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School camps may be an unexpected casualty of a new grant to low and mid-decile schools.
New grant 'will help NZ's learning tail'
"A huge step in the right direction for supporting the tail of learning".
Building boom keeps GDP growth on track - just
GDP growth came in on target for the first quarter but held warnings for the outlook
Claim: New offer would see deputy paid 'thousands' more than principal
The offer is worth an extra $271m, on top of the $1.2 billion already on the table
Classroom crunch: The areas where kids are learning in prefabs
A big backlog of school building work is blamed on an overstretched construction industry.
Simon Wilson: 6 myths about road safety
COMMENT: We need to take proposals to lower road speeds much more seriously.
Rising costs: The big fear for Kiwi consumers
Consumer survey shows rising living costs dominate New Zealanders' concerns.
Comment: Children had no say in the Wellbeing Budget, and that matters
Budget seems to be missing the well-being of 20% of the New Zealand population.
Listen: Arden sticks with target of 100,000 KiwiBuild houses
KiwiBuild's web site today shows just 83 homes finished.
Crown forced to buy 12 KiwiBuild homes: Collins fears 'black financial hole'
Judith Collins says the scheme is "a potential financial black hole for the Government".
Amy Adams on what 'wellbeing' Budget means
Amy Adams says the Government is rewriting history in the lead-up to the Budget.
Budget 2019: What do Māori want?
Education is at the heart of what the Māori community wants in this year's Budget.
Editorial: Much riding on Govt's mental health response
EDITORIAL: Hopes a new commission will be first step in transformational change.
Mental health crisis: 'We're at a point where we need ... a clear plan of action'
There are big hopes for the Government's mental health inquiry response and the Budget.
$8m to improve freedom camping woes
The Government money is for operating costs such as enforcement and temporary facilities.
$6.1 billion-plus: Government's three-year building plan
The report shows the scope of spending from now to 2021.
$4.4b City Rail Link tunnel boring machine: From China to Mt Eden
The $4.4b City Rail Link tunnel borer will get a female name.
The two big threats looming over $4.4b City Rail Link
$4.4b CRL tunnel phase starts soon: what's ahead of the contractors
Disability funding cuts: Commissioner seeks answers
Disabled people must be 'front and centre' of Govt's wellbeing budget, commissioner says.
Forget CGT, we need a new plan
COMMENT: The people who lose with no CGT are those who are already struggling.
Mixed reactions to Government's shutdown of CGT
The Government has categorically rejected a capital gains tax earlier today.
Watch: City Rail Link video goes underground, shows progress on $3.4b project
Watch: Beneath Auckland, watch the City Rail Link being built.
Legislation to battle cowboy clampers introduced
Legislation to curb wheel-clamping cowboys has its first reading at Parliament today.
Government has no more money to offer schools, strikes looming
School strikes loom following the rejection of the latest Government pay offer.
Former KiwiBuild leader disputes claims about his behaviour
Details of a dispute between the former KiwiBuild chief and a ministry boss have emerged.
Helen Clark on plane disaster: 'I've taken this flight in the past'
Former NZ Prime Minister is currently visiting Ethiopia.
Shane Jones denies supporting project he had conflict of interest in
The PGF gave $4.6m to a Northland project Shane Jones declared a conflict of interest in.
Analysts divided over capital gains tax
Final recommendations from the Tax Working Group will be revealed this week.
National questions transparency of PGF loans to businesses
Shane Jones provided a luxury hot pool business in Methven with $7.5 million in PGF loans
Ministers slam National's KiwiBuild attack ad as sexist
"I think a lot of people find it offensive" Housing Minister Phil Twyford said
Why affordable Wanaka KiwiBuild homes are unsold
What's wrong with Wanaka's KiwiBuild scheme?
Struggling to stay afloat: Primary school's $276k pool repair bill
Children are being deprived of water safety skills as schools struggle to fund pools.
The new $3b regional growth fund: Where are the actual jobs?
Government forced on defensive over the $3 billion fund.