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Political Roundup: Govt's smart but conservative spending announcement

COMMENT: Grant Robertson reinforced what many political commentators say about him.

Soper: Govt steals Nats' thunder with $12b spend-up

COMMENT: You could be forgiven for thinking he was delivering an economic high-five.

Liam Dann: What a time to be a finance minister

Days of austerity are over as new government spending gets thumbs up amid calls for more.

Mt Eden residents decry 'demolition wasteland'

Stress, nuisance, noise, vibrations, dust, demolition, trucks - residents upset.

Mike Hosking: The catch with debt is it must be repaid

COMMENT: Is the Government spending to buy itself some votes next year?

Liam Dann: Will the big Govt spend-up boost the economy?

The big infrastructure spend-up will be good for the economy, just don't call it stimulus.

$400m schools spending spree just the beginning for Govt

Ardern won't say what part of the Govt's "significant" spending plans is coming next.

'Good for the kids': Principal welcomes $400,000 boost

Balmoral School principal said he'd like to see the $400,000 boost fund outdoor learning.

School donations scheme aims to ease pressure on families - most Whanganui schools opt in

The majority of schools in the Whanganui region have opted in.

SkyCity fire: 'Tragic event for everyone involved' - Sir John Key

Sir John Key and Steven Joyce on the NZICC fire.

Viv Beck: CRL works are disruptions of biblical proportions

COMMENT: Struggling businesses feel like David facing Goliath - without a sling.

What to do with all that extra cash?

COMMENT: Our tax brackets could do with an overhaul, don't you think?

Govt spends $50 million on more than 100 feasibility studies

And of the $2.4b allocated through the PGF, just $274 million has actually been spent.

Revealed: Auckland's biggest, most expensive and boring job

Link Alliance soon to pick who will make a 130m-long machine to dig rail tunnels.

On the move: $4.4b City Rail Link teams shift gear

Staff moving from widespread Auckland locations to centralise in Newmarket

Liam Dann: Cheer up, we're not sliding into recession

COMMENT: Growth is slowing but there is hope on the horizon.

Watch: What Robertson, Goldsmith said after debate

Grant Robertson and Paul Goldsmith went toe to toe today.

Liam Dann: GDP data offers a test of your mindset

Good news or bad? GDP growth slowed less than expected but more than it has in years.