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OPINION: Delivery is always tough for the Government - even if the economy was stronger.
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All the cash boosts Kiwis will get from April 1 - and the new tax increase
Thousands will be affected by the changes in just a few days' time.
Willis concedes Govt books won't be back in shape quickly
Finance Minister avoids unveiling likely size of Budget 2024.
Political Roundup: Is Chris Hipkins to be trusted on tax reform?
OPINION: Labour's 'Wealth Tax Faction' has pressured Hipkins to act.
'Called me a Māori-loving' c***': Finlayson on Treaty referendum division
Chris Finlayson addresses Pākehā angst against Māori and the Treaty.
Opinion: Disability funding 'pause' causes confusion, trauma, and disbelief
Never before have I seen outpouring of grief and bewilderment at a ministry announcement.
'Heartless and cruel' - Hipkins hits out at public sector job cuts
Labour's Chris Hipkins has given his first major speech as Opposition leader.
Chateau bidders need more certainty, mayor says
The historic hotel has been closed for more than a year.
Revealed: David Seymour's big plans for Pharmac
Seymour wants investigation of possible cost-sharing between Pharmac and patients.
Fran O'Sullivan: Luxon needs to take long view and revisit tax cuts plan
OPINION: Govt books need knocking into shape before they dish out inflationary tax cuts.
'No good time': MoH staff to learn fate first day back from Easter break
The window between Easter and school holidays was decided the best time to inform staff.
'There is hope': Nicola Willis on recession, GDP
Finance Minister speaks to Mike Hosking the day after NZ slipped into recession.
Labour's transport plans 'unaffordable and undeliverable', officials say
Officials warned revenue, mainly fuel taxes, would need to double.
Opinion: This Government is laser-focused on attacking children and families
OPINION: The first of March this year might have passed with some disappointment.
MBIE proposes more voluntary redundancies as public service cuts continue
The ministry had previously confirmed 111 voluntary redundancies were accepted.
Act's Brooke van Velden defends tweet about public service staff cuts
Van Velden said redundancies also happened in the private sector all the time.
Advocates slam changes to disability funding
'At the moment I’m more concerned about caregivers of children with disabilities.'
MPI and health ministry to cut hundreds of jobs, union says it's an 'irresponsible gamble'
Ministries are urged to find savings between 6.5 and 7.5 per cent on average.
Grant Robertson talks RBNZ, Covid and what he and Don Brash agree on
Moving away from the OCR as the Reserve Bank’s primary tool is worth looking at, they say.
Editorial: Ominous signs ahead for NZ economy
OPINION: The latest global dairy auction shows demand for our biggest export is down.
Bernard Orsman: Wayne Brown’s battle for Auckland
OPINION: The Crown holds the purse strings. The mayor needs to understand that.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Are the trade-offs for tax cuts worth it?
OPINION: Productivity expected to take a hit at a time when we need economic growth.
Govt warned against borrowing to fund tax cuts by IMF - says it could fuel inflation
The international organisation says the Government's purse strings need to be tightened.
NZ still spending more than it earns - but the deficit shrinks as tourists return
The goods deficit narrowed as we imported less, despite falling export returns.
Oyster profit turns to loss, Pastoral House payments stopped
'I'm really cranky': Syndicate investor monthly payments axed indefinitely, funds frozen.
Police Association warns backroom hiring freeze will pull front-line cops off street
Despite recruiting restrictions, police remain committed to delivering 500 extra cops.
Letters: Evicted parents can only blame themselves; reaction to Peters’ Nazi Germany comment
OPINION: 'Learn to behave and live in harmony with your neighbours.'
Disability sector appalled by sudden restrictions on support funding
The changes were announced with no warning and were effective immediately.
$1b+ Oyster Group fund suspends investor withdrawals, selling properties
It says the fund must keep capital to meet its needs and service higher borrowing costs.
Government to slash road user charges for plug-in hybrids
Plug-in hybrid owners will pay less in road user charges after a change of heart.
Free lunch scheme has made 'huge difference' for Wainuiomata school
Government is urged to leave funding for the free school lunch programme untouched.
'We’ve had a gutsful': Neighbours celebrate crackdown on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants
It's intended there will be consequences for tenants who regularly show poor behaviour.
PM not ruling out new taxes or cuts to promised tax cuts as fiscal warnings grow
Christopher Luxon also wouldn't say there would be no new taxes on working people.
IRD scathing of commercial and industrial property tax hike
The change flies in the face of the Government's commitment to improving productivity.