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BUDGET 2023 - Budget Delivers Support For Tertiary Education And Training

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Government

Extending the Apprenticeship Boost initiative Biggest boost to tertiary subsidies in 20 years Additional funds to support forecast enrolments Supporting Te Pūkenga’s IT integration Budget 2023 ensures New Zealand’s tertiary education and training ... More >>

Budget 2023 Invests In Pacific Wellbeing And Prosperity

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Government

Budget 2023 delivers new targeted initiatives so more Pacific communities are supported to succeed in education, jobs, business, language skills, and culture. “The package of initiatives is focused on getting the basics right, with a particular focus on ... More >>

New Approach On Law And Order Delivers

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Government

Successful ‘circuit breaker’ pilot targeting repeat child offenders to be expanded to Hamilton, Christchurch and Auckland City Funding to maintain Police to population ratio achieved after 1800 extra Police officers added Creation of NZ’s first comprehensive ... More >>

Tech Investment Lays Foundations For Future Economy

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Government

Budget 2023 lays the foundations for a low-emissions, high-wage economy with a major investment into our digital and technology sectors. “The Chris Hipkins Government is backing New Zealand's growing game development sector and encouraging more Kiwis ... More >>

Trustee Tax Change To Improve Fairness

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Government

The trustee tax rate will be aligned with the top personal tax rate of 39 percent from April 2024, improving the fairness of the tax system and reducing opportunities for high-income taxpayers to circumvent the top personal tax rate. “When the Government ... More >>

Rural Communities To Benefit From Education And Transport Funding In Budget 2023

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Government

A top up of funding for emergency repairs to the transport networks of $60.7 million in 2023/24 will ensure that rural communities are less likely to be isolated after an extreme weather event. “Rural communities are at risk from being severely impacted ... More >>

Māori Budget Continues Investment In Whānau, Whare And Whakapapa

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Government

The Māori Budget this year continues investment in whānau wellbeing, access to whare, and whakapapa, all of which support the Government’s plan to address the cost of living. The total Māori package this year is just over $825 million. “We ... More >>

Whānau Ora System Strengthened In Budget 2023

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Government

Budget 2023 reflects the critical importance of Whānau Ora. “More and more whānau are using Whānau Ora services in the wake of Cyclone devastation and increases to the cost of living. In the first half of this financial year, 30,000 whānau had ... More >>

Reducing Power Bills: 100,000 More Insulation And Heating Retrofits

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Government

Budget 2023 will help reduce power bills and help drive down climate emissions. “Power bills are a big cost to households under the pump. We’re helping to ease that pressure by investing in more clean energy and improving the energy efficiency ... More >>

Budget Delivers Support For Tertiary Education And Training

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Government

A More Resilient Climate-friendly Transport Network

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Government

The Chris Hipkins Government is boosting investment in New Zealand’s transport network to make it both more resilient to weather events, and climate friendly. EV charging network to be established Budget 2023 is accelerating the uptake of low-emissions ... More >>

Budget 2023 Delivers 3000 Additional Public Homes

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Government

Budget 2023 continues the Government’s commitment to tackle the housing shortage by delivering 3,000 more public housing homes, supporting more people at risk of homelessness, building more houses for Māori and those impacted by recent severe ... More >>

Targeting Transport Costs: Free Public Transport For Children

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Government

The Chris Hipkins Government is helping ease cost of living pressure on families by providing free fares on buses, trains and ferries for children aged 5 to 12 and half price discounts for all passengers aged 13 to 24 from July 1 2023. “Transport ... More >>

Government Tackles Winter, Waitlists And Workforce

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Government

The Chris Hipkins Government is tackling pay and workforce pressures in the health system with a billion dollar boost that will increase pay rates and the number of nurses. “The Budget is focused on three service priorities – winter, workforce ... More >>

Helping With Health Costs: Prescription Charge Scrapped, Providing Cheaper Medicine

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Government

The Chris Hipkins Government is reducing the cost of health care for New Zealand households by removing the $5 co-payment for prescription medicines from July this year. “An estimated three million people will no longer have to worry about the ... More >>

Tackling The Cost Of Living And Climate Change Together

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Government

Budget 2023 will keep up the momentum on the Government’s plan to address climate change with an array of transport, energy and resilience measures. These initiatives are primarily paid for by polluters, through the dedicated Climate Emergency Response ... More >>

New National Resilience Plan To Rebuild Better

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government is setting aside $6 billion to build back better with greater resilience from the recent Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, and protect New Zealanders from increasingly severe and unpredictable weather events. National Resilience Plan ... More >>

Investing In Science To Boost Our Economic Advantage

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Government

Budget 2023 positions the New Zealand economy for a low-emissions, high-wage future with a major investment into our science, digital and horticultural technology sectors. Collaboration and commercialisation “The creation of three multi-institution research ... More >>

Strong Economy Forecast To Weather The Storm

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Government

The economy is set to perform better than it did during the GFC despite the challenging global environment, with Treasury forecasting New Zealand will avoid recession. “The last few years have been challenging times for the international economy, with global ... More >>

Budget Helps Ease Cost Of Living Pressures

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Government

Budget 2023 contains a package of cost of living measures targeted at easing the pressure on under the pump New Zealand households. “When I became Prime Minister I said I would focus on the bread and butter issues Kiwi households are facing. Today’s ... More >>

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