Budget 2025
Urgent care closer to home for rural and remote communities
'Geography shouldn’t be a barrier to getting the healthcare you need.'
Hayden Wilson: Fiscal restraint and growth focus define upcoming Budget
Opinion: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Watch: PM tightlipped on borrowing blueprint to fund expenditure days out from Budget
Christopher Luxon unveiled $164m for new 24/7 urgent care clinics.
Opinion: We don’t need a new health service, we need to invest in the current one
OPINION: Primary care receives less than 6% of New Zealand's health budget.
Budget to reveal high watermark for $132b government debt
Economists expect Thursday's Budget to mark peak government debt levels.
Govt needs to find billions for Budget 2025 to add up - where is it coming from?
KiwiSaver, emergency housing, pay equity are where the Govt has found cash for Budget.
Luxon announces $164m for new 24/7 urgent care services
The Prime Minister made the pre-Budget health announcement in Botany this afternoon.
Editorial: A delusional alternative Budget from Greens is what we've come to expect
OPINION: The Greens derive much of their support from the wealthiest electorates in NZ.
Steven Joyce: Why it's time to scrutinise Fonterra's role in rising food prices
OPINION: Dairy prices are rising; butter now costs $3 more than last year.
Politics video
Watch Live : Christopher Luxon live with Mike Hosking
Christopher Luxon live with Mike Hosking
Watch Live : Christopher Luxon live with Mike Hosking
Christopher Luxon live with Mike Hosking
Brooke van Velden responds to criticism from Winston Peters
Brooke van Velden thinks it is odd Winston Peters would criticise her for using the c-word.
More Budget 2025
U-turn: Treasury to let union and other groups attend Budget lock-up
The move follows Nicola Willis intervening.
Watch: 'The current system fails' – Govt investing $140m to boost dire school attendance rates
Most of the Government's funding will go towards creating a new nationwide service.
Beyond the Budget: Brutal truths
OPINION: Treasury forecasts permanent Budget deficits, starting in 2030.
Govt appoints high-powered group to guide Invest NZ's set-up
The group will help design a system to match investors with opportunities.
Watch: Govt invests $774m in improving state abuse redress scheme - but no new scheme
But it has resisted recommendations to set up an independent redress body.
Matthew Hooton: Desperate times call for bold measures
OPINION: Brooke van Velden’s pay equity move is just the start of the savings needed.
Bryce Wilkinson: Nicola Willis faces uphill Budget battle with fiscal deficits
OPINION: This year's Budget needs to cut ineffective spending and increase income.