Claire Trevett: Willis' first Budget lacked the surprise, but it did what she'd put on the tin
OPINION: Willis delivered on what she promised - but now has a hard road ahead.
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The New Zealand sharemarket fell one per cent to a near-low for the year.
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'Government appears to have recognised the deficit with roading and rail maintenance.'
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ANALYSIS: While Willis pledged to reduce debt, she's going to have to borrow more.
'Successive massacres': Aid groups in Rafah say Israel’s advance pushing them out
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Stocks sink as bond sell-off fuels jitters
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Q&A: What are the Govt's Budget priorities? Our experts weigh in
Liam Dann, Audrey Young and Jenee Tibshraeny answer your questions.
Govt must focus on reviving productive sector instead of sacking people - Max Whitehead
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Sports Insider: Folly of private equity play looms large over rugby's future
ANALYSIS: What to do with the lemon that is Silver Lake.
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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.
Letters: Taxpayers' Union kicks Kiwis when they're down
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Ginny Andersen: We have a major problem with family violence
OPINION: The Government is putting family violence in the 'too hard' basket.
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.
Revealed: Offensive personalised number plates cancelled by NZTA
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Inside ‘Grande Dame's’ incredible rise, sad fall: Why Smith & Caughey’s is set to shut
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Thomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?
OPINION: Voters will ultimately judge whether it's worth it.
Market close: More pleasing company results but market little moved
The local index was slightly lower.
London moves to revive its reputation as a financial hub
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‘We need change’: Sean Fitzpatrick backs calls for NZR to reform
Fitzpatrick sees parallels with the move to professionalism in rugby in the mid-1990s.
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Mainfreight says it ‘should have done better’, frets about Government’s intentions for rail
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Inside Economics: Is excessive gloom making the recession worse? All the hot Budget 2024 takes
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