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!['Let down': Budget funds charter schools at cost of much needed teacher aides, unions say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Let down': Budget funds charter schools at cost of much needed teacher aides, unions say
Schools run on smell of oily rag, while $150m given to 'ineffective' charter scheme: union
![Claire Trevett: Willis' first Budget lacked the surprise, but it did what she'd put on the tin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Claire Trevett: Willis' first Budget lacked the surprise, but it did what she'd put on the tin
OPINION: Willis delivered on what she promised - but now has a hard road ahead.
![Liam Dann: Willis blurs the line between austerity and stimulus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Liam Dann: Willis blurs the line between austerity and stimulus
OPINION: Does the bob-each-way strategy leave Government vulnerable to pleasing no one?
!['I'll still be poor': Kiwis react fiercely to Goverment's tax cuts, Budget package](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'I'll still be poor': Kiwis react fiercely to Goverment's tax cuts, Budget package
Kiwis are divided over the tax cut package announced in the 2024 Budget.
![Budget: $14 billion revealed in tax cuts worth $4-$40 a fortnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Budget: $14 billion revealed in tax cuts worth $4-$40 a fortnight
Follow our live coverage – what's in the Budget for you?
![Political Roundup: The 2024 no-frills Budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Political Roundup: The 2024 no-frills Budget
The budget has released tax cuts and further cuts to government programmes.
![Budget 2024: Explore the numbers in our interactive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Budget 2024: Explore the numbers in our interactive
Dive deep into the numbers and see what they mean for you.
![Use our tax calculator to see what’s in the Budget for you](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Use our tax calculator to see what’s in the Budget for you
What today's Budget means for your back pocket.
![Budget 2024: The 10 key points](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Budget 2024: The 10 key points
Bamboozled by the Budget? Here's all the main highlights explained.
![Audrey Young: Buckle in – money is tight, you’d better believe it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Audrey Young: Buckle in – money is tight, you’d better believe it
OPINION: Cuts to Government agencies will become business as usual.
![Budget build-up: Cookies over sausage rolls - Luxon and Willis say they're 'ready to deliver'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Budget build-up: Cookies over sausage rolls - Luxon and Willis say they're 'ready to deliver'
Today, the Government puts its money where its mouth is.
![Hundreds march through Rotorua, activation 'beautiful' says organiser](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Hundreds march through Rotorua, activation 'beautiful' says organiser
Protesters gathered at four locations before congregating in the city centre.
![Final Waitangi Tribunal hearings start at Raukawa in Ōtaki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Final Waitangi Tribunal hearings start at Raukawa in Ōtaki
Ngāti Korokī is the last hapū to be heard by the Waitangi Tribunal.
![Q&A: What are the Govt's Budget priorities? Our experts weigh in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Q&A: What are the Govt's Budget priorities? Our experts weigh in
Liam Dann, Audrey Young and Jenee Tibshraeny answer your questions.
![Editorial: Day-of-disruption status inadvertently boosted by PM, Opposition leader](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Editorial: Day-of-disruption status inadvertently boosted by PM, Opposition leader
OPINION: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins pumped up the protest by entering the debate.
![Simon Wilson: Five ways for Nicola Willis to make the Budget look good](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Simon Wilson: Five ways for Nicola Willis to make the Budget look good
OPINION: Some of the biggest things the Finance Minister could do would cost very little.
![Thomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Thomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?
OPINION: Voters will ultimately judge whether it's worth it.
![Finance Minister Nicola Willis unveils cover of Budget document](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Finance Minister Nicola Willis unveils cover of Budget document
No pretty pictures but lots of substance, says Willis.
![Mata season 2, episode 9: Te Pāti Māori — Disrupting the Budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Mata season 2, episode 9: Te Pāti Māori — Disrupting the Budget
Te Pāti Māori talks about its right to protest the Budget.
![Budget Day protest: Police want commuters to go to work early, avoid Māori carkois](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Budget Day protest: Police want commuters to go to work early, avoid Māori carkois
Protest motorists will converge on motorways to try to accomplish maximum disruption.
![Te Pati Māori protest: Four Rotorua locations targets for hikoi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Te Pati Māori protest: Four Rotorua locations targets for hikoi
Police want commuters to hit the road to work early and avoid the peak-hour Māori carkois.
![Richard Prebble: 'Dire straits' - the key number to watch in Thursday's Budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Richard Prebble: 'Dire straits' - the key number to watch in Thursday's Budget
OPINION: The evidence indicates New Zealand has exceeded its peak taxation.
![Claire Trevett: Willis' game of good and bad numbers as Budget reckoning looms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Claire Trevett: Willis' game of good and bad numbers as Budget reckoning looms
OPINION: The Budget will be a tally of promises kept and broken.
![Arena Williams: No meaningful help for Auckland in tomorrow's Budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Arena Williams: No meaningful help for Auckland in tomorrow's Budget
OPINION: No support on the horizon for NZ’s economic engine room.
![MP 'confusion' causes select committee to favour scrapping news bargaining bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
MP 'confusion' causes select committee to favour scrapping news bargaining bill
The minister responsible had to clarify what his position was on the bill.
![Te Pāti Māori co-leaders back calls for strike action around NZ due to 'oppressive' Government](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders back calls for strike action around NZ due to 'oppressive' Government
A nationwide protest is planned for Thursday, Budget Day.
![Audrey Young: All eyes on Budget borrowing; brickbat for a nasty ad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Audrey Young: All eyes on Budget borrowing; brickbat for a nasty ad
OPINION: There's one line Nicola Willis really doesn't want to cross with her tax cuts.
![D-Day nears for Māori wards disestablishment bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
D-Day nears for Māori wards disestablishment bill
The public have until tomorrow to have their say on council bill.
![Public service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ Budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Public service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ Budget
Almost 4000 roles would be cut as part of the Government's aim to reduce spending.