Three Key Facts: Like many around the world, I recall as if it was yesterday, Russian troops crossing the Ukrainian border and laying siege to cities, towns... Read More

Changes announced in Budget 2025 will do 'little” to improve the lives of financially struggling clients of a Bay of Plenty household budgeting... Read More

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has confirmed raising the superannuation age was still on National's radar after they campaigned on it in the last election. She... Read More

From today, beneficiaries failing to meet the obligations they agreed to can expect two new measures to encourage people off welfare and into work. Social... Read More

'It won't be enough.” That is the reaction from one Bay of Plenty meal provider after the Government gave community foodbanks $15 million for a... Read More

Changes to KiwiSaver in Budget 2025 mean young people today will retire with more savings and more financial security, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said. 'Using... Read More

A government decision to means-and-income-test support available to children and younger people, but not alter the eligibility for NZ Super, has prompted questions... Read More

New Zealanders are a step closer to being able to build a granny flat of up to 70 square metres in their backyard following the successful first reading of the... Read More

Māori are questioning a lack of targeted funding for Māori in this year's Budget. But ACT Party leader David Seymour said there should be no such thing... Read More

Budget Day is a bit of a whirlwind. Opposition politicians, journalists and economists have just three-and-a-half hours to pore over the books, before presenting... Read More

The pioneer of te reo Māori stop-go signs says he wants to make it loud and clear that they pose no threat to the public. Rotorua's David Taui - the owner... Read More

Budget 2025 is chocker-full of new spending initiatives paid for in part by massive cuts and changes to pre-existing government programmes and schemes, including... Read More