Budget
Decoding Parliament's money talk
MPs talk about money a lot. The rest of us often blank out the financials as 'just math'. Annoyingly the money is important so The House tries to explain all that dry 'Appropriations' money talk. Audio
Political commentators Jones & Thomas - Budget, Climate plan & Aus new PM
Neale, Ben and Kathryn with a wrap of the Budget and analysis on who is winning the narrative battle. They will also discuss the Government's Emissions Reduction Plan and cast their eyes over the… Audio
Reading Everest: Notes on Budgets
The Budget gets presented, debated and commented on more than most best sellers but like A Brief History of Time very few people have the time and energy to read all of it. Audio
NZ govt allocates over $190 million to Pasifika policies
The New Zealand government has allocated over $NZD190 million in its 2022 wellbeing budget to policies affecting Pacific peoples. Audio
Oddity notes on budget week at Parliament
Why is the Budget usually on a Thursday, why just before a sitting break, and why is the debate on it usually interrupted by urgent business? Audio
Budget: Robertson unveils fiscal rules, debt cap, debt measure
As the Budget creeps closer, Grant Robertson has unveiled a new set of rules governing how he and future Finance Ministers can divvy out funds.
A new debt cap, a new way of measuring debt, and a… Audio
Decoding the names of bills
A bill by any other name (would be utterly confusing). We decode the naming rules for Parliament’s bills and laws. Audio
MPs: Froth on top, accord below
MPs sometimes appear intractably opposed, but while they can be combative in public they are often collaborative behind closed doors. This week had a four hour long example. Audio
The safe bet and the cash cache: imprest supply
MPs have been arguing about imprest supply recently. Partly, that argument assumes you don’t understand what it is. You’re about to. Audio
Tips for managing your money
Janet Xuccoa has more than 30 years experience working in banking institutions and professional services practices. Her book Women & Money: Mastering The Struggle contains her insights into how money… Audio
Financial Planner Liz Koh - How to do a budget and stick to it
Liz talks to Kathryn about how to set up a money management system that works!. She says the system can help you to look after your money automatically with minimal effort. This follows the report… Audio
Plan for smaller stadium in Christchurch has huge risks - councillor
Christchurch is getting a stripped-back version of its planned indoor stadium. But the budget-friendly pick could cost the city in the long run.
The initial plan was for the indoor stadium to have… Video, Audio
Parliament allows Government a float
Parliament has given the Government a float. Not a raft in the deluge, but cash to be ‘going on with’ while they all continue debating the new budget, which applies from next week. Audio
Collins takes further hit in latest political poll
The government's budget spend up has failed to get them a boost and Judith Collins has taken a further hit, according to the latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll.
Tonight's poll is the first since last… Video, Audio
The Weekend Panel with Sam Stubbs and Brigitte Morten
Joining us on the Panel this morning are Brigitte Morten and Sam Stubbs. They'll be discussing the Budget, how safe we feel in New Zealand, what Martin Bashir did, how much we pay our nurses, and the… Audio
Budget 2021: Will benefit increases make a difference?
Max Rashbrooke, editor of 'Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis', speaks talks to Jesse about Budget 2021. Audio
Budget: people will still need food banks
People will still need food banks despite increases to benefits announced in Budget 2021, say community advocates. Max Towle speaks to Annie Williams (Ngāti Porou) a community leader in Enderley in… Audio
Budget: good, but too slow and too little
Social advocacy groups, and those who work with children, are cautiously welcoming Budget 2021. The Government says it is a real milestone which will make a difference to people's lives. RNZ reporter… Audio
"There's more to do": Grant Robertson on Budget 2021
The Finance Minister Grant Robertson discusses the 2021 Budget which he says will undo some of the damage from what was dubbed 'Mother of All Budgets' 30 years ago - delivered by the then National… Audio
The biggest benefit rise in a generation
Today's Budget has announced changes that will increase benefits by 32 to 55 dollars a week by next April as part of changes that the Government says is a way of addressing inequality that has built… Audio