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· May 29, 2026
Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) says Budget 2026 is a major missed opportunity to strengthen the front line of New Zealand’s healthcare system,...
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· May 29, 2026
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa Many children will continue to struggle without permanent funding for Ka Ora, Ka Ako, the Healthy School Lunch Programme, says Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA). Budget 2026 provides...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Statistics New Zealand Employment indicators: April 2026 – information release 28 May 2026 Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market. Key facts Changes in the...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Prostate Cancer Foundation The Prostate Cancer Foundation says the Government’s failure to provide funding in Budget 2026 for a prostate cancer screening pilot is another missed opportunity to save...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Asia New Zealand Foundation Ten entrepreneurs and business leaders from India’s agribusiness sector are coming to New Zealand to share knowledge, explore opportunities and build foundations for future collaboration. They...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) For yet another year, Treasury’s child poverty forecasting shows no movement toward hitting the 2028 goal of halving child poverty in accordance with the Child...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Royal NZ College of General Practitioners A sustainable health system starts with a sustainable general practice workforce and today’s Budget announcement does not go far enough to deliver it. Despite...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) 28 May 2026 – The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released the Support at Home Pricing Advice...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: ProCare ProCare is pleased to see the Government move to lower the age for free bowel screening, improving access to early detection and preventative care for thousands more New...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is lamenting the paucity of solutions in Budget 2026 to the climate, biodiversity and fuel price crises. “We’re facing twin climate and biodiversity crises, overlaid by a cost...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is disappointed to see no new explicit investment into mental health and...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: ProCare Primary care has once again been left behind in Budget 2026, with limited clear, targeted investment to match the growing burden of disease through aging, the increasing complexity...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: EMA The EMA says the emphasis on Trades Training and channelling high school students into skills and trades, as well as university, is a positive from today’s Budget announcement. “The...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: BusinessNZ Given the political, economic, and fiscal constraints facing the New Zealand economy, Budget 2026 is fiscally responsible, BusinessNZ says. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the Government has approached this...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: ProCare ProCare welcomes the Government’s $153.6m investment in strengthening cyber security across New Zealand’s health system, recognising its importance in protecting patient information and maintaining continuity of care. “Cyber...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Budget 26 fails to address unmet health needs or nursing workforce shortages and leaves Māori worse off, NZNO says. Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO Kaiwhakahaere...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future The Government has chosen to make cuts to public services that ordinary working households rely upon, rather than tackling the real challenges of...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Road freight association Transporting New Zealand says additional transport and infrastructure spending announced in today’s Budget will support economic growth and jobs at a...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Business Canterbury Business Canterbury says today’s Budget largely met expectations, delivering a fiscally responsible approach. Chief Executive Leeann Watson says, “The Minister aptly described this as a ‘Responsible Budget’,...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Save the Children Save the Children is concerned for the welfare of New Zealand’s lowest income families, with Budget 2026 offering little additional financial support for those struggling most. Save...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Workers First Union Today’s Budget 2026 is a “misery Budget”, according to Workers First Union, with students, women, public servants, people with disabilities and our natural environment paying for the...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Federated Farmers Government investment in roading resilience in the face of an increase in severe weather events is sound thinking, Federated Farmers infrastructure spokesperson Mark Hooper says. “Federated Farmers has...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: PSA Today’s Budget makes clear the heavy price public services, and all New Zealanders will pay to make Nicola Willis’s numbers add up as she unveils deep cuts across government...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust acknowledges the Government’s $10 million investment as a significant contribution towards advancing Māori artistic excellence, artists and Māori cultural leadership...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Fonterra Total Group operating profit: NZ $1.8 billion, up $103 million relative to prior year Underlying earnings per share: 57 cents per share, up from 53 cents FY26 full year...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Save the Children At least 25% of confirmed deaths from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are children, highlighting the urgent need to scale up health services and...
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· May 28, 2026
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says that Environment Southland continues to risk people’s health by delaying action against dairy pollution, following the announcement that they would instead conduct another investigation into the causes...