2021 Budget
Focus on Politics: Budget 2021
21 May 2021
Beneficiaries will reap the rewards of this year's Budget with a welfare boost billed as the "biggest in a generation". Audio
Labour govt signals more support for workers in future Budgets
21 May 2021
The Labour government has signalled its future Budgets will have more support for workers - as the Opposition attacks it for ignoring middle New Zealand.
Yesterday's Budget contained a $3.3 billion… Audio
Budget 2021: What will students spend extra money on?
21 May 2021
Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Nick Monro went to find out what students will spend their extra money on.
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Budget 2021: Can $20 more a week restore hope and dignity?
21 May 2021
Can $20 more a week restore hope and dignity? Budget 2021's more than $3 billion boost to benefits is billed as the biggest in a generation, and the government hopes it will do exactly that.
In July… Audio