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Māori housing Budget boost 'will make a difference'

For some whānau, living in cow sheds and tents on the beach has become "the new norm".

Ardern hits back at claims Budget not for jobs, middle New Zealand

"People from all walks of life often raise with me the issue of poverty," Ardern says.

Editorial: A very Labour Budget in a very unusual time

Grant Robertson's Budget won't please all, but the outlook is better than most expected.

Hamish Rutherford: Housing - from raging bull to the Goldilocks zone

OPINION: Treasury's house price pick aims a raging bull at a very small target.

Budget 2021: Moody's says NZ fiscal position one of the strongest

Moody's and S&P Global have given their seal of approval to the NZ Budget.

Market close: Sharemarket stages strong rally after Budget

The sharemarket found no surprises with Budget 2021 and rose by more than 1 per cent.

Budget 2021: Small business sector reacts to 'pump-priming budget'

Sector says investment in digital skills training encouraging, but doesn't go far enough.

Budget 2021: The technology industry's verdict

The wishlist items that were included, and those that were AWOL.

Govt announces $67m for low-emissions cars, coal burner replacements

Climate Change Minister James Shaw made the pre-Budget announcement to lower emissions.

Liam Dann: Why Robertson won't match big-spending Aussies

Finance Minister needs to be prepared for backlash as he sticks to middle path on Budget.

Budget 2021: Labour hints at more help for Māori to achieve homeownership

New financial assistance package to be unveiled next week.

We pay 'far too much for building supplies': Robertson pledges probe

Today's comments follow Labour's pledge last year to probe the sector.

Ardern says pay freeze chance to address pay equity

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has responded to backlash over the public sector pay freeze.

Political Roundup: The Public sector worker backlash against Labour

OPINION: Is Labour supposed to be the party of labour or of capital?

Watch: Parisian engineer only woman on Auckland's new tunnel boring machine

Tunnel borer machine will have a woman at the helm as it heads towards Mt Eden.

Claire Trevett: Labour serves itself a steaming pay freeze mess

Government has quickly lost the battle over the "pay freeze" for public sector workers.