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What's in the Budget for you - student loan borrowers pay more; Best Start payments cut

Follow live updates on the Government's Budget 2025 announcements here.

Why the Government's $200m gas move marks a major shift in energy policy

Meanwhile, Greenpeace has described it as a 'Scorched Earth Budget'.

Nearly 9000 teens to lose welfare if parents can support them under new test

A 'parental assistance test' will be introduced for single 18- and 19-year-olds in 2027.

You have 5 weeks as clock ticks on max KiwiSaver Govt top-up. And soon you'll need to pay more

What KiwiSaver changes mean as you and your employer pay more, and the Govt pays less.

Budget: Hawke's Bay and Gisborne get $219m to fix Cyclone Gabrielle-hit roads

The Government has announced a $219 million boost for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery.

PM says Budget ‘backs growth’, Labour claims KiwiSaver cuts make workers up to $66k worse off

'National backs growth and I’m telling you, Labour wants to tax it,' the PM said today.

Govt boosts spending on private schools to support ‘diversity, choice’

It is the first increase in private school funding in 15 years, David Seymour said.

Budget 2025: Means-testing extended for Best Start payments

Best Start will now be means-tested across all three years it is offered.

Jenée Tibshraeny: Five things to watch in today's 'Reality Bites Budget'

Will Nicola Willis be able to cut spending and spur growth?

Homeowner upset after developer fells 50yo boundary hedge

Owner says hedge was pride of her backyard. Developer says it had to come down for safety.

Hunt for new Oranga Tamariki CEO yet to start seven weeks after resignation

Former CEO Chappie Te Kani took medical leave in September to undergo surgery.

Tech Insider: The Kiwis most likely to support an U16 social media ban; lawyer's AI horror story

Plus: The 'Google tax' dies a quiet death.

Public feedback overwhelmingly negative to bootcamp bill, MPs recommend physical force safeguards

Providers will be able to use force against children as a last resort.

Toby Moore: Why debt ceiling fears are overblown

OPINION: Finance Minister Willis warned last Tuesday of nearing NZ's debt ceiling.

Government's Regulatory Standards Bill to cost $20m per year

And the agency responsible for it has been unable to estimate the value it brings.

Marama Davidson: Budget needs to fund communities, not corporate greed

OPINION: The Green Budget proposes making healthcare and early education free.