Budget
English sets date for Budget 2016
The Budget will be delivered on 26 May, Finance Minister Bill English announced today.
NZ govt faces unusual budget policy challenges
John Daley is the inaugural Chief Executive of Grattan Institute, and one of Australia's leading public policy thinkers, with 25 years experience in the public, private and university sectors. His… Audio
Does Govt surplus change economic outlook?
The government may have achieved a budget surplus but the economic outlook remains cloudy, an economist says.
Diary Days in Dairy Land
Andrew and Michelle McPherson are 50:50 sharemilkers with 540 cows on a farm south of Hamilton, at Paterangi. Calving is one of the busiest and most stressful times of the year. The first in a… Audio
Govt not yet ready to claim it's in surplus.
The Government is not yet ready to claim it's in surplus despite the accounts for the eleven months to the end of May being much better than forecast. Audio
Today In Parliament for 21 May 2015 - evening edition
Bill English delivers his seventh Budget. Andrew Little launches Budget Debate with traditional no confidence amendment. John Key launches personal attack on Andrew Little. Winston Peters sees red but… Audio
The budget and what it means for health
And Gareth Thomas has been looking at what the Budget means for the health sector. Audio
Not much for education in budget
Our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, has been looking at the small amount of spending for the sector. Audio
What the budget means for Auckland
Our Auckland correspondent, Todd Niall, has been looking at what the city gets out of the Budget. Audio
Economic analysis on the budget
First to our business editor and economics correspondent, Patrick O'Meara. Audio
Government targets child poverty in Budget
A 790 million dollar four-year anti poverty package at the heart of today's Budget delivers the first rise in core benefits not tied to inflation in four decades. Audio
Labour's Little on 2015 Budget
People who work in early childhood education are disappointed the Budget has no increase at all for the subsidies they get per child. Audio
Not much for poor in Budget - Family centre boss
Peter Sykes heads the Mangere East Family Service Centre. Audio
Bill English explains benefict increase of 25 dollars a week
I asked the Finance Minister Bill English why he decided, after all this time, that beneficiary families need more money. Audio
National raises benefits - first time since 1972
For education it's less bright - school operations grants go up by just one percent next year, half as much as in previous Budgets. Audio
Child poverty takes centre stage in 2015 Budget.
A 790 million dollar four-year anti poverty package at the heart of today's Budget delivers the first rise in core benefits not tied to inflation in four decades. Audio
Budget 2015
Economic commentator Bernard Hickey joins the Panel to go over the main points. Audio