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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'.

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.

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.

Train station heckler 'apologetic' and upset after swearing at Winston Peters

The man was tearful when visited by the Herald this morning.

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.

Toby Moore: Why debt ceiling fears are overblown

OPINION: Finance Minister Willis warned last Tuesday of nearing NZ's debt ceiling.

The Conversation: Less than a 5% increase in health amounts to standing still

OPINION: A 5% rise in New Zealand health funding may only sustain current service levels.

Listen: Peters says he won't feel bad if railway heckler is sacked

Tonkin + Taylor has apologised to the Deputy PM about the incident.

'Another instrument of tracking': Critics slam ANPR bill

ANPR cameras would charge fees for using busy roads during peak times.

Why failure to compromise on Te Pāti Māori MPs' punishment bodes ill for Parliament

OPINION: Someone in Parliament needs to step up and find a compromise.

Marama Davidson: Budget needs to fund communities, not corporate greed

OPINION: The Green Budget proposes making healthcare and early education free.

NZ scraps $100m a year tax after Donald Trump's 'extortion' claims

'We needed to ask ourselves if adopting the bill was in NZ's best interests' – minister

Simon Wilson: Obey the rules, Government tells Te Pāti Māori, but what about pay equity rules?

OPINION: Rules can be used against those without power.