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Provincial Growth Fund staff travel costs top $1m in a year

PGF minister Shane Jones says he's told staff they have to defend their spending.

Matt Lowrie: We can't risk railroading of Auckland's transport planning

COMMENT: The choice of a delivery partner to develop light rail in Auckland is critical.

Editorial: How to save the economy? Tax cuts, rate cuts or both?

We say: Govt has money to support the economy but faces hard choices on how it's spent.

Rate cuts, fiscal stimulus in store for NZ if coronavirus hits harder

Still more fiscal stimulus looks likely if the coronavirus outbreak gets worse.

Local Focus: Kawerau welcomes PGF cash injection

Small towns reaping the benefits in investment and jobs. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Liam Dann: Reserve Bank keeps calm and carries on

Keep calm and carry on: Reserve Bank says it's too soon to act on coronavirus threat.

New design behind cost blowout on Auckland's SkyPath

Costs have increased from $67 million in 2018 to about $240m for the latest design.

What free school lunches means for school trialling the initiative

"They used to pick out every colourful bit of vegetable from the food, now they love it."

Amazon Lord of the Rings deal stretches screen budget

Hobbit-based tourism campaign again likely as subsidy budget further balloons.

Data points to economic boost

GDP growth has slowed but recent run of strong data suggests it's not as bad as expected.

Political Roundup: Govt's smart but conservative spending announcement

COMMENT: Grant Robertson reinforced what many political commentators say about him.

Soper: Govt steals Nats' thunder with $12b spend-up

COMMENT: You could be forgiven for thinking he was delivering an economic high-five.

Liam Dann: What a time to be a finance minister

Days of austerity are over as new government spending gets thumbs up amid calls for more.

Mt Eden residents decry 'demolition wasteland'

Stress, nuisance, noise, vibrations, dust, demolition, trucks - residents upset.

Mike Hosking: The catch with debt is it must be repaid

COMMENT: Is the Government spending to buy itself some votes next year?

Liam Dann: Will the big Govt spend-up boost the economy?

The big infrastructure spend-up will be good for the economy, just don't call it stimulus.

$400m schools spending spree just the beginning for Govt

Ardern won't say what part of the Govt's "significant" spending plans is coming next.

'Good for the kids': Principal welcomes $400,000 boost

Balmoral School principal said he'd like to see the $400,000 boost fund outdoor learning.