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Act leader takes swipes at Chloe Swarbrick and The Budget trying to find relevance.
Levels of unpaid GST triple, and PAYE and KiwiSaver debts double, since 2017.
No money for new trains, but $49m towards new homes for Pacific families in Porirua.
OPINION: The public debt is the secret of our success.
Te Matatini got $1m - but Symphony Orchestra got $3m and Royal NZ Ballet $7.5m.
The Harry Potter of political announcements was spread across a whopping 170 pages.
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The problem isn't too much demand; it's too little supply, says Fisher Funds David McLeish
Children aren't the only ones who are being hurt by the decline of our education system.
OPINION: New Zealanders have largely moved on. Even if the virus hasn't.
NZ has joined the US, UK, Australia and Canada in calling for accountability.
It means ACC can look into implementing the $3.5 billion income insurance scheme.
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Political Reporter Thomas Coughlan talks to Finance Minister Grant Robertson about today's budget. Video / NZ Herald
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has outlined the governments investment in health for 2022. Video / Mark Mitchell
Comprehensive coverage of Budget 2022 with analysis from NZ Herald journalists and experts detailing what it means for Kiwis. Video / NZ Herald
MP who was caught up in the battle between Simon Bridges and Judith Collins calls time.
Did Grant Robertson get the balance between spending too much and too little right?
Average household has already forked out around $5500 in extra taxes to help pay for it.
The Budget gets quite a lot right, but that doesn't make it great.
OPINION: Kiwis have not yet been weaned off the Government's Covid teat.
OPINION: Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis looked stunned.
Treasury has warned that inflation will hit the Government's finances.
Te Pāti Māori has slammed the funding, which makes up just 2 per cent of health spending.
Ill patients say lack of Budget funding for new drugs means some of them will die sooner.
Counter-terrorism and cyberwar protection get millions in today's Budget.
The new public broadcaster will be switched on in July next year.
Aside from Govt's big climate spend, Budget 2022 comes with some other green bonuses.
Political Reporter Thomas Coughlan talks to Finance Minister Grant Robertson about today's budget. Video / NZ Herald
Tune in for our live coverage and the key points of today's Budget.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has outlined the governments investment in health for 2022. Video / Mark Mitchell
Government's Budget contains more than $200m for detailed plans for light rail.
The Greens have also called for more support to address 'inequality crisis'.
ANALYSIS: It's a Budget that will make many people ask 'Is that all there is?'
Almost every sector gets a funding boost in the Budget.
It comes as the sector moves away from the decile system.
But managing expectations around health, will be a challenge, writes Audrey Young.
Benefit changes are expected to lift up to 14,000 more children out of poverty.
Big jump in some price caps for aspiring first home owners - but prices vary nationwide.
New payments, fuel tax and public transport relief have been extended.