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NZ's budget used a 'gender lens' for the first time – the result was a win for women

All the pre-budget talk of “bread and butter”, “no frills”, targeting and reprioritisation came with a sense of foreboding. History and research tell us that budgets in general – but particularly those hyper-focused on fiscal prudence – have different, often unequal impacts on women compared to men.

The Conversation

Robertson pleased with New Zealand Budget response

New Zealand's media has reviewed Labour's election year budget well but the true test will be in GDP figures and the Reserve Bank review in coming weeks.

AAP

Budget 2023 won't move dial on R&D 'hole'

The Govt is committed to a target of getting investment to 2% of GDP as a way to “help build a high-skill, knowledge-based and more productive economy”. This is not a Budget to get us there.

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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South African teams are happy post-divorce but has Super Rugby lost its bite?

The flavour of the competition will never be the same and it remains to be seen if Australia and New Zealand teams can fill the gap

The Guardian - AU

Man arrested and charged with arson over ‘once-in-a-decade’ fire at New Zealand hostel

Police say investigation is ongoing and they have not ruled out further, more serious charges

The Independent UK

NZ Police charge man over deadly Loafers Lodge hostel fire in Wellington

A man has been charged with two counts of arson over a fire at a hostel in Wellington, New Zealand, that killed at least six people.

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Wellington: Man arrested and charged over fatal New Zealand hostel fire

The man has been charged with two counts of arson after the fire killed at least six people

Evening Standard

New Zealand police arrest, charge man in connection with hostel fire that killed at least 6

New Zealand police have arrested a man and charged him with two counts of arson in connection with the fire at a Wellington hostel that killed at least six people

The Independent UK

Radisich to race his 1994 BTCC Mondeo at Brands Hatch Super Touring event

New Zealander Radisich competed in the BTCC between 1993 and 1998, driving for the factory Ford and Peugeot squads. He won six races and twice finished third in the standings.

Autosport

For a no-frills New Zealand budget it was ‘surprisingly frilly’: 5 experts on Labour’s big pre-election calls

Grant Robertson’s sixth budget was an exercise in threading various needles. Much of its substance had already been foreshadowed, and to begin with the mood music was suitably sober.

The Conversation

New Zealand police arrest man for arson after hostel fire

New Zealand police said they had arrested and charged a man with two counts of arson on Thursday after a hostel fire in the capital, Wellington, killed at least six people this week.

Reuters

Budget stems gaming brain drain in nick of time

Budget 2023's tax rebate for New Zealand's game developers is half Australia's offering.

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New Zealand boosts budget funding for climate resilience in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle

Finance minister Grant Robertson says initial phase will fund cyclone recovery before improving infrastructure to withstand climate extremes

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New Zealand budget plan offers modest financial relief ahead of election

Months before an election, New Zealand’s government is offering some modest financial relief to many people by making most prescription medicines free and increasing subsidies for childcare and public transportation

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand budget 2023: Chris Hipkins focuses on young families suffering in cost of living crisis

Prime minister offers measures to ease cost of raising children as part of promise to focus on ‘bread-and-butter issues’ ahead of election

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Budget 2023: ECE expansion, prescription changes in 'pragmatic' plan

The Finance Minister has unveiled a measured Budget as New Zealand is forecast to avoid recession - but low growth and peak unemployment expected to hang around.

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Budget 2023: No ‘major’ new taxes but $80b more tax revenue

High-earning New Zealanders moved nearly $6 billion income a year into trusts after the Government introduced a new 39c personal tax rate – but now Inland Revenue will chase it down.

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New Zealand police to inspect hostel for bodies

After two days of preparatory work, NZ police are able to begin a full inspection of the Loafers Lodge hostel after its deadly fire.

Wales Online

Homes Under The Hammer's Martin Roberts amazed by Welsh terrace with 'Austrian views' that comes with a hidden extra

Is the BBC programme filming in Austria, Switzerland or New Zealand? No, it's the Rhondda valley and Martin Roberts is loving it

Reuters

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.

ABC News

Loafers Lodge residents reveal poor conditions inside Wellington hostel, as police pursue arson investigation

With New Zealand police now treating the fatal fire at a Wellington hostel as arson, former residents recall how they managed to escape the burning building and the stark conditions inside.

AAP

Man charged over deadly NZ hostel fire

Police won't rule out further, more serious charges against a man arrested over a fire at a hostel in Wellington, New Zealand, which killed at least six people.

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NZ 'too small' for PwC-style tax rort

Despite the tax advice scandal rocking the Australian business community, experts say the symbiotic relationship between the big four accounting firms and the New Zealand Government is apparently no cause for concern.

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Myanmar minister to NZ: 'Attention is good, action is a must'

Human rights minister in exile calls on NZ to do more about abuses committed by the military regime in his home country.

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