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Minister tells Crown companies to ‘get on the bus’ with cost-cutting

But Air NZ, and the three big power gentailers that paid $564m in dividends last year, won't be expected to lay off staff. Jonathan Milne reports.

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New Zealand's government plans to cut 14% of public sector jobs to slash spending

New Zealand's government plans to lay off nearly 9,000 workers, cutting 14% of public sector jobs by 2029

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Nearly 9000 public sector jobs to go, government agencies to merge

A week ahead of the Budget, the Finance Minister unveils an extensive restructure of the public service, with jobs to be cut at many agencies

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'Where the bloody hell are ya?': NZ's budget sledge

New Zealand is campaigning for Australian talent off the back of major tax reforms in the budget, with the Kiwi government also whacking the broken promise.

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Christopher Luxon shoots the messenger as nightmare New Zealand election scenario hangs over him

An increasingly unpopular prime minister scolded the media after surviving a tense caucus vote. It was a masterclass – just not in the art of leadership

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Embattled NZ PM Luxon wins shock confidence vote

Labour is challenging National to reveal the vote count in a surprise partyroom confidence vote in Chris Luxon, the New Zealand prime minister.

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The Latest: Israel launches strikes on 'heart of Tehran' as Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline

Israel’s military says it struck “the heart of Tehran” early Friday while smoke was seen billowing in the Beirut skyline

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Distant conflict, local crisis: is this oil shock the wake-up call NZ needed?

In recent years, there has been no shortage of warnings about the fragility of New Zealand’s largely imported fuel supply.

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New Zealand to give cash payments to some families as US-Iran war deepens fuel crisis

Just 47 days of combined petrol, diesel and jet fuel stocks left in New Zealand

The Independent UK

Soaring fuel costs prompt New Zealand subsidy

About 150,000 New Zealand families will receive a $50 weekly rebate as the government looks to offset the soaring cost of fuel.

AAP

New Zealand to give cash payments to some low income families as global fuel crisis worsens

Policy begins on 1 April and is aimed to ease financial pressure as the price of fuel surges due to conflict in the Middle East

The Guardian - AU

Return to surplus pushed out again in New Zealand

New Zealand's fiscal woes are set to lengthen with the mid-year budget pushing out a return to surplus to 2030.

AAP

Nicola Willis is right: NZ’s economy isn’t as bad as the ‘merchants of misery’ claim

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has called them the “merchants of misery”, but critics of her government’s economic performance doubled down when the June quarter GDP figures showed a contraction in many sectors.

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NZ economy shrinks, fuelling bets of steeper rate cuts

A sharper-than-expected contraction in the New Zealand economy has fuelled expectations of a higher interest rate cut in October.

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Rich Americans flock to apply for New Zealand’s ‘golden visas’ after rules relaxed

Coalition government loosened requirements for its Active Investor Plus visa in bid to boost flagging economy

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New Zealand takes scalpel to foreign aid budget

New Zealand foreign aid will fall to 0.24 per cent of gross national income, with particular cuts in climate finance in the government's latest budget.

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NZ Budget 2025 at a glance: follow the money here

Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered a pragmatic budget today, balancing fiscal discipline and the promise of economic growth.

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New Zealand stuck in red as government chases growth

New Zealand is mired in deficits and debt, with Finance Minister Nicola Willis's second budget showing the nation's economic pain.

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New Zealand's 'growth budget' set to cut, cut, cut

New Zealand's finance minister says her budget will be a "no BS budget" which funds the things Kiwis can afford, and no more.

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Women revolt at NZ government's pay equity walk-back

An estimated 150,000 workers in female-dominated industries will miss out on increased pay after the New Zealand government axed their pay equity claims.

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‘Hollowing out’: New Zealand grapples with an uncertain future as record numbers leave

Surge of departures – mostly fleeing a weak economy – fuels concern over the longer-term impact on the country as some small towns scramble for survival

The Conversation

Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has warned her 2025 “Growth Budget” will be “one of the tightest budgets in a decade”, with plans to reduce spending by billions.

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More cuts coming in no-frills New Zealand budget

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has reiterated her goal to get New Zealand's budget back in surplus by 2028 and has cut her own allowance to do so.

AAP

New Zealand inflation ticks up to 2.5 per cent

New Zealand's finance minister has declared the era of high inflation over as the nation's CPI registered at 2.5 per cent in the year to March 2025.

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Frugal Kiwi government takes axe to central bank budget

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is "redesigning" its operations after the government announced funding cuts of 25 per cent from July.

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