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House prices continue to trend down as the cost of ownership escalates in line with rising interest rates.

The Māori Party and the National Māori Authority are backing calls for the establishment of an iwi bank to finance building on Māori land.

They held onto their land through war and confiscations or fought to get it back, but now they can't build on it. Ella Stewart finds out why.

The government’s planned new Public Media Entity - backed with $109m a year in last week's Budget - was debated in a virtual meeting this week. But beyond expanded public funding for three years…

Analysis - The PM visits the US, Australia's change of government raises questions about its effect on trans-Tasman relations and China moves to extend its influence in the South Pacific.

Jacinda Ardern says they'll be pushing for the US to join the CPTPP, as well as discussing trade and the war in Ukraine. Video

The government's $350 cost-of-living bonus announced last week in Budget 22 was taken away today with the Central Bank's cash rate rise, according to Kiwibank's chief economist.

$30.609 billion dollars will be spent in the next two years. What does it mean for the youth of today?

The Salvation Army says housing boosts in the Budget will help some people stuck in the 'catastrophe', but they do not stretch far enough to properly address housing inequality.

There was a lot riding on the year's Budget: Cost-of-living challenges, health, climate, education - so did the spending match sectors' hopes?

National, ACT, Te Pāti Māori and the Green Party have given their responses to the government's Budget 2022.

The CNMI Senate has acquitted Governor Ralph Torres of all six articles of impeachment against him, with all seven remaining senators voting strictly along party lines.

Pasifika health providers are hoping tomorrow's Budget addresses urgent social and health needs exposed by Covid-19 over the last two years.

The latest economic snapshot of Taranaki shows the province has not been left unscathed by the cost of living crisis.

Māori health workers and community leaders are hoping tomorrow's Budget will address urgent social and health needs, with hints at a significant spend for Māori health.

Opinion - Millions of Australians will vote in a federal election on Saturday. But, asks Nick Bryant, is the country's luck running out?

Minister of Building and Construction Poto Williams is supporting calls for mental health initiatives to be written into government construction contracts.

Urgent and bold Budget decisions are needed if we are to get serious about the cost of living crisis and what it means for families and children living in or on the edge of poverty.