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$128m boost to support mental health of offenders
The government has announced that mental health and addiction services for offenders will receive a $128.3 million boost.
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The House: Budget 2019 not over yet
16 Jun 2019From the debating chamber, to estimates hearings, to question time, to a first reading debate, Budget 2019 is all over Parliament at the moment despite being… Audio
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Week in politics: National set the trap and Robertson walked into it
31 May 2019Analysis: National used the information it found on Treasury's website to set a trap - and it worked far more effectively than Simon Bridges could have imagined…
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Opinion: A Budget for the Status quo, not transformation
30 May 2019The very pedestrian Budget finally settles it - this is not the promised "transformational government", writes Bryce Edwards.
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Hacked off: Only option for clarity on Budget breach is to wait
29 May 2019Opinion - Hacking comes in many forms, explains Paul Brislen, but clarity on whether Treasury was compromised from without or within will take time.
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Opinion: National plays strong hand over politics jackpot
29 May 2019Opinion - National has played its hand strongly over the release of Budget information, undermining the key narrative that the Budget was all about wellbeing, writes Brigitte Morton.
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Budget welfare changes pass under urgency
31 May 2019Parliament has passed welfare changes announced in yesterday's Wellbeing Budget under urgency tonight. Video
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Budget 2019: Did Labour really deliver a new approach?
31 May 2019Analysis: Grant Robertson promised a new approach in the Budget - to stop focusing solely on economic growth as a measure of success - but National say the Finance Minister botched the job.
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Budget: Govt 'building the blocks' for low income NZers
31 May 2019Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the government is focused on helping low income NZers, but National says the slowing economy will affect everybody. Video
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Budget 2019 for Māori: Whānau Ora to receive $80m over four years
30 May 2019The biggest win for Māori in the Wellbeing Budget is a boost of $80 million for Whānau Ora over four years, Māori correspondent Leigh-Marama Mclachlan writes.
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Health providers hope Wellbeing Budget will work for Māori
30 May 2019Some in the Māori health sector are concerned Māori needs and voices have been lost following the government's response to the long-awaited Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry.
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Eyes on targeted Māori funding in Wellbeing Budget
29 May 2019Māori communities are calling for targeted funding to improve their lives and for more support for the flagship Māori policy Whānau Ora.
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Budget: Venture capital fund may slow brain drain
31 May 2019Analysis - The brain drain of New Zealand talent and future earnings may be slowed by one of the government's few business-centric Budget policies, writes Gyles Beckford.
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Budget targets climate but ignores Wilding Pines - Fed Farmers
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has announced several agricultural investment packages in Budget, but failed to address the wilding pine tree problem.
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Apartment owners seek details for quake-prone buildings fund
1 Jun 2019Wellington apartment owners say $23m in the Budget to help fix earthquake-prone buildings is only a start.
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Wellbeing Budget: Laudable, but not transformational
31 May 2019Power Play - This Budget has eased some of the pressures that have been building up since the election of the coalition, but it is not transformational, writes Jane Patterson.
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Analysis: Some meat in Wellbeing Budget, but will it satisfy?
30 May 2019While there's clearly some meat on the bones of this Well Being Budget, it's unlikely to quell critics who want transformation, Corin Dann writes.
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Budget 2019: $1.9bn for mental health, $1bn to rebuild rail
30 May 2019The government has put mental health spending at the centre of its first Wellbeing Budget, including rolling out a new frontline service.
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Bridges attacks 'botched Budget'
30 May 2019National Party politicians have roundly criticised the Wellbeing Budget as another example of a coalition government not delivering on promises. Video
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Budget 2019 at a glance
30 May 2019The government's first Wellbeing Budget has been revealed - here's what you need to know.
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Bridges on Budget breach: Treasury secretary 'must resign'
30 May 2019National Party leader Simon Bridges says this week's behaviour by the government was "contemptible" in bringing in the police over the Budget data breach. Video
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Budget: KiwiRail funding 'a cause for celebration'
31 May 2019Rail workers have been given a boost - some say even a new lease of life - with a billion-dollar funding boost in the Budget.
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Experts urge businesses to prioritise employees' wellbeing
27 May 2019Analysis - Mental health is a growing and costly problem in New Zealand, but it is gaining recognition. As the government prepares to reveal its 'Wellbeing Budget', businesses are making their own… Video
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Budget fails to avert upcoming teacher strikes
31 May 2019Secondary teachers remain on track to start strike action next week after the Budget failed to relieve tensions between the government and teachers over their stalled collective agreement…
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Finance minister: Bridges accusations 'act of a desperate man'
29 May 2019The Finance Minister Grant Robertson denies that he has accused National of being responsible for hacking Treasury.
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Budget 2019: Critics and fans among those affected
30 May 2019There are too few mental health workers to fulfill the Budget's plan, DHBs seem left short, and beneficiary families still don't have what they need, academics, advocates and unionists say.
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Budget 2019 model quit NZ for Aus due to living costs
30 May 2019The woman pictured on the front cover of the government's Budget left Auckland because of the cost of living, and now lives in the Gold Coast.
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Budget 2019 RNZ Radio Special: Our correspondents' analysis
30 May 2019RNZ's Morning Report presenter Susie Ferguson hosted some of our expert journalists for a live radio panel following the release of the 2019 Budget. Listen here and read a condensed analysis. Audio
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