Freemans Bay hostel will house 52 homeless
James Liston Hostel in Freemans Bay has reopened after a $5m refurbishment.
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Growing Up in NZ gets funding boost
The study tracks 6800 Kiwi kids from 12 weeks before birth to 21 years old.
Hosking: Red alert - this Govt's in danger of plunging into deficit
COMMENT: If this Govt ends up in the red they'll be rightfully punished by voters for it.
Face of 2019 Budget: New wellbeing policies not enough to lure me back
Vicky Freeman will come home if she can bring the sunshine and surf.
Hosking: Amateur hour - Govt of bullies butchering country
COMMENT: This Govt are hopeless amateurs, they're beginners in a professional game.
Sue Bradford: Rhetoric fails to deliver
Comment: The gap between rhetoric and delivery in this Budget is huge.
Comment: Our politicians aren't well at all
Comment: This was meant to be a Wellbeing Budget.
'Donations' end for two-thirds of schools
Low-decile schools with zero donations will get a 7 per cent lift in operational funding.
Budget 2019: Who's delighted and who's disappointed?
Following the announcement of the 2019 Budget, people are having their say.
What's in Budget 2019: All you need to know
The Finance Minister said the Budget marks a "significant departure from the status quo".
Face of Budget 'gave up on NZ', moved to Aussie
Vicky Freeman and her daughter couldn't afford to continue living in Auckland.
Hosking: This will be a waffle Budget, not a wellbeing Budget
COMMENT: Today may confirm the economy is in worse shape than Govt has led us to believe.
Budget leak: Treasury calls in police over 'hacking'
'This is by far the most serious hack-attack we've seen in modern times'
Political Roundup: Should we worry about lobbyists' influence on Govt?
COMMENT: PM's decision to use lobbyist as an important paid adviser a massive problem.
Hosking: The BS Budget - this Govt's blown it already
COMMENT: What this Government does do well is spin BS.
Audrey Young: 'If Ngaro jumps, he must resign'
COMMENT: Simon Bridges needs to set some conditions on Alfred Ngaro, writes Audrey Young.
Simon Wilson: Jacinda Ardern, her friends and her enemies
Ahead of this week's Wellbeing Budget, Simon Wilson looks at the strategy and its critics.
Hosking: It's time to face facts. This government is not transformative
Comment: "I think Ardern might just be a retail politician."
Hosking: Aussie PM's miracle a lesson in good politics for NZ's Labour Party
Comment: Politics in the western world is won in the middle.
Audrey Young: Parallels between Simon Bridges and Bill Shorten
There is one aspect of the Australian election that Simon Bridges wont be highlighting.
Hundreds of millions promised to 'break the cycle of family and sexual violence'
The largest ever Government spend on family and sexual violence and support services.
Carpool Budget: Riding with Grant Robertson
Grant Robertson will deliver his second Budget on May 30 and is quite excited about it.
Christchurch Muslims: Tackling of violent online content welcomed
The Muslim Association of Canterbury said the announcement was a significant achievement.
Is this the Government's most 'dangerous' minister?
Eugenie Sage's decision over Waihī mining is causing widespread anxiety.
Free dental for adults? Minister considering official advice
Roughly a third of Kiwis have untreated tooth decay amid calls for free treatment.
Hosking: This country is in real economic bother ... not that anyone's telling us that
Comment: If there is a bright side it's Robertson, who at least understands red from black
Healthy homes: Final standards to be announced on Thursday
The final standards for healthy home requirements will be released on Thursday, May 16.
Schools mega-strike to impact 800,000: Govt won't budge
The first combined all-schools strike will take place on Wednesday, May 29.
Ardern's Paris summit targets social media
PM is pushing for global solution to counter the reach of online terrorism.
'Protecting the PM': Speaker Trevor Mallard labelled a 'bully' by ex MP
Speaker Mallard 'failing' in being seen to be fair - says veteran former MP Peter Dunne.
Hosking: KiwiBuild collapse confirms this Govt run by naive amateurs
COMMENT: Pondering doesn't build houses anymore than hot air does, Twyford's done both.
Cannabis referendum tracking to pass despite decline, poll says
The nationwide survey was undertaken before the cannabis referendum was announced.
Mike Hosking: There's hope we can stop the legalisation of cannabis
Comment: What we vote on, and what will pass in Parliament, are two very different things.
Meet Jacinda Ardern's inner circle - the people she relies on most
Meet Jacinda Ardern's inner circle - the people she relies on most.