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New Zealand set to deliver no frills budget as election looms

New Zealand is set to deliver what it calls a "no frills" budget on Thursday as falling tax revenues squeeze coffers and inflation risks cap cyclone reconstruction efforts, constraining stimulus as the Labour government faces an election this year.

Reuters

Loafers Lodge hostel fire was raging, with no sprinklers to stop it, by the time help arrived

Emergency services teams begin work to assess the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge, determined to understand how the tragedy occurred.

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Wellbeing is so last year – Labour's 'no frills' budget points to an uninspiring NZ election

If the recent flood of sleep-inducing pre-budget speeches and commentary is any indication, New Zealand voters can expect largely unimaginative leadership that fails to prepare the country for an uncertain future, regardless of who wins October’s election.

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New Zealand GDP down 0.6 per cent in Q4 2022

New Zealand has had a 0.6 per cent contraction in GDP in the December 2022 quarter, beginning a predicted 2023 dip a quarter earlier than expected.

AAP

New Zealanders all traced after Cyclone Gabrielle

All New Zealanders have been accounted for after Cyclone Gabrielle and the costs of the disaster are tracking lower than first thought.

The New Daily

Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand extends state of emergency

New Zealand announces relief package worth $186m, says cost of storm could rise above $8bn.

Al Jazeera

After Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand wonders how – and if – to rebuild

As people dig their houses from the silt, the country faces questions over where to rebuild, as the climate crisis heralds more and more extreme weather

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New Zealand finance minister: Govt accounts in solid shape to respond to impact of cyclone

New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson said on Thursday the government's books were in good shape to meet the challenge ahead and support New Zealanders facing cost of living increases and extreme weather events such as Cyclone Gabrielle.

Reuters

New Zealand PM Hipkins' Cabinet to prioritize day-to-day

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he’s selected a team of lawmakers to lead the country that will focus on the everyday concerns of New Zealanders, such as the rising cost of living

The Independent UK

Former All Black Campbell Johnstone praised after publicly coming out as gay

The former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone has become the first All Black to come out as gay, saying he hoped to ‘take away the pressure and the stigma’ of doing so publicly

The Guardian - AU

Ardern bids farewell as NZ prime minister

Jacinda Ardern has told Kiwis they would still see her around but not in public debates as the New Zealand leader prepares to give up the prime ministership.

AAP

The eight defining moments of Jacinda Ardern’s premiership

New Zealand’s PM has made history with her trailblazing leadership. Maddy Mussen looks back on her time in office — and the eight key moments that defined it

Evening Standard

These are the contenders to replace New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

The race to become New Zealand’s next prime minister is wide open following Jacinda Ardern’s shock decision to resign and her obvious successor and deputy Grant Robertson confirming he will not be going for the job.

Tribune News Service

NZ Labour confronts life without Ardern

Education and Police Minister Chris Hipkins has emerged as the frontrunner to succeed Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand's Prime Minister.

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Ardern standing down as New Zealand PM

Jacinda Ardern has announced her shock resignation as New Zealand Prime Minister, while also calling an election on October 14.

AAP

Security worries can Ardern's Waitangi BBQ

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's free barbecue for Kiwis on Waitangi Day, New Zealand's national day, is off the menu in 2023.

AAP

New Zealand to end cheaper fuel and fares

Cheaper petrol and public transport will be phased out next year as Jacinda Ardern's government begins the task of fiscal repair.

The Conversation

Sport NZ’s transgender guidelines are a good start – but can they filter up from grassroots to elite competition?

The release this week of Sport NZ’s new Guiding Principles for the Inclusion of Transgender People in Community Sport caused a minor and predictable controversy. One former parliamentarian called the guidelines “woke ideology”. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson responded that such opposition was “petty and small-minded”.

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Why New Zealand must consider restricting alcohol sponsorship of broadcast sports as part of a wider law reform

For those concerned about the public health impacts of alcohol, the government’s recent policy announcement was perhaps a little “glass half empty” to be cause for outright celebration.

AAP

Ardern lands industrial relations reform

New Zealand has legislated for a return to sector-wide agreements in the biggest industrial relations shake-up in three decades.

ABC News

New Zealand has a wellbeing budget and the man behind it says it proves budgets aren't all about finance

When Grant Robertson meets his counterparts at global events, he's regularly asked about wellbeing — not his own, but that of his entire country.

The Guardian - AU

Will New Zealand’s opposition fall into the same tax trap as Liz Truss?

New Zealand and the UK both have top tax rates that raise little revenue but lie as potent political traps for parties on the right

AAP

Record tax take improves NZ accounts

A surge in government revenue has improved the New Zealand government's books, delighting Finance Minister Grant Robertson.

AAP

NZ tax attack leaves Ardern's Labour flat

Jacinda Ardern's Labour government has been left flat-footed by the New Zealand opposition claims of tax-raising.

The Conversation

The government taking full ownership of Kiwibank is a bailout in all but name – what are the risks now?

With the transfer this week of Kiwibank’s assets to a state-owned company, the New Zealand crown has now taken full control of the bank. At an estimated cost of NZ$2.1 billion, the change of ownership has all the hallmarks of a government bailout.

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