PoliticsBudget 2024: National kapa haka festival gets more fundingToday's Budget coincided with a protest against the Government's policies on Māori issues.30 May 02:20 AM
PoliticsEducation gets $2.9b new funding for new classrooms, teachers, IT and initiativesThis is the coalition Government's first Budget.30 May 02:12 AM
LivePoliticsBudget 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.30 May 01:11 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsQ&A: What are the Govt's Budget priorities? Our experts weigh inLiam Dann, Audrey Young and Jenee Tibshraeny answer your questions.29 May 08:51 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Five ways for Nicola Willis to make the Budget look goodOPINION: Some of the biggest things the Finance Minister could do would cost very little.29 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsWhat has the Govt already unveiled in today’s Budget?Tax cuts will be the centrepiece but plenty of announcements have been made.29 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?OPINION: Voters will ultimately judge whether it's worth it.29 May 07:30 AM
Politics‘You’ve come to the wrong marae’: Winston Peters takes aim at Te Pāti Māori and planned protests ahead of BudgetPeters was responding to Te Pāti Māori’s promotion of the nationwide protests.29 May 06:51 AM
All BlacksLabour MP calls on Government to show leadership in NZR civil warHenare says unrest in rugby has far-reaching ramifications and affects moods.29 May 03:06 AM
PoliticsSpeaker Gerry Brownlee again backs Maureen Pugh interrupting Whakatōhea rangatiraPugh has face criticism and calls to apologise.29 May 02:47 AM
PoliticsFinance Minister Nicola Willis unveils cover of Budget documentNo pretty pictures but lots of substance, says Willis.29 May 01:32 AM
New Zealand‘Transformative shift:’ 20 per cent of New Zealanders of Māori descent'We will see Māori become a dominant part of the future workforce of Aotearoa.'28 May 11:13 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Willis' game of good and bad numbers as Budget reckoning loomsOPINION: The Budget will be a tally of promises kept and broken.28 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsExplainer: Here’s how first changes to gun laws are supposed to increase public safetyNicole McKee: 'People think if you belong to a club, you’re a Brenton Tarrant'.28 May 05:00 PM
OpinionArena Williams: No meaningful help for Auckland in tomorrow's BudgetOPINION: No support on the horizon for NZ’s economic engine room.28 May 05:00 PM
OpinionLouise Upston: Carmel Sepuloni’s welfare claim misleadingOPINION: I am steering the welfare system towards focusing on what people can do.28 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsAnger after Assistant Speaker interrupts Whakatōhea rangatira during mihiThe incident happened during the third reading of the Whakatōhea Treaty settlement.28 May 06:58 AM
PoliticsMP 'confusion' causes select committee to favour scrapping news bargaining billThe minister responsible had to clarify what his position was on the bill.28 May 05:42 AM
PoliticsTe Pāti Māori co-leaders back calls for strike action around NZ due to 'oppressive' GovernmentA nationwide protest is planned for Thursday, Budget Day.28 May 03:58 AM
PoliticsDavid Seymour’s special envoy in medicines is dumping his drug company investmentsAct MP Todd Stephenson labels Labour slur as 'outrageous'.28 May 01:37 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: All eyes on Budget borrowing; brickbat for a nasty adOPINION: There's one line Nicola Willis really doesn't want to cross with her tax cuts.28 May 12:37 AM
Politics'Absolute tragedy': Govt commits $1.5m for Papua New Guinea after deadly landslideThere are varying estimates of how many people have perished.28 May 12:36 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPharmac minister David Seymour met new Act MP’s former drug company employerTodd Stephenson has links with two of the three companies Seymour met.27 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsForeign Minister did not seek advice on impact of coal policy on NZ’s climate agreementsForeign Minister didn't seek advice on impact of coal policy on global commitments.27 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon 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?27 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhere are the billions of dollars for tax cuts coming from? What we know so farThe Government needs to find and generate billions of dollars to fund its tax cuts.27 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsPublic service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ BudgetAlmost 4000 roles would be cut as part of the Government's aim to reduce spending.27 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsACC boss flies business class for $32k Europe work trip amid 390 proposed job cutsThe chief executive concedes the trip coinciding with the cuts proposal is not ideal.27 May 05:00 PM
Politics'Financially sustainable': Kāinga Ora pushes back on Sir Bill English reportSome of the draft findings were inaccurate and incorrect: agency.27 May 08:01 AM
PoliticsLuxon and Willis speak ahead of their 'careful' Budget, 240-plus savings initiativesThe Finance Minister is promising the tax cuts won't be inflationary.27 May 05:03 AM
Politics'Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track billIt comes after hundreds marched on Parliament to protest the bill.27 May 03:13 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsInside a $2 billion pay-equity debacleThe union says many care and support workers are back to square one.26 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsRevealed: The Government ghost offices costing taxpayers $300kThe now-disestablished Productivity Commission's lease doesn't expire until next year.26 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Te Pāti Māori's ridiculous behaviour towards Karen ChhourOPINION: There's a deeply troubling idea at the heart of TPM's comments.25 May 05:00 PM