Officials urged Govt to delay tax cuts, considered $18b 'flat tax' plan from Act
Officials warned the scheme might not be ready by the end of July.
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Minister accepts 500 police boost might not be achievable as promised
The deadline for the policy is November 27 next year.
Claire Trevett: Willis' first Budget lacked the surprise, but it did what she'd put on the tin
OPINION: Willis delivered on what she promised - but now has a hard road ahead.
'Let down': Budget funds charter schools at cost of much needed teacher aides, unions say
Schools run on smell of oily rag, while $150m given to 'ineffective' charter scheme: union
'Unnecessary suffering': Promised cancer drugs won't be funded for at least a year
Cancer patients have expressed disappointment that the promise was not honoured yet.
Advocates say those struggling to heat homes, feed kids left out in 'Budget of nothing'
“I see nothing in this Budget for those on low incomes, all I see is cuts."
Budget: $14 billion revealed in tax cuts worth $4-$40 a fortnight
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Te Pāti Māori wants Māori Parliament, issues declaration of independence
Police say the thousands of protesters were 'well behaved'.
Budget 2024: Explore the numbers in our interactive
Dive deep into the numbers and see what they mean for you.
'We regret that': Nicola Willis' broken promise to cancer patients
Free breast screening is expanded and emergency department security strengthened.
Govt sticks to 500 police boost but leaves fiscal cliff on cost pressures
Today's Budget allocated money to renew police's fleet.
Budget 2024: National kapa haka festival gets more funding
Today's Budget coincided with a protest against the Government's policies on Māori issues.
Education gets $2.9b new funding for new classrooms, teachers, IT and initiatives
This is the coalition Government's first Budget.
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Budget build-up: Cookies over sausage rolls - Luxon and Willis say they're 'ready to deliver'
Today, the Government puts its money where its mouth is.
Q&A: What are the Govt's Budget priorities? Our experts weigh in
Liam Dann, Audrey Young and Jenee Tibshraeny answer your questions.
Simon Wilson: Five ways for Nicola Willis to make the Budget look good
OPINION: Some of the biggest things the Finance Minister could do would cost very little.
What has the Govt already unveiled in today’s Budget?
Tax cuts will be the centrepiece but plenty of announcements have been made.
Thomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?
OPINION: Voters will ultimately judge whether it's worth it.
‘You’ve come to the wrong marae’: Winston Peters takes aim at Te Pāti Māori and planned protests ahead of Budget
Peters was responding to Te Pāti Māori’s promotion of the nationwide protests.
Labour MP calls on Government to show leadership in NZR civil war
Henare says unrest in rugby has far-reaching ramifications and affects moods.
Speaker Gerry Brownlee again backs Maureen Pugh interrupting Whakatōhea rangatira
Pugh has face criticism and calls to apologise.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis unveils cover of Budget document
No pretty pictures but lots of substance, says Willis.
‘Transformative shift:’ 20 per cent of New Zealanders of Māori descent
'We will see Māori become a dominant part of the future workforce of Aotearoa.'
Claire Trevett: Willis' game of good and bad numbers as Budget reckoning looms
OPINION: The Budget will be a tally of promises kept and broken.
Arena Williams: No meaningful help for Auckland in tomorrow's Budget
OPINION: No support on the horizon for NZ’s economic engine room.
Louise Upston: Carmel Sepuloni’s welfare claim misleading
OPINION: I am steering the welfare system towards focusing on what people can do.
Explainer: Here’s how first changes to gun laws are supposed to increase public safety
Nicole McKee: 'People think if you belong to a club, you’re a Brenton Tarrant'.
Anger after Assistant Speaker interrupts Whakatōhea rangatira during mihi
The incident happened during the third reading of the Whakatōhea Treaty settlement.
MP 'confusion' causes select committee to favour scrapping news bargaining bill
The minister responsible had to clarify what his position was on the bill.
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders back calls for strike action around NZ due to 'oppressive' Government
A nationwide protest is planned for Thursday, Budget Day.
David Seymour’s special envoy in medicines is dumping his drug company investments
Act MP Todd Stephenson labels Labour slur as 'outrageous'.
Audrey Young: All eyes on Budget borrowing; brickbat for a nasty ad
OPINION: There's one line Nicola Willis really doesn't want to cross with her tax cuts.
'Absolute tragedy': Govt commits $1.5m for Papua New Guinea after deadly landslide
There are varying estimates of how many people have perished.
Public service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ Budget
Almost 4000 roles would be cut as part of the Government's aim to reduce spending.