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OPINION: Many will understand the end game but find the means unacceptable.
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The consultation saw 52% support the change and 48% oppose it.
US Education Department must reinstate nearly 1400 fired workers
The agency dropped thousands of employees on the first day of the Trump administration.
Watch: Erica Stanford promises 1600 more teachers, learning support staff by 2028
The minister is speaking at Mt Albert Grammar in Auckland.
Budget 2025: Watch - Finance Minister speaks on Budget, flagship policy
Nicola Willis speaks after a challenging and controversial Budget.
'Going to be a lot harder': Best Start payment shifts spark concern among new parents
The Best Start payment will now be means-tested for all three years.
KiwiSaver changes 'a burden' for small businesses and self-employed
Wonky Box's Angus Simms says KiwiSaver changes will affect cashflow.
Erica Stanford teacher workforce announcement
Erica Stanford makes teacher workforce announcement at Mt Albert Grammar. Video / Alyse Wright
2025 Budget delivered with reactions coming in thick and fast | NZ Herald News Update
Nicola Willis has delivered her 2025 Budget, which includes changes to KiwiSaver contributions and a new investment boost scheme. Video / NZ Herald
NZ Herald Live: Nicola Willis post-Budget event
Nicola Willis' post-Budget event in Wellington.
Matthew Hooton: Budget reveals we’re going broke faster than we knew
OPINION: Gross debt is projected to increase by $73b, reaching $283b by 2029.
Education’s $2.5b Budget boost: Where the money is going
Education got a $2.5 billion boost in Budget 2025.
Egregious or reasonable? Economists split over student loan repayment threshold freeze
The Government is not inflation-adjusting student loan repayments.
'Harder on the younger generation': Will Budget changes push Kiwis overseas?
The public share their thoughts on changes to Best Start, KiwiSaver and student loans.
Liam Dann: Upbeat Treasury forecasts GDP growth, rising house prices
Opinion: Treasury's Budget forecasts paint an optimistic picture – but are they too rosy?
What's in the Budget for you - student loan borrowers pay more; Best Start payments cut
Follow live updates on the Government's Budget 2025 announcements here.
Why the Government's $200m gas move marks a major shift in energy policy
Meanwhile, Greenpeace has described it as a 'Scorched Earth Budget'.
Nearly 9000 teens to lose welfare if parents can support them under new test
A 'parental assistance test' will be introduced for single 18- and 19-year-olds in 2027.
You have 5 weeks as clock ticks on max KiwiSaver Govt top-up. And soon you'll need to pay more
What KiwiSaver changes mean as you and your employer pay more, and the Govt pays less.
Budget: Hawke's Bay and Gisborne get $219m to fix Cyclone Gabrielle-hit roads
The Government has announced a $219 million boost for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery.
PM says Budget ‘backs growth’, Labour claims KiwiSaver cuts make workers up to $66k worse off
'National backs growth and I’m telling you, Labour wants to tax it,' the PM said today.
Govt boosts spending on private schools to support ‘diversity, choice’
It is the first increase in private school funding in 15 years, David Seymour said.
Budget 2025: Means-testing extended for Best Start payments
Best Start will now be means-tested across all three years it is offered.
Budget 2025: Every budget item in one interactive
Use the Herald interactive to explore Budget 2025.
Govt offers $200m for would-be gas investors
Shane Jones says the fund allows the Crown to take a 10%-15% stake.
Pay equity, KiwiSaver and housing: Where the Govt cut $21b
The pay equity changes have saved the Government almost $13b.
Budget breakdown: The 10 things you need to know
From pay equity savings, to subsidising private schools, to KiwiSaver changes.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Willis delivers 'true blue' Budget
ANALYSIS: Budget requires Kiwis to do more to save for their retirement.
Audrey Young: Pay equity albatross lingers for Nicola Willis
OPINION: The best and worst parts of Nicola Willis' second Budget.
Audrey Young: Willis' pre-Budget attacks suggest she's feeling the pressure
OPINION: It's unusual for a Finance Minister to focus on the Opposition before Budget Day.
NZ teens ditch smartphones for 'brick' phones
A 2025 survey found 95% of New Zealanders aged 15+ use social media.
Benno Blaschke: Breaking up supermarkets won't solve competition issues
OPINION: Regulatory barriers to entry should be considered as an alternative.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Five things to watch in today's 'Reality Bites Budget'
Will Nicola Willis be able to cut spending and spur growth?