The government is changing the way KiwiSaver works by increasing the default amount employees and employers contribute, and decreasing its own contribution.

The coalition has shaved off an average $5.3 billion in govt spending for each of the next four years in the 2025 Budget.

"It feels like a kid robbing his mum to pay for his mates" says library assistant Alex Cass, as she prepares for the government to reveal Budget 2025.

The Attorney-General has been granted an emergency injunction by the High Court to block RNZ from publishing a story it says would damage the government's ability to take part in collective bargaining.

Health chiefs have increased security at Christchurch Hospital's birthing unit after a student midwife was attacked on the way to their car after leaving work.