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More funding for frontline cops, but programme to tackle repeat child offenders bypassed
Budget commits an extra $50.8m to maintain frontline police numbers.
Budget 2023: Video game industry gets its tax rebate, but it’s half the Aussie scheme; full tech wrap
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Shane Te Pou: Chris Hipkins’ bread and butter Budget
Opinion: No big revolution, but help for those who need it in PM's Budget.
All the reaction to Budget 2023: ‘blowout’ says National, Greens want stronger action on poverty
National has accused the Government of 'wasteful spending'.
Parents welcome Budget's ‘game-changer’ childcare announcement
'It’s the difference between being able to afford to go to work or not.'
Cost of living crunch or 'no ideas' - Budget 2023 breakdown
Kids (and their parents) are the big winners with childcare subsidy, public transport.
Northland leaders need more detail on amount of road repair funding
Budget 2023: Northland leader responds to "poor" roading repair package.
Economist: Budget 2023 seeing a $20 billion gap emerge in Crown finances
Brad Olsen also believes the Budget could led to another OCR rise.
Budget 2023: $400m to help make Wellington a ‘science city’
The Government is forging ahead with bold plans to make Wellington a “science city”.
Budget 2023: $160m to gaming sector, rebate for video game developers
The sector contributed $7 billion towards New Zealand’s GDP in 2021.
Budget 2023 breakdown: Massive EV charging expansion among climate change initiatives
New climate-focused initiatives include expanding the electric vehicle charging network.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: No need to fear strong, Māori, women politicians
Opinion: Female Māori politicians are challenging some of the norms of Parliament.
Budget 2023: Massive boost for Te Matatini kapa haka festival
Te Matatini gets an additional $34 million in funding over the next two years.
Budget 2023: $6b resilience plan to future-proof cyclone-hit infrastructure
It follows the near $1b announced by Finance Minister Grant Robertson on Sunday.
Budget 2023: What’s in it for you
Free medicines, cheaper transport and childcare among initiatives.
Budget 2023: Primary care eyed as solution to hospital pressure as winter approaches
Also referenced was the huge cost to correct payments made under the Holidays Act.
Budget 2023: Govt to build 3000 more public homes by mid-2025
A total of $3.1 billion of capital funding was allocated to provide the additional homes.
Audrey Young: A practical budget for less than simple times
OPINION: Has the Finance Minister delivered an election-winning Budget?
What's in it for you - the Budget highlights at a glance
Bamboozled by the Budget? Here's all the highlights explained.
Chris Hipkins’ make or break, bread and butter Budget awaits
With the polls neck and neck, there's everything to play for this Budget.
Loafers Lodge fire homicide inquiry: Police work through list of suspects
At least six bodies have been found, and there are fewer than 20 people unaccounted for.
Simon Wilson: Six rabbits for Grant Robertson to pull from his Budget hat
Opinion: A "Wellbeing Budget" is, by definition, "balanced". Here are six ways to check.
Budget 2023: What’s already been announced and where is the money going?
The Government will reveal Budget 2023 today - what has already been announced?
Storm-damaged roads need $185.5m of repairs - but leaders aren't holding their breath
Northland's storm-ravaged roads need $185.5m - but will today's Budget deliver?
Exiled Myanmar politician wants NZ to ramp up action against military junta
It comes as the exiled government's human rights minister visits NZ for the first time.
Wellington fire: We shouldn’t wait for tragedy to address known risks
Rules around sprinklers aren’t the only area of our building legislation to worry about.
Budget 2023: Scrapped car scheme proves costly for Kiwis
OPINION: The Government's 'scrap and replace' budgeting came at a sunk cost of $46m.
Gore council drama: Why did councillors back down on no-confidence threat?
Councillors backtracked on a vote of no confidence - so what happens now?
'Waiting and not knowing': Future still uncertain for fruit growers
Horticultural sector unhappy at being excluded from Government relief package.
Crackdown on dangerous drivers: Fleeing drivers could lose cars for good
More fleeing drivers prompts tough legislation: cars seized and stronger penalties.
Finance Minister reveals Budget title, stays quiet on PM’s fashion sense
The Budget set-piece was marred this year by the lethal fire in Wellington yesterday.