Budget

An 84-year-old Northland woman who is raising her teenage grandsons let out a little 'woop' when she heard about today's benefit boosts.

The government has announced all main benefits will jump by… Audio

"Nothing in it for middle New Zealand" - that's how National's describing Budget 2021.

The Opposition party says it lacks a plan, ambition, aspiration and direction, and there's not much for… Video, Audio

Big bumps to benefits have been mostly welcomed among people on the streets of the main centres.

The government's preparing to splash $3.4 billion in four years, in a bid to put food on people's… Audio

In its first unconstrained Budget in decades, the Labour majority government has hiked benefits to help reduce inequality and stimulate the economy in the wake of Covid-19.

The spending is fuelled by… Video, Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has delivered his first government Budget without a coalition or support partner.

The first 'Labour' Budget in decades. What does that mean? He talks to Lisa Owen.

"The biggest benefit rise in a generation" - the headline of Budget 2021.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has delivered a boost for beneficiaries in his first Budget of the Labour majority… Video, Audio

Live coverage of the 2021 Budget with Susie Ferguson, who is joined by RNZ’s Political Editor Jane Patterson and RNZ’s specialist correspondents as well as expert guests. Audio

New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine programme has a budget of $1.4 billion for the first two years.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins revealed the number ahead of Budget 2021, reiterating that the… Audio

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at what was in last night's Budget, delivered by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and how it might affect the government's political fortunes… Audio

The last of Budget 2019, bills from non-ministers and a special debate on immigration and border policies will take place at Parliament this week.  Audio

Every year Parliament runs a ten hour long tag-team performance review for ministers.  Audio

The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has unearthed nearly a billion dollars of unspent Covid-19 cash to fatten up this month's Budget.

The man with his hands on the purse-strings now has a new job… Audio

A group of North Island principals say teachers need to be trained in the neuro-science behind learning and behavioural difficulties to stop disruption in the classroom and cut the numbers of children… Audio

Before Parliament can unveil a new budget, it has to tidy away the paperwork from last year’s one. The budget run-up is also a warm down. Audio

According to research from the University of Notre Dame, people think they are more financially responsible than they actually are. One of the authors of a new paper on the subject published in the… Audio

President-elect Joe Biden is going to have his work cut out for him when Donald Trump leaves the White House, with the incoming president facing one heck of an economic challenge. The Guardian's… Audio

One of the world's most high-profile economists says the only way New Zealand will stop its burgeoning housing market being a driver of inequality is through wealth taxes. Audio

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about the release of the country's much-delayed federal Budget last night by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. As debt is set to hit a record $1… Audio

Six and a half years ago, 'Thor' Pedersen set out on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. But he has been trapped in Hong Kong for the last… Audio

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about continuing angst over state border closures, even as Victoria heads toward single-digit case numbers. It's only two weeks to the… Audio