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OPINION: The Finance Minister's dress has become a distraction from her policies.
Hayden Wilson: Budget 2025 - A pass mark, with reservations
Opinion: Budget's bold tax move could spur business investment.
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National MP Mike Butterick was careful to stop his caucus members from showing too much.
Fran O’Sullivan: Nicola Willis' Budget is pragmatic, ruthless but also generous
OPINION: Many will understand the end game but find the means unacceptable.
NZ Herald Live: Nicola Willis post-Budget event
Nicola Willis' post-Budget event in Wellington.
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Use the Herald interactive to explore Budget 2025.
Pay equity, KiwiSaver and housing: Where the Govt cut $21b
The pay equity changes have saved the Government almost $13b.
Audrey Young: Willis' pre-Budget attacks suggest she's feeling the pressure
OPINION: It's unusual for a Finance Minister to focus on the Opposition before Budget Day.
Benno Blaschke: Breaking up supermarkets won't solve competition issues
OPINION: Regulatory barriers to entry should be considered as an alternative.
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.
Simon Wilson: Obey the rules, Government tells Te Pāti Māori, but what about pay equity rules?
OPINION: Rules can be used against those without power.
'Psychological warfare': Shock move pushes out Te Pāti Māori haka punishment verdict
Parliament's Privileges Committee recommended suspending three Te Pāti Māori MPs.
Hayden Wilson: Fiscal restraint and growth focus define upcoming Budget
OPINION: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Budget to reveal high watermark for $132b government debt
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Luxon announces $164m for new 24/7 urgent care services
The Prime Minister made the pre-Budget health announcement in Botany this afternoon.
Dellwyn Stuart: Pay equity move erodes democracy in NZ
The Government used urgency to change pay equity rules last week.
Audrey Young: C-bomb brings explosive end to appalling fortnight in politics
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Govt rules out KiwiSaver tax cut – how much will it really help us boost our balances?
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Barbara Edmonds: Foreign investment requires adequate public safeguards
OPINION: Labour welcomes foreign investments that align with the national interest.
'Unhinged', 'Demeaning': Columnist's C-bomb attack on female MPs - Minister, Stuff, PR bosses respond
PR boss: Anger over C-word has deflected legitimate criticism of Nats over pay equity.
Luxon maintains Act shifted on social media policy despite Seymour saying that's incorrect
The Act leader claims it's others who are shifting their positions.
Letters: Time to abolish rebates for charities
OPINION: Begging is a sad reality of New Zealand life today.
Work on under-16s social media restrictions to be part of Govt agenda
A top National minister will be in charge.
Act triggers rarely used coalition clause amid row with National on firearms registry
It's only been invoked a small number of times.
Nationwide protests erupt over Government’s pay equity rollback
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National's Erica Stanford admits using personal email for work not best practice
The minister says she's changed her processes after admitting processes were 'untidy'.
Liam Dann: Are Kiwis about to be hit with an ‘austerity Budget’?
The Finance Minister faces a difficult balancing act with this month's Budget.
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Kiwis saving for retirement get free $1b a year - will it survive Govt cuts?
Govt currently contributes up to $521 a year if people make payments of a certain level.
New Tourism Minister on more international visitors - and who pays for infrastructure
Upston has announced $60m in tourism initiatives, but none are additional investments.