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The politics of trust: What the wellbeing era got right (and wrong)

Collage with the word "HOLES," a "BUDGET 2025" ticket, two people holding a document upside-down in a dirt hole, and stacks of coins on a blue grid background with pink arrows.

Is the KiwiSaver ‘fiscal hole’ a glitch – or the whole point?

Budget 2025: A fiscal ‘time bomb’ and a ‘disrespectful’ blue dress

Catherine McGregor

Stacks of gold coins, two government budget documents titled "The Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand 2025," a "Budget 2025" ticket, and computer cursor icons on a red background.

Budget 2025: New funding headlines mask deeper cuts to Māori programmes

A woman in a blue dress speaks passionately at a parliamentary session, gesturing with her hand. Seated beside her is a bald man in a suit, listening attentively. The setting appears formal and official.

10 key reads on Budget 2025

Catherine McGregor

Four politicians in parliament, including a woman in red, appear engaged and smiling. A "BUDGET 2025" ticket and a "Echo Chamber" event lanyard are illustrated above them on a teal background.

Echo Chamber, Budget 2025 edition: Who is Mr Bo-Jandals?

Two people in business attire, Chris Bishop and Nicola Willis, smile and hold a document titled "The Estimates of Appropriations of the Government of New Zealand." A graphic ticket reads "Budget 2025" on a blue background.

A budget for machines, not midwives

KiwiSaver just changed – what should I do with my money now?

Two floating heads of Toby Manhire and Bernard Hickey in front of the cover of the 2025 Budget with a blue background and a "budget 2025" sticker

Gone By Lunchtime x When The Facts Change: A budget special

Gone by Lunchtime

A guide to the 2025 Growth Budget for people who hate budgets