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New Registration System For Forestry Advisers And Log Traders
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 9:43 pm | New Zealand Government
A new log registration scheme and practice standards will bring us one step closer to achieving ‘value over volume’ in our forestry sector, Forestry Minister Shane Jones says. New legislation introduced as part of Budget 2020 will require forestry ... More >>
Speech: Robertson - Budget 2020 Speech
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Mr Speaker, I move that the Appropriation (2020/21 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. From its very beginning this Coalition Government has committed to putting the wellbeing of current and future generations of New Zealanders at the heart of ... More >>
Prime Minister’s Budget 2020 Speech
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Mr Speaker, business as usual in this place would dictate that today, Budget day, is the day that the Minister of Finance comes down to this house and delivers the Government’s plan for the year ahead. Business as usual, would then have the Opposition ... More >>
Budget 2020: Funding Boost For Defence
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2020 provides a boost of $1.77 billion in operating and capital funding to enable Defence to continue to deliver on the tasks expected of it “It’s been a busy year for the Defence Force. On top of our usual deployments they have responded ... More >>
Budget 2020: Disability Support Gets Biggest-ever Funding Boost
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Government
$833 million to take pressure off disability support services and ensure access $12 million to assess innovations that empower people with disabilities $4.4 million to pay for in-between travel costs for disability carers The Coalition ... More >>
Supporting Pacific Peoples Through A COVID-19 Recovery Plan
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio says the Government is backing Pacific Peoples with a $195 million Pacific package to support the recovery and rebuild of Pacific communities from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Pacific communities are always ... More >>
Budget 2020: Budget Lifts Investment In Rail To A Record $4.6 Billion
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Government
State Owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters says Budget 2020 is another milestone in securing the future of our rail system, and another step towards economic recovery. “Rail is a critical part of our integrated transport network. Not only is investment ... More >>
More Than $900 Million To Support Māori As We Rebuild Together
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will invest over $900 million in response to COVID-19 to support our whānau, tamariki and all Māori so we can rebuild together, Māori ministers announced today. “We know that the effects of COVID-19 have impacted on Māori, ... More >>
Budget 2020: Postal Services Maintained For Kiwis
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government is supporting New Zealand Post to continue to deliver a postal service in the face of challenges presented by a changing mail environment and the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding of $130 million from Budget 2020 will allow New ... More >>
8000 More Public Houses To Be Delivered
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will deliver an extra 8,000 new public and transitional homes through Budget 2020, in a move that will stimulate the residential construction sector, create jobs and reduce the housing shortage. The additional housing places will be delivered ... More >>
Budget 2020: Aid Spending Boost In Budget 2020
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has today announced an increase to aid funding as the world grapples with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic Budget 2020 will deliver $55.6 million in additional funding for Vote Official Development Assistance, ... More >>
Major Investment In Infrastructure Projects
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund has set aside $3 billion to fund infrastructure projects across the country. This is in addition to the Government’s $12b New Zealand Upgrade Programme and Provincial Growth Fund infrastructure investments. Budget 2020 ... More >>
More Warmer Kiwi Homes
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Government
The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund ensures an estimated 9,000 additional New Zealand houses will be Warmer Kiwi Homes with a $56 million boost to the Government's insulation and heating programme, the Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods said. ... More >>
Budget 2020: Rebuilding Together
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Government
· $50bn fund to deliver COVID response and economic recovery plan at centre of jobs budget · $4bn business support package, including targeted $3.2bn wage subsidy extension · $3bn infrastructure investment and 8,000 public house build programme ... More >>
Budget 2020: Rebuilding Tourism Together
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Government
A $400 million targeted Tourism Recovery Fund, alongside the extension of the Wage Subsidy Scheme and a domestic tourism campaign, assist the industry to recover and restart, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced today “This targeted package will ... More >>
Supporting Our People As We Rebuild The Economy
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Government
· $79 million boost to social service providers · $36 million in grants for community groups · $22 million for family violence services · $20 million to ease impacts of COVID-19 on rural and fishing communities · $20 million tertiary student hardship ... More >>
Budget 2020: Major Expansion Of School Lunch Programme
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Government
A major expansion of the free and healthy school lunch programme, funded through the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, will see around 200,000 more New Zealand children get a free lunch every school day and create an estimated 2,000 more jobs ... More >>
Budget 2020: Free Trades Training To Support New Zealanders Into Work
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Government
$1.6 billion Trades and Apprenticeships Training Package $400 million in MSD Employment Support $121 million for He Poutama Rangatahi $19.3 million to place 10,000 people into primary sector jobs Budget 2020 makes major ... More >>
$1.1 Billion Investment To Create 11,000 Environment Jobs In Our Regions
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Government
· $433 million for new jobs in regional environmental projects $315 million biosecurity, including weed and pest control. · $200 million for DOCs Jobs for Nature Fund $154 million for new jobs enhancing biodiversity on public and private land Budget 2020 ... More >>
Jobs budget to get economy moving again
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Investments to both save and create jobs in Budget 2020 mean unemployment can be back to pre COVID-19 levels within two years and could see the economy growing again as early as next year. More >>
