Heat still on: No hospital air-con for 10 more years
Doctors' union hot under collar as upgrades don't include "desperately needed" air-con.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromGovernment Spending
Tiwai Point closure: What Transpower must spend to shift excess power north
Energy prices may fall but consumer power bills may also be affected by transmission cost.
Watch: Bird's-eye view of progress on NZ's biggest infrastructure project
Good progress is being made on the City Rail Link infrastructure project.
St James Theatre's owner wants $300m from Government
The theatre, which shut three years ago, has been put forward as a shovel-ready project.
NZ Army's $100m makeover: Chief of Army speaks
Herald senior journalist Kurt Bayer sits down with Major-General John Boswell.
PM reveals $162m plan for cleaner waterways, 2000 jobs
Interest-free Govt loans for small businesses will also continue until end of the year.
Ben Kepes: A bit of Forrest Gump common sense wouldn't go astray
The estimated social cost from illicit drug use is $1.8 billion, writes Ben Kepes.
Wilson Parking claims another $1 million wage subsidy
Wilson Parking received $1.7 million in its first claim and $1m under the extension.
America's Cup key managers turn whistleblowers
Three key executives employed by America's Cup Events Ltd are assisting MBIE.
Auckland Council still up for an extra $20m for America's Cup
The council has already poured $113.5m into the cup and $100m to spruce up the waterfront.
NZ economy bouncing back from Covid - Treasury
A shorter lockdown means unemployment peak looks to be lower than feared, Treasury says.
Pandemic papers: Ministers ignored Treasury warning about $50m media package
Treasury advised against cutting Kordia transmission fees. The Government ignored it.
Covid papers: Treasury advised Robertson of business grant scheme
But the Govt never adopted the grant scheme, instead opting for a loan system.
Resolution needed at Ihumātao
Editorial: Could the Ihumātao standoff be resolved before the September 19 election?
Sasha Borissenko: Which smaller law firms took the wage subsidy and why
Smaller law firms on the wage subsidy and how they are navigating Covid-19
Covid-19 highlighted 'major racism and inequity' - Māori Party
The party wants a quarter of Government Covid-19 recovery projects to support Māori.
Revealed: The cost of the blanket Covid quarantine at the border
Twelve overseas arrivals have tested positive since the blanket quarantine at the border.
Minister challenged on America's Cup staff entry to NZ
Minister says he has not seen applications from teams.
Meat company repays controversial $43m wage subsidy
Meat company pays back $43m wage subsidy claim.
NZ Post receives $29m in wage subsidies - on top of $280m from Govt's budget
The move has ruffled the feathers of competitors in the courier industry.
Horizons submits $150m of 'shovel ready' environment projects
Twenty projects have now been refined to 13 projects worth over $150 million.
Concerns Govt lacks vision for Māori economy post-Covid
The pandemic has hurt many Māori businesses and critics say there is no plan to help them.
Hawke's Bay gets $15m from Govt for post-Covid job creation
The funding for roading projects aims to create jobs.
Budget 2020: Business leaders say where the Govt got it right
The Covid recovery fund gets the thumbs up from executives surveyed
Editorial: Get used to the pandemic's challenges and changes
WE SAY: This is the health equivalent of the shockwave that shook the world after 9/11.
Sport's $265m injection: Cash available in days for lost incomes
Sports Minister Grant Robertson revealed the funding in a post-Budget announcement today.
Caregivers to get an extra $25 a week in $210m Budget boost
Caregivers for children in and out of state care are set to get a $25-a-week increase.
Small business loan scheme swells to 33,000 businesses
How much will the small business loan scheme cost?
Dunedin MP: Budget 2020 rail investment 'act of hypocrisy'
Michael Woodhouse critical of decision to leave out Hillside railway from the Budget.
Editorial: How you can make a difference and help businesses survive
WE SAY:Let's provide targeted support that gets money flowing and kick starts the economy.
Editorial: Has the Budget the heft to beat the Covid 19 bug?
WE SAY: Grant Robertson's 'Rebuilding Together' Budget faces a tight balancing act yet.
Budget 2020: Economists deliver post-Budget hangover
While broadly supportive of the Budget economists are wary of high debt and rosy forecasts
Budget 2020: Unlocking Covid-19 war chest needed but small business owner fears years of debt
"Maybe the kids will benefit from it in their twenties."