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$153 million package to get people into work
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 5:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2003 contains a $152.8 million package over four years to help people move into the paid workforce. More >>
Budget 2003- More progress - Jim Anderton Speech
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Government
I want to begin by congratulating Dr. Cullen for yet another highly positive budget, his fourth of behalf of the centre left coalition elected in 1999. More >>
Boost for trade resources in the Budget
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand's membership of multilateral organisations such as the World Trade Organisation brings direct, tangible benefits to New Zealanders, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton and Progressive deputy leader Matt Robson said today. More >>
Extra $40 million to boost Statistics
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Government
Nearly $40 million extra funding for Statistics New Zealand will mean information collected is more rigorous, wide-ranging and in-depth, according to Statistics Minister John Tamihere. More >>
$1 million extra for iwi radio
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia today welcomed the provision in Budget 3002 of an additional $1 million to strengthen the capability of iwi radio stations throughout the country. More >>
Review of Statistics NZ
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Government
The extra $40 million for Statistics NZ announced in the Budget will go hand-in-hand with a top-down review of Statistics NZ, Statistics Minister John Tamihere said. More >>
Significant boost to New Zealand's border security
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Trade and border security will be strengthened from this year with significant new budget funding to protect the export supply chain and lessen the threat of terrorism to New Zealand and its trading partners. More >>
Tamihere Speech The way forward for urban Maori
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Government
You probably heard Finance Minister Michael Cullen say that this year's budget was going to be boring - expect the expected has been Dr Cullen's catchphrase. I wouldn't want to bore you, but there are some things in the budget that are actually quite ... More >>
Budget to boost literacy teaching
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2003 will inject $15 million over the next four years to drive a concerted approach to improve literacy teaching for year 1 to 8 school students, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Extra $78 million for education info-technology
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2003 will inject $77.6 million of new money into information and communications technology (ICT) for schools, teachers and students over four years to ensure they are equipped with 21st century skills, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Extra funding for quality early childhood ed.
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Government
An extra $55 million will be invested in early childhood education over the next four years to ensure more children can access quality education before they get to school, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Budget delivers extra $715 million for education
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Government
This year’s budget sees an increase of $715 million annually in new spending for education by 2006-07 to bring the total to $8.6 billion in that year, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Third sector and local govt housing encouraged
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Government
$63 million is to be spent encouraging greater involvement in housing by third sector groups and local government. More >>
Big boost for tenancy services
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Acting Housing Steve Maharey today announced that $1 million is to be spent on the expanded services over the next four years. More >>
More, bigger state houses
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Government
More, bigger state houses Budget 2003 injects an additional almost $100 million over the next four years into the government’s state house purchase programme to enable the purchase of around 318 more houses on top of the 3000 already planned. More >>
Budget to lift Maori educational achievement
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Maori Affairs Minister and Associate Education Minister Parekura Horomia announced today new spending of $4.4 million over four years for trial projects designed to help whanau support their children’s learning. More >>
Modernising state houses
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Government
A major programme to modernise state houses is to be accelerated over the next three years, Acting Housing Minister Steve Maharey said today. More >>
More community houses
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Government
About $26 million is to be spent over the next four years to provide an extra 77 community houses above the 214 already planned, Acting Housing Minister Steve Maharey announced today. More >>
Extra $260 million for housing
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Nearly $260 million in extra funding for housing low-income people and those at risk is contained in Budget 2003, said Acting Housing Minister Steve Maharey today. More >>
Funding for police meth lab cleanup teams
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will spend $6.6m over four years to fund two police teams trained in the cleanup of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories. More >>
