New investment in prison capacity and frontline staff will help reduce reoffending and keep the public safe, Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says. "Our Government has restored
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Parents rather than the state will be responsible for unemployed 18- and 19-year-olds who cannot support themselves under planned benefit changes announced in today’s Budget. “The
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The Government is delivering the most significant investment in learning support in a generation to better support Kiwi kids to thrive at school, Education Minister Erica
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The Government is again delivering record investment in healthcare, providing New Zealanders with better health services and ensuring hospitals and healthcare facilities are fit for the
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Major investments in new and upgraded hospitals, mental health facilities, school buildings, rail and roads across the country are being funded in Budget 2025, Infrastructure Minister
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More than 7,000 disabled New Zealanders will receive improved residential care, thanks to a $240 million four-year funding boost in today’s Budget. This is on top
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Pulling our weight in an increasingly volatile world will keep New Zealanders safe while boosting our domestic economy, Defence Minister Judith Collins says. “To achieve this,
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Train commuters and businesses moving goods around the country will see more reliable rail services, thanks to the Government’s investment of $604.6 million for rail upgrades
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The Government is removing tax roadblocks to investment, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. “Budget 2025 sets aside $75 million over the next four years to encourage
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Kiwis needing urgent health care will benefit from a big funding boost for urgent and after-hours healthcare services across New Zealand, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.
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He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata. The great work Māori Wardens do to support communities and safety gets a boost in this year’s Budget,
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The Government is providing certainty to New Zealand’s film industry by providing the funding needed to sustain the International Screen Production Rebate, Economic Growth Minister Nicola
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Vulnerable families and young New Zealanders will benefit from a new approach to the delivery of social services with a $275 million boost to Vote Social
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The Greens “alternative” budget reveals their desire to live in a ludicrous la-la land, National Party finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The mind boggles that –
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The Government is turbocharging student achievement in maths by ensuring extra help is available at every stage of primary and intermediate schooling, Education Minister Erica Stanford
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The Government will strengthen the care system and improve redress for survivors in Budget 2025 in response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in
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Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Pharmac David Seymour, and Health Minister Simeon Brown welcome Pharmac’s decision to fund or widen access to three treatments, including
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Members’ bill to protect under 16s from social media harm National Tukituki MP Catherine Wedd has put forward a new members’ bill to protect young people
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