Latest from Budget 2025

Letters: Time for NZ to have its own State of Origin; flag artwork may have gone too far

OPINION: Why not also have a three-game New Zealand Island of Origin series?

Steven Joyce: AI is key to unlocking New Zealand's economic potential

OPINION: AI offers huge opportunities amid current economic challenges.

Mary Holm: The biggest winners and losers from the Government's KiwiSaver changes

OPINION: Young people are the only clear winners in the Budget announcements.

Worst results for Budget in nearly 30 years, says pollster

Nicola Willis says the Budget will help economic recovery.

Audrey Young: Anxiety rises ahead of David Seymour's stint as Deputy PM

OPINION: The Act leader's only guardrails will be the ones he sets himself.

Editorial: Govt's job creation claims overshadowed by irony

OPINION: The Government's Budget announcement had a few perplexing inconsistencies.

Richard Prebble: Labour's support of Te Pāti Māori over haka punishment will be defining issue for next election

OPINION: Te Pāti Māori leaders skipped the Budget debate despite protests on their behalf.

Not a lot for farmers in Budget 2025 - Dr Jacqueline Rowarth

Opinion: Tourism, holidays and eating out will not get New Zealand out of debt.

Editorial: Nicola Willis' choice of Budget day attire is a sideshow to policy debate

OPINION: The Finance Minister's dress has become a distraction from her policies.

Willis confirms super age still on National's ‘radar’ ahead of 2026 election

Willis also fielded questions on the KiwiSaver cuts.

More cuts possible to cover Govt’s extra KiwiSaver costs - Finance Minister

The Green Party is claiming the extra costs could total more than $700m.

Hayden Wilson: Budget 2025 - A pass mark, with reservations

Opinion: Budget's bold tax move could spur business investment.

'Stay away from the jocks': Male National MPs conduct outfit checks in support of Nicola Willis

National MP Mike Butterick was careful to stop his caucus members from showing too much.

Opinion: Budget changes undermine KiwiSaver's core purpose

OPINION: About 40% of KiwiSaver members aren’t actively contributing to their accounts.

Liam Dann: Kiwis need to save their way out of this financial hole

Government moves to boost KiwiSaver contributions are a good start but should go further.