Budget puts the handbrake on annual growth in education spending, as past splurges on school buildings run out in the next ...

Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson said low-income earners, Māori, women and self-employed people will be hit hardest by ...

Two staff members at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, were killed on Wednesday night near the Capital Jewish Museum.

Net debt is forecast to peak at 43.5 percent of GDP in 2025 and is forecast to remain above the government's 40 percent ...

For the health sector it's largely a 'no surprises' Budget, with all the big-ticket having already been announced.

The government is changing how much savers have to put in, how much the government chips in, and who gets anything at all.

From changes to Kiwisaver and benefits, to a business tax break and savings from pay equity changes, here's the key parts of ...

The 'Growth Budget' has shifted billions of dollars in funding towards health, education and defence. Kate Newton breaks down ...

The Hurricanes have lost midfielder Riley Higgins for the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific season, with the team revealing the ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spent the first 8 1/2 minutes of his speech attacking the opposition, particularly the Greens' alternative Budget proposals and Labour leader Chris Hipkins' response ...

At 2pm, the government opened its books and revealed Finance Minister Nicola Willis' second Budget. Willis is calling it the ...