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Some prescriptions will still attract $15 fee, despite Budget policy to abolish $5 charges
The Government has abolished most charges, but some remain.
Only a third of boarding houses have sprinklers
Most buildings like Wellington's Loafers Lodge do not have sprinklers.
‘Police are seen as fair game’: Assaults on police nearly double
Newstalk ZB can reveal officers reported more than 1000 attacks in the past year.
Calls for National to front up with costings for tax cuts, estimated to be $8.2b
An economist warns the cuts will not be affordable without major public service cuts.
Seizing fleeing drivers’ cars risked Bill of Rights breach - Attorney-General
The bill went through its first reading in the House under urgency last week.
Hipkins will ‘eventually’ look at tax changes, but issues a warning
The Prime Minister warned tax cuts now would be inflationary.
Inflation takes away gains from Labour’s Working for Families package
Inflation is eating away at people's benefits.
Simon Wilson: The insidious climate denialism of Christopher Luxon
OPINION: NZ Steel move is a model for emissions reductions - but it can't be the only way.
New law opens door to more research on tax paid, or not paid, by the super rich
A new bill makes it easier for the IRD to regularly probe and report people's tax affairs.
NZ Steel to transition away from burning coal with $140 million Govt subsidy
The change is equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road.
Luxon: What Budget got wrong - and the projects he wants to work on with Labour
The National leader wanted to see more fiscal responsibility.
Explainer: Why Govt is making a big deal of steel emissions initiative
PM Chris Hipkins called it NZ's 'largest-ever emissions reduction project'.
Govt to spend $140m on NZ Steel's move away from burning coal
The change is equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road.
Beehive Diaries: A Budget whoopsie and Erica Stanford's awkward question for David Seymour
National's education spokesperson tries to find out if Act leader covets same job as her
Claire Trevett: Nats' penny-pinching reaction to Budget puts heat on Luxon over tax cuts
National's Budget response feeds right into PM Chris Hipkins 'coalition of cuts' line.
Which policies are the winner and losers of Budget 2023?
Which policies are big winners - and which ones are 'really silly'.
Budget 2023: Rise in MPs requesting security prompts $5.7m boost
Some of the funding would also be used to increase security staff on Parliament grounds.
Wealthy donors match $150,000 in small donations to Labour
They were the latest in 11 donations above $20,000 to political parties declared in May.
Opinion: NZ’s Budget used a ‘gender lens’
Budget 2023 included a gender budgeting 'snapshot' - and was the first to do so.
Promising Labour MP chosen as candidate in Auckland’s Epsom electorate
Camilla Belich missed out on Mt Albert, despite being endorsed by Ardern.
‘There will be higher interest rates’: Luxon calls Robertson’s Budget ‘reckless’
The Finance Minister has made a big bet on inflation coming down.
Thomas Coughlan: Labour fires first shot in world’s smallest class war
Labour is tentatively turning its back on the propertied.
Claire Trevett: Not an election-winning Budget, but not a loser either
OPINION: The Budget won’t win Labour the election. It wasn’t designed to.
Security boost at MPs’ homes, offices after Robertson warns of ‘intense threats’
It's unsure how much of the $14 million would be allocated to security enhancements.
Trust to try to claw back $385k in loans to Tamihere campaigns
Regulator says Te Pāti Māori president has agreed to turn off donation taps.
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'.
Cost of living crunch or 'no ideas' - Budget 2023 breakdown
Kids (and their parents) are the big winners with childcare subsidy, public transport.
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: $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.