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Editorial: The most alarming part of Treasury’s gloomy forecast

OPINION: Our Government seems clueless on how to reverse this worrying trend.

NZ Defence Force admits cost-cutting could affect 'fitness to deploy'

The New Zealand Defence force has a budget shortfall of $130 million.

Opinion: How a culturally grounded approach is changing Pacific communities

'Champions of Change' lead vital conversations to prevent family harm.

Bruce Cotterill: Hard lessons from a tough economic year

Politicians are urged to prioritise unity and decisive action amid economic challenges.

Matthew Hooton: Luxon Government guilty of profligacy not austerity

OPINION: Willis urged to adopt drastic spending cuts to avoid economic catastrophe.

Traffic management in place at Tairua trouble spot over peak summer period

Tairua’s one-lane Pepe Stream bridge becomes a significant bottleneck every summer.

Government debt’s whopper increase sparks warning from S&P Global Ratings

Demand for bonds may well stay strong, but there's a catch.

Editorial: Is this minimum wage increase good news to anyone?

OPINION: A fulltime minimum wage worker will be $235 a year worse off in real terms – CTU.

How many years will NZ be in deficit? Treasury to reveal updated forecast

Will spending cuts alone get the books back into surplus?

Opinion: 'Ghost guns' to gangs' – 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform

OPINION: Both countries view firearms as a privilege, not a right.

Why curriculum changes could ignite cultural controversies in NZ

Teachers worry about public and political interference in curriculum rewrites.

'This is a win-win': Health Minister Shane Reti cheers new child health unit

The Whangārei Hospital rebuild is still on-track, providing more beds than first modelled.

Why 49 roles are being cut at the Māori-Crown relations office

Te Arawhiti shifts focus, saves 44 roles by transferring them to Te Puni Kōkiri.

Karen Chhour: Why young offenders need real chances, not political games

OPINION: We should be honest and realistic about the programme’s outcomes.

Nicola Willis likely to exceed target for reducing consultant spending, saving $800m

The Government set a target of reducing spending by $400m a year.

Third bootcamp youth charged, OT limiting updates amid 'public scrutiny' on offenders

It says the offenders are facing 'public scrutiny'.