What's in it for you - the Budget highlights at a glance
Bamboozled by the Budget? Here's all the highlights explained.
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Simon Wilson: Six rabbits for Grant Robertson to pull from his Budget hat
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Budget 2023: What’s already been announced and where is the money going?
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Q&A: Budget preview - our experts answer your questions
Liam Dann and Thomas Coughlan answer your questions.
Storm-damaged roads need $185.5m of repairs - but leaders aren't holding their breath
Northland's storm-ravaged roads need $185.5m - but will today's Budget deliver?
Budget 2023: Scrapped car scheme proves costly for Kiwis
OPINION: The Government's 'scrap and replace' budgeting came at a sunk cost of $46m.
What is the Budget? All you need to know
It's getting a lot of hype week but what even is "The Budget"?
Opinion: Budget 2023 is not going to shift the dial one bit for Māori - but will make out it does
Businessman Rob Campbell asks why Budget announcements are in boardrooms and not marae.
Chlöe Swarbrick: Govt’s bread and butter Budget - a taste of change, or are we toast?
Covid showed us what we thought was impossible was really a matter of political willpower.
‘A rounding error’: Why Govt’s $4b Budget boost doesn’t signal big spend-up
The no-frills Budget needs to focus on the basics.
What Infrastructure NZ wants to see in the Budget
'NZ needs to grow up and accept the costs if we are going to build a prosperous future.'
OCR headed for 6 per cent as migration boosts economy
Inflation has passed its peak but a stronger-than-expected economy will mean higher rates.
Ross Lawrenson: Foreign doctor numbers highlight the need for another medical school
OPINION: The 2023 budget is unlikely to do the one thing our health system needs.
Government borrowing set to dwarf pre-Covid levels
Economists expect to see the Government raising substantially more funds.
Can Budget 2023 break political stalemate?
Opinion: Our editorial on the high stakes riding on Budget 2023.
Budget 2023 games begin: Hipkins, Luxon trade barbs over 'priorities'
Hipkins was in a chipper mood at his weekly post-Cabinet press conference.
Budget 2023: With failing infrastructure, why are we afraid of more debt?
New Zealand has under-invested in infrastructure for decades.
What landlords want to see in this week's Budget, but suspect they won't
398,000 bonds were lodged with Tenancy Services by February, up from 383,000 a year ago.
'Got their priorities all wrong': PM on Nats' 'taxpayers’ receipt' plan
PM says National should “go back to the drawing board”.
Kiwis treated like a 'bottomless ATM': Luxon promises ‘taxpayers' receipt’
Christopher Luxon will outline his vision for the Budget.
Govt announces new classrooms, schools ahead of Budget 2023 reveal
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins delivered the news at a Wellington school this morning.
David Seymour: Real change with ACT’s alternative budget
ACT is again the only party proposing a fully-costed alternative budget.
Peter Davis: A tale of two budgets
Opinion: New Zealand and the US face very different prospects in their Budget setting.
More classrooms to be built; poll shows coalition likely election outcome
PM Chris Hipkins and Education Minister Jan Tinetti are expected to make the announcement.
Budget 2023: Tax cuts are out but Grant Robertson needs his cost of living package to shine
Grant Robertson has ruled out tax cuts but the cost of living offering needs to impress.
Budget 2023: More than 500 schools to be repaired, redeveloped or relocated
More than 500 schools have been damaged by recent weather events.
Liam Dann: Food prices are falling on global markets - why not here?
As global commodity prices plunge, local inflation puts more acid on the Government.
Strong focus on kaupapa Māori approaches to safety and wellbeing in 2023 Budget
This Budget focuses on initiatives to prevent violence from happening in the first place.
Nicola Willis predicts tax cuts for all the wrong reasons
OPINION: Taxpayers need relief - and a complete change of direction.