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Budget 2019 not over yet
The budget process is a long one which pops up in all corners of Parliament. Daniela Maoate-Cox tracks it from question time, to select committees, and back again. Video, Audio
Budget 2019 not over yet
The budget process is a long one which pops up in all corners of Parliament. Daniela Maoate-Cox tracks it from question time, to select committees, and back again.
Video, AudioGovt outlines timeline of events surrounding Hack-gate
The government has finally given some clarity around the timeline of who knew what and when regarding Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf's claim Treasury's website had been hacked. Audio
Week in politics: National set the trap and Robertson walked into it
Analysis: 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 after Gabriel Makhlouf made his "we…
Grant Robertson: budget, wellbeing & the Treasury fiasco
Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins Kathryn to discuss Budget 2019, how it will improve the wellbeing of New Zealanders, and how budget information was able to be accessed from the Treasury website… Audio
Finance Minister Grant Robertson discusses Budget 2019
Grant Robertson's Budget has dashed the hopes of a Whāngarei family trying to make ends meet on one minimum wage.
Sarah and Steve have a blended family of five children - the youngest is just nine… Video, Audio
Government delivers Budget boost for mental health services
Finance Minister Grant Robertson told Parliament the Wellbeing Budget is a new way of running the government's books. Audio
‘We are finally taking mental health seriously’ - Finance Minister
Is this budget really transformational? Finance Minister Grant Robertson spoke to Lisa Owen about today's Budget and its goals of addressing mental health, homelessness, addition and the prison… Video, Audio
Budget 2019: Treasury breach and political drama
The New Zealand Treasury has admitted its supposedly top secret Budget website was breached by searches for particular keywords.
And it says it's been advised by the police that anyone who found… Audio
National: Budget a big win for Winston Peters, not wellbeing
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says some of the Budget details leaked to the opposition are right, but others are wrong, and Treasury is now investigating how National got hold of the documents. Audio
Govt breaking promises on debt - National
National says the government is breaking a significant economic promise by easing its debt targets. The Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the government intends to relax its debt target of 20… Audio
Govt to introduce debt target range
The government may be able to spend more money if it's re-elected, as the Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the government intends to introduce a debt target range of 15 to 25 percent after 2021.
…How will Wellbeing Budget actually work?
There's been much hype and debate - both local and international - surrounding the coalition Government's first Wellbeing Budget. With less than two weeks until its unveiling, political reporter… Audio
Finance Minister defends fees-free tertiary policy
The Finance Minister is defending the no fees scheme for first year tertiary students despite fewer people taking up the offer than expected. Ahead of this month's budget, Grant Robertson has revealed… Audio
WTF is a wellbeing budget
At the end of May, the government will be rolling out their new Wellbeing Budget, but what’s the big deal? Can it really make us a happier, healthier nation?
Claire Crofton investigates. Audio
Sri Lanka attack 'devastating' - Grant Robertson
The New Zealand government is standing with Sri Lanka saying it condemns all acts of terrorism, and its resolve has only been strengthened by the Mosque attack in Christchurch. The Prime Minister says… Audio
Capital Gains Tax: Govt had to weigh costs, benefits - Finance Minister
The government had to weigh up costs and benefits of a diluted Capital Gains Tax, Finance Minister Grant Robertson has said, refusing to pin the backdown on New Zealand First's opposition to it. Audio
Robertson: NZ economy well placed to handle impact of global downturn
The IMF is predicting New Zealand's growth rates will be well ahead of other OECD countries in the face of a delicate moment for the global economy, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says. Audio
Grant Robertson meets world financial heads in US
In the shadow of a gloomy International Monetary Fund forecast for economic growth, Finance Minister Grant Robertson is in Washington this week meeting financial heads from around the world. The IMF… Audio