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Richard Prebble: 'Dire straits' - the key number to watch in Thursday's Budget

OPINION: The evidence indicates New Zealand has exceeded its peak taxation.

Tearful TVNZ Sunday worker – 'I would never have put my family at risk of $1m debt'

TVNZ is appealing an earlier ruling that it failed to adequately consult staff.

Liam Dann: Never mind the numbers, what's the Budget vibe going to be?

OPINION: A Budget preview that ignores the numbers and looks at the vibe of the thing.

Greg Smith: Lessons from a silent housing crash

OPINION: After any big party, there are usually a few hangovers.

Mary Holm: Job shock - how to prepare for the prospect of losing your income

OPINION: All over the country, workers are worrying about losing their jobs.

Bruce Cotterill: Soon, NZ will have six million people. We need to be ready

OPINION: Let’s accept six million is the new target, then build the country for that.

Labour’s Barbara Edmonds prepares to go head-to-head with Nicola Willis

On Thursday Labour's finance spokeswoman will face her first big public test in the role.

Failed TV firms: Boss' new alias, $2 raised for new film; Compo blow for some Newshub staff; The price for Breakfast

Revealed: NZ ad spend trends; ZM's Taylor Swift boost; 5 things to watch at Voyager Awards

Matthew Hooton: Here’s the big number to watch in next week's Budget

OPINION: Luxon lumbered Willis and National with a tax policy that was instantly panned.

Liam Dann: Survive till '25 - the new recessionary catchphrase. Should we be wary?

OPINION: Is there truly that much light at the end of the tunnel? How far will rates fall?

Fran O’Sullivan: Bugger the politics, let’s get rational and sort our economy

OPINION: There is a brighter future ahead if we address the major issues now.

Mary Holm: Do I really need life insurance? What about health insurance?

OPINION: If you pay a lot and claim little, count yourself lucky, rather than ripped off.

Steven Joyce: The case for tax cuts - let’s give Kiwis some hope

OPINION: The much-discussed middle-income New Zealander has been well and truly squeezed.

TV legend Belinda Todd on TV3 news closure, own life 'in flux'; 'Revolting' TV ad angers viewers

Newshub staff 'deeply frustrated' over website future; AT reshapes huge outdoor ad deal.

How to improve diversity in NZ's financial services ecosystem - Jim McElwain

OPINION: Progress has been made but the journey is far from complete.

Inside Economics: Capital Gains v Wealth Tax, chocolate and chips drive inflation, UK on the rebound

OPINION: CGT v Wealth Tax talk has a political edge; and is NZ tourism behind the 8-ball?

'Irregularities': NZ TV firm owes more than $20m to major bank, US TV stars - receivers

The receiver has raised alleged irregularities. The NZFC earlier sent concerns to the SFO.

Richard Prebble: Why social investment bonds could be the coalition’s big idea

OPINION: New Zealand politicians regard just spending money as a success.