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Opinion: A credibility gap in the Nicola Willis Budget

OPINION: National hasn’t done itself any favours on economic front with Budget delivery.

Placing a bet on space industry

NZ's space industry will be spotlighted during Christopher Luxon's visit to Japan.

When will interest rates fall... and will they save the market?

Will rate cuts arrive to boost equities before the AI bubble bursts? We should hope so.

Politicians to have a crack at bank bosses and regulators via new competition inquiry

Inquiry to be broader than ComCom's study, including business and agricultural banking.

'Massive' opportunities ahead for food and fibre sectors - KPMG

KPMG has released its 2024 report "Today’s potential, tomorrow’s possibilities".

Letters: Cancer patients don't have time to wait; why I marched down Queen St

OPINION: 'The Government would be wise to stop prioritising potholes.'

Dairy farmers will need to tighten belts this season, says DairyNZ

Inflation has eaten into what historically would have been a strong farmgate milk price.

Music to their ears: Truckies and motorists welcome pothole repair funding boost

Northland is getting a funding boost to deal with a scourge of potholes on state highways.

Another 146 job losses at Ministry of Education take total past 700

The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions.

Number of frontline police from Budget boost an illusion – Police Association

The funding for 500 new cops will actually result in only 300, the association says.

Letters: PM's integrity on line over cancer drugs U-turn

OPINION: 'Cancer patients need action now, not lame excuses.'

'Don’t take it all on yourself': Hawke's Bay farmers struggling as economic and environmental setbacks collide

Tough economic conditions are compounding with the lasting impact of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Letters: Shaping Auckland stadium debate; junking the PM's junket

OPINION: 'Putting a roof on Eden Park won’t solve the inherent problem of its shape.'

Everything you need to know about the Budget, including why your tax cut might shrink

What story does the Budget tell?

Disappointment over broken Budget promise to fund more specialists

'Short-sighted': Psychiatrists say extra registrar places have not eventuated.

Watch: Jack Tame v Nicola Willis in heated post-Budget debate on Q+A

Willis was probed over why the Nats didn't campaign on how many families were worse off.

Jobs, celebrities, opportunities, money: What new Lord of the Rings films mean for Wellington

Films expected to create myriad jobs, opportunities for graduates and boost the economy.

'Heartbreaking': Organic grocer Huckleberry in liquidation, three stores to close

Liquidators have moved in, will run a stock sale next week and then look to sell business.