New ZealandBudget 2025: Watch - Finance Minister speaks on Budget, flagship policyNicola Willis speaks after a challenging and controversial Budget.22 May 08:07 PM
PoliticsErica Stanford teacher workforce announcementErica Stanford makes teacher workforce announcement at Mt Albert Grammar. Video / Alyse WrightWatch22 May 07:58 PM
PremiumPremiumTechnologyTech boss's withering take on the BudgetNet reduction of $45m for the innovation sector.22 May 07:46 PM
PoliticsNZ Herald Live: Nicola Willis post-Budget eventNicola Willis' post-Budget event in Wellington.Watch22 May 06:27 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: David Seymour almost had it rightOPINION: Savings from pay equity decisions were way in excess of other savings.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsBudget papers reveal effective 0.5% tax hike on 180k families, considered company tax cutThe Government considered a 5 percentage point cut to the corporate tax rate.22 May 07:33 AM
Politics Egregious or reasonable? Economists split over student loan repayment threshold freezeThe Government is not inflation-adjusting student loan repayments. 22 May 07:25 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHipkins won’t commit to returning $13 billion savings to pay equity regime Nicola Willis said it was 'typical of Labour'.22 May 05:55 AM
PremiumPremiumTaxHow a $35m funding boost aims to tackle NZ's ballooning tax debtCompliance funding boost aims to help taxman get on top of $8.5b overdue-tax mountain.22 May 05:04 AM
New ZealandKiwis react to Budget: Kiwisaver, Best Start, student loan changes to biteYoung New Zealanders give their thoughts on the Government's Budget 2025 and how it will impact them. Video \ Jason DordayWatch22 May 04:46 AM
PoliticsLabour, National quizzed on savings from pay equity changesChris Hipkins wants to reverse the changes, but won't commit to a dollar figure.Watch22 May 04:39 AM
PremiumPremiumTechnologyBudget 2025: $212m in cuts to existing business, science and innovation programmesNo surprises in another thin year for the sector.22 May 04:20 AM
BusinessMatthew Hooton: NZ heading towards bankruptcy without budget savingsDebt is projected to increase by $60 to $70 billion over the next five years. Video \ Mark MitchellWatch22 May 03:06 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJenée TibshraenyJenée Tibshraeny: Willis delivers 'true blue' Budget ANALYSIS: Budget requires Kiwis to do more to save for their retirement.22 May 02:13 AM
PoliticsNZ Herald Live: Budget specialRyan Bridge and an expert panel break down Budget 2025Watch22 May 12:50 AM
New ZealandTrain station heckler 'apologetic' and upset after swearing at Winston PetersThe man was tearful when visited by the Herald this morning.21 May 11:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Willis' pre-Budget attacks suggest she's feeling the pressureOPINION: It's unusual for a Finance Minister to focus on the Opposition before Budget Day.21 May 10:54 PM
PremiumPremiumTechnologyGoogle NZ sends $1b offshore as it increases profit, threat of digital sales tax melts awayAn academic calls out a lack of transparency in two areas.21 May 10:46 PM
New Zealand'Pay attention': Shane Jones hints at lower mining royalties in BudgetThe Resources Minister says his bill will be the first introduced after today's Budget.21 May 09:45 PM
Politics‘Show me the money’: Nicola Willis issues challenge to LabourIn a tightly fought Budget build-up, Willis still has words for the Opposition. 21 May 07:49 PM
AnalysisJenée TibshraenyJenée Tibshraeny: Five things to watch in today's 'Reality Bites Budget'Will Nicola Willis be able to cut spending and spur growth?21 May 05:01 PM
PoliticsLabour slams 'big tax breaks' for tech giants as Govt ditches digital levyThe tax was forecast to bring in $479m over four years, starting from January 2026.21 May 06:46 AM
PoliticsHunt for new Oranga Tamariki CEO yet to start seven weeks after resignationFormer CEO Chappie Te Kani took medical leave in September to undergo surgery.21 May 05:59 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPhil Goff: Weaponisation of starvation is a war crimeOpinion: Israel partially lifted the aid ban after international condemnation.21 May 05:14 AM
PoliticsTe Pāti Māori MP proposes bill requiring MPs to uphold Te Tiriti principles'It’s not left or right. This is the foundation of us moving together ...'21 May 05:13 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessTech Insider: The Kiwis most likely to support an U16 social media ban; lawyer's AI horror storyPlus: The 'Google tax' dies a quiet death.21 May 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPublic feedback overwhelmingly negative to bootcamp bill, MPs recommend physical force safeguardsProviders will be able to use force against children as a last resort.21 May 04:47 AM
Politics'Foul, filthy language': Peters hits back after heckler's employer criticised for investigationTonkin + Taylor apologised after their employee heckled Winston Peters.21 May 04:34 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionToby Moore: Why debt ceiling fears are overblownOPINION: Finance Minister Willis warned last Tuesday of nearing NZ's debt ceiling.21 May 03:13 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessGovernment's Regulatory Standards Bill to cost $20m per yearAnd the agency responsible for it has been unable to estimate the value it brings.21 May 12:00 AM
New ZealandListen: Peters says he won't feel bad if railway heckler is sackedTonkin + Taylor has apologised to the Deputy PM about the incident. 20 May 09:13 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanWhy failure to compromise on Te Pāti Māori MPs' punishment bodes ill for ParliamentOPINION: Someone in Parliament needs to step up and find a compromise. 20 May 05:00 PM
Politics170 formal complaints from schools about lunches programme in first monthComplaints included missed deliveries and menu problems. 20 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsNZ 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' – minister20 May 08:10 AM
