The government says it's freeing up more money and more "bandwidth" to help it focus on cost of living pressures, by slashing a bunch of its more unpopular policies.
Speed limit reductions are getting a major rethink, as are plans to push for public transport in the main centres.
The second part of alcohol reform legislation looking at sponsorship and advertising has been delayed, decisions on making the voting age 16 have been scrapped, and planned consultation on employment law has been pushed back.
Climate policies are also on the back burner, with $568 million set to be saved and repurposed from the clean car upgrade scheme.
That money is supposedly protected through the Emissions Trading Scheme, but Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says it will be reallocated during the Budget process.
Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann.
