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Backing for food banks extended
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government will back community-based food banks for a further year as New Zealand recovers from a cost-of-living crisis, Minister for Social Development...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Thursday, 22 May 2025 – Volume 784 – 001482
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025 The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m. KARAKIA/PRAYERS TEANAU TUIONO (Assistant Speaker): E te Atua...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Karakia/Prayers – 001481
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025 The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m. KARAKIA/PRAYERS TEANAU TUIONO (Assistant Speaker): E te Atua...
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Increased support for families
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Budget 2025 changes Working for Families to better target help to low and middle-income families with children. About 142,000 families will receive...
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Delivering the right houses in the right place, for the right people
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Budget 2025 introduces a new housing investment approach that will deliver the right houses, in the right places, for the right people,...
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Record investment in health delivery
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is again delivering record investment in healthcare, providing New Zealanders with better health services and ensuring hospitals and healthcare facilities...
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Parents to step up for unemployed teenagers
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Parents rather than the state will be responsible for unemployed 18- and 19-year-olds who cannot support themselves under planned benefit changes announced...
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Helping older people get the right care
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets New funding will give older people greater access to aged residential care and longer care outside of hospitals, Associate Health Minister Casey...
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$200m set aside for Crown stake in new gas fields
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The coalition Government is taking action on New Zealand’s declining natural gas reserves and has set aside a tagged contingency of $200...
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More staff, better prisons to keep public safe
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets New investment in prison capacity and frontline staff will help reduce reoffending and keep the public safe, Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says. ...
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Investing in public safety and reforming young offenders
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Initiatives to help serious and persistent young offenders turn their lives around, and improvements to facilities for them, have been given a...
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Supporting school choice
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Diversity and choice in New Zealand’s schooling system will be supported by increasing funding for independent (private) school subsidies, Associate Education Minister...
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Billion-dollar investment in hospitals
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Nelson and other communities will benefit from a billion-dollar upgrade and expansion of hospitals across the country, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.“Budget 2025...
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Mental distress 111 calls to get a mental health response
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is overhauling the way emergency services respond to 111 calls from people experiencing mental distress, Minister for Mental Health Matt...
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Tackling New Zealand’s rising tax debt
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government will boost its investment in chasing tax evaders, Revenue Minister Simon Watts says. “Hard-working Kiwis who pay their taxes are being...
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Improving care for disabled New Zealanders
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets 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...
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More Police funding to improve public safety
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is investing more in core police services to continue its good progress in restoring law and order and improving the safety...
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Funding boost for post-Cyclone local road recovery
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets North Island communities still building back after the 2023 weather events will get extra funding to complete recovery works on local roads,...
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Tertiary study subsidy boost in priority subjects
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is backing the tertiary system with new investment in study that delivers the greatest value for students and for New...
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Growth-promoting science and innovation backed
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is backing modern, commercially-focused science and innovation to fully realise the contribution it can make to economic growth and the...
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New timeline for property revaluation
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Auckland Council is in the process of delivering its three-yearly property revaluations, ahead of the 2025/2026 rating year. Ensuring...
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Budget 2025 – Growing the economy to help Kiwis get ahead
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Budget 2025 is about growing the economy to create jobs and help Kiwis get ahead, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. “The Government’s...
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Parakao death: Man charged with murder
Source: New Zealand Police A 26-year-old Northland man has been charged with the murder of Geoffrey Ware on May 9. Police upgraded an enquiry into the 55-year-old’s death to a...
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Fatal Crash, Dansey Road, Ngongotahā Valley
Source: New Zealand Police Location: Bay of Plenty Police can confirm one person has died following a two-vehicle crash on Dansey Road, Ngongotahā Valley. Two others involved in the crash...
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Micro-credentials funding and fees
Source: Funding for micro-credentials We want to invest in micro-credentials that meet the needs of industries and communities, and support government priorities delivered by highly capable TEOs. To be funded,...
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UPDATE: Night closures coming for State Highway 2 – Masterton to Carterton (no more road closures this week)
Source: Argument for Lifting NZ Super Age 30 April: Road crews have finished works requiring closures ahead of time, meaning planned road closures scheduled for tonight (Wednesday) and tomorrow night...
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Winter gardening tips from the pros at Auckland Botanic Gardens
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Spring might get all the glory in the gardening world, but seeing the Auckland Botanic Gardens in winter is...