecasts
OPINION: It's taken years to start causing a serious economic downturn.
Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
More businesses seeking help to downsize as unemployment grows
More firms feeling beaten-up and CTU says it's worried about rising unemployment.
Federal Reserve signals that rates will remain higher for longer
Financial Times: ‘Lack of further progress’ on inflation has complicated plans.
Analysis: The Govt needs a good Budget; why it might not deliver one
After a bad poll, the Government needs to find a way to make voters feel happier.
Inside Economics: Can we spend our way out of recession?
Liam Dann answers readers' economic questions and digs beneath headlines.