Simon Wilson: Can we stop talking about the 'squeezed middle' now?
The Budget gets quite a lot right, but that doesn't make it great.
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More and more Russians are speaking out against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Meghan and Harry pass the point of no return
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'Absolutely terrible': The Warehouse apologises for misspelling Māori words
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Kiwi metal musician owned hundreds of child porn images and videos
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Audrey Young: Robertson's Goldilocks Budget - not too little, not too much
But managing expectations around health, will be a challenge, writes Audrey Young.
'Offensive, objectionable odours' upset neighbour
An 80sq m part of a neighbour's property "wet, stagnant, usable" area, court finds
Teacher's Pet case: Murder accused gave his wife booze so he could sleep with babysitter
Chris Dawson is accused of murdering his wife Lynette, who vanished in 1982.
Icy blast hits NZ: 849 lightning strikes, flooding - and big swell, snow on the way
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Live: B-Day! What we know and what to expect in NZ's biggest-ever Budget
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'Discrimination': Dover Samuels takes hat fight to the bank
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Whitianga to Auckland's CBD in 30 minutes? Seaglider travel could be reality
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All Black goes to psychologists to overcome red card issue
Renowned sports psychologists are helping All Black with his red card issue.
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The Auckland tattoo studio that inks residents for a bag of groceries
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'You can't budget your way out of poverty'
More than a quarter of Pacific children in New Zealand live in poverty.
Cheesed off! Block of supermarket cheese reaches $21
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Watch: NZ Post courier lashes out at dog while delivering package
The courier lashed out at the dog as she wagged her tail and barked at him.
Phil Goff: Maximising return of international students
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'Not good for society': Shoplifting girls kick liquor store owner in the groin
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Here's all of what we know is in today's Budget
Announcements have been made already in health, police, jobs and environment.
Faking it: Claim workers gaming Covid leave for time off
MSD: Employers need to take steps to satisfy themselves that employees are genuine.
Mike Hosking: The Budget smokescreen that's hiding the real mess
OPINION: We are adding to our debt with each and every announcement.
Exclusive: Charge dropped in unsolved baby homicide after family close ranks
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Pass the parcel? Expect an enlarged bond tender programme
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Simon Wilson: Seize the day, minister
Grant Robertson has four big challenges with his budget today but they're not impossible.
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Everything smells and tastes like sewage to me.