Budget 2024: National kapa haka festival gets more funding
Today's Budget coincided with a protest against the Government's policies on Māori issues.
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Education gets $2.9b new funding for new classrooms, teachers, IT and initiatives
This is the coalition Government's first Budget.
Te Pāti Māori supporters protest in Wellington
Thousands of people packed the streets around the country this morning, protesting todays national budget release.
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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.
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
OPINION: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins pumped up the protest by entering the debate.
Jenée Tibshraeny: What to look out for in today's Budget
How Finance Minister Nicola Willis will try to recalibrate the Government's books.
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.
What has the Govt already unveiled in today’s Budget?
Tax cuts will be the centrepiece but plenty of announcements have been made.
Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs
Minister for Children Karen Chhour is defending the spend-up.
Thomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?
OPINION: Voters will ultimately judge whether it's worth it.
‘You’ve come to the wrong marae’: Winston Peters takes aim at Te Pāti Māori and planned protests ahead of Budget
Peters was responding to Te Pāti Māori’s promotion of the nationwide protests.
Speaker Gerry Brownlee again backs Maureen Pugh interrupting Whakatōhea rangatira
Pugh has face criticism and calls to apologise.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis unveils cover of Budget document
No pretty pictures but lots of substance, says Willis.
Watch: Why the Budget is important to Gen-Z and what they'd like to see in it
What do young adults in New Zealand want to see addressed? We asked them.
Opinion: Time for a tune-up as NZ's economic engine sputters
OPINION: Slides in rankings suggest the decline of our country's economic foundations.
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
OPINION: No support on the horizon for NZ’s economic engine room.
Explainer: Here’s how first changes to gun laws are supposed to increase public safety
Nicole McKee: 'People think if you belong to a club, you’re a Brenton Tarrant'.
Louise Upston: Carmel Sepuloni’s welfare claim misleading
OPINION: I am steering the welfare system towards focusing on what people can do.
Anger after Assistant Speaker interrupts Whakatōhea rangatira during mihi
The incident happened during the third reading of the Whakatōhea Treaty settlement.
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
A nationwide protest is planned for Thursday, Budget Day.
Budget 2024: What we know so far
A recap on pre-Budget announcements in the lead-up to Thursday's full Budget announcement. Video / NZ Herald
David Seymour’s special envoy in medicines is dumping his drug company investments
Act MP Todd Stephenson labels Labour slur as 'outrageous'.
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.
'Absolute tragedy': Govt commits $1.5m for Papua New Guinea after deadly landslide
There are varying estimates of how many people have perished.
Auckland city crime - businesses fear for survival
Criminals are stealing and intimidating customers, city centre business owners say.
ACC boss flies business class for $32k Europe work trip amid 390 proposed job cuts
The chief executive concedes the trip coinciding with the cuts proposal is not ideal.
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.
Foreign Minister did not seek advice on impact of coal policy on NZ’s climate agreements
Foreign Minister didn't seek advice on impact of coal policy on global commitments.
Dr Russel Norman: The fast-track bill puts Aotearoa up for sale
OPINION: About 60 per cent of our conservation land could be up for grabs.
Simon Wilson: Conflicts of interest invite corruption, so why do politicians pretend they don't?
OPINION: Political conflicts of interest are dragging the Government down. Does it care?
More Govt debt likely from Budget
Market expectations are for a $10-15b increase in the NZ bond tender programme.