PoliticsUse our tax calculator to see what’s in the Budget for youWhat today's Budget means for your back pocket.30 May 02:22 AM
PoliticsBudget 2024: National kapa haka festival gets more fundingToday's Budget coincided with a protest against the Government's policies on Māori issues.30 May 02:20 AM
PoliticsEducation gets $2.9b new funding for new classrooms, teachers, IT and initiativesThis is the coalition Government's first Budget.30 May 02:12 AM
New ZealandBudget 2024: The 10 key pointsBamboozled by the Budget? Here's all the main highlights explained.30 May 02:00 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Buckle in – money is tight, you’d better believe itOPINION: Cuts to Government agencies will become business as usual.30 May 02:00 AM
LivePoliticsBudget 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.30 May 01:11 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsQ&A: What are the Govt's Budget priorities? Our experts weigh inLiam Dann, Audrey Young and Jenee Tibshraeny answer your questions.29 May 08:51 PM
KahuCensus: Why counting Māori has become so important to iwiFor the first time, a non-government organisation presents the census data.29 May 07:22 PM
New ZealandTe Pati Māori protest: People gather for nationwide hīkoiAround the country people have started to gather for a nationwide protest against the Government's policies for Māori. Video / NZ HeraldWatch29 May 06:57 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Day-of-disruption status inadvertently boosted by PM, Opposition leaderOPINION: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins pumped up the protest by entering the debate.29 May 05:05 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxJenée Tibshraeny: What to look out for in today's BudgetHow Finance Minister Nicola Willis will try to recalibrate the Government's books.29 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Five ways for Nicola Willis to make the Budget look goodOPINION: Some of the biggest things the Finance Minister could do would cost very little.29 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsWhat has the Govt already unveiled in today’s Budget?Tax cuts will be the centrepiece but plenty of announcements have been made.29 May 05:00 PM
PhotosMāori protest Government policies in picturesThe carkoi and hikoi called by Te Pāti Māori has seen thousands of people respond29 May 12:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?OPINION: Voters will ultimately judge whether it's worth it.29 May 07:30 AM
Politics‘You’ve come to the wrong marae’: Winston Peters takes aim at Te Pāti Māori and planned protests ahead of BudgetPeters was responding to Te Pāti Māori’s promotion of the nationwide protests.29 May 06:51 AM
KahuOpinion: Seeking a future where food isn't wasted and no one goes hungryOPINION: A visit by Christopher Luxon was like an episode of Shark Tank.29 May 05:07 AM
PoliticsSpeaker Gerry Brownlee again backs Maureen Pugh interrupting Whakatōhea rangatiraPugh has face criticism and calls to apologise.29 May 02:47 AM
PoliticsFinance Minister Nicola Willis unveils cover of Budget documentNo pretty pictures but lots of substance, says Willis.29 May 01:32 AM
New ZealandMPs expenses questioned amid cost of living crisisPoliticians spent nearly $3m on accommodation and travel in the first quarter of 2024.28 May 11:38 PM
OpinionOpinion: Karen Chhour is not the only voice that needs to be heard on state care and abuseOPINION: Tupua Urlich responds to Children's Minister's moves on repealing section 7AA.28 May 08:45 PM
KahuBudget Day protest: Police want commuters to go to work early, avoid Māori carkoisProtest motorists will converge on motorways to try to accomplish maximum disruption.28 May 07:59 PM
New ZealandTe Pāti Māori protests: Party leaders steadfast in encouraging people out, PM Luxon says it is illegalStrike action is planned across the country tomorrow with major disruption to traffic.28 May 05:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Willis' game of good and bad numbers as Budget reckoning loomsOPINION: The Budget will be a tally of promises kept and broken.28 May 05:00 PM
OpinionLouise Upston: Carmel Sepuloni’s welfare claim misleadingOPINION: I am steering the welfare system towards focusing on what people can do.28 May 05:00 PM
OpinionArena Williams: No meaningful help for Auckland in tomorrow's BudgetOPINION: No support on the horizon for NZ’s economic engine room.28 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPublic sector cuts: ‘No reprieve’ for staff as ministries signal 3-5 yrs of fiscal restraintSome agencies expect years of fiscal restraint.28 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsExplainer: Here’s how first changes to gun laws are supposed to increase public safetyNicole McKee: 'People think if you belong to a club, you’re a Brenton Tarrant'.28 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsAnger after Assistant Speaker interrupts Whakatōhea rangatira during mihiThe incident happened during the third reading of the Whakatōhea Treaty settlement.28 May 06:58 AM
PoliticsMP 'confusion' causes select committee to favour scrapping news bargaining billThe minister responsible had to clarify what his position was on the bill.28 May 05:42 AM
PoliticsAssistant Speaker Maureen Pugh faces calls to apologiseAssistant Speaker Maureen Pugh faces calls to apologise after interrupting response to Whakatōhea Treaty settlement in ParliamentWatch28 May 05:40 AM
PoliticsTe Pāti Māori co-leaders back calls for strike action around NZ due to 'oppressive' GovernmentA nationwide protest is planned for Thursday, Budget Day.28 May 03:58 AM
PoliticsBudget 2024: What we know so farA recap on pre-Budget announcements in the lead-up to Thursday's full Budget announcement. Video / NZ HeraldWatch28 May 03:52 AM
PoliticsDavid Seymour’s special envoy in medicines is dumping his drug company investmentsAct MP Todd Stephenson labels Labour slur as 'outrageous'.28 May 01:37 AM
