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HRC’s Conversion Therapy Unit Finds… Nothing
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 28 May 2026 HRC’s Conversion Therapy Unit Finds… Nothing The 2.25 million dollar taxpayer-funded complaints centre set up by the then-Labour government via the...
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Budget 2026 – Govt failure to properly tax major banks leaves much needed revenue on the table
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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Budget 2026 – Transporting New Zealand welcomes infrastructure and energy-focused Budget
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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Budget 2026 – A Cautious Budget That Leaves Room for Bigger Thinking – Business Canterbury
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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Save the Children: Budget 2026 offers little relief for children and families living in poverty
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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Budget 2026 – “Misery Budget” 2026: a crumbling house with a fresh coat of paint – Workers First Union
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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Budget 2026 – Federated Farmers welcomes investment in provincial highway resilience
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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Budget 2026 leaves New Zealand with no plan
Source: Green Party The Green Party says Budget 2026 leaves New Zealanders fending for themselves with no vision or plan for the country. “Everyday, New Zealanders feel the reality that...
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Government miss child poverty targets
Source: Green Party The Green Party says this year’s Budget show the Government is failing to meet child poverty targets. “This budget does nothing to lift the 100,000’s of children now living in...
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Budget 2026 fails Māori
Source: Green Party The Green Party says Budget 2026 makes clear who this Government cares about, and it’s not Māori. “Budget 2026 neglects its Tiriti obligations to make way for the super-rich and powerful,” says Green...
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Budget 2026 confirms Luxon’s climate ‘plan’ is a trashfire
Source: Green Party Budget 2026 confirms the Government has no plan to meet our commitment under the Paris Climate Agreement, at a cost that previously Treasury calculated as up to $23 billion due by 2030. “New Zealanders have experienced 21 States of...
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Government Super Fund contributions increase
Source: New Zealand Government Government contributions to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund are forecast to total $3.1 billion over the next four years, $2.2 billion more than expected at the...
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Budget 2026 – A black Budget built on human misery – PSA
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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Guns, prisons, and roads Budget is another disaster for working Kiwis
Source: NZCTU Budget 2026 steals from low-income families and slashes public services, making working people and their families worse off in a cost-of-living crisis. Nicola Willis’s final Budget is a...
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ECE funding to provide sector instant relief
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced that financial relief for early childhood education (ECE) services will come in July 2026, instead of January 2027. ...
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Budget 2026: Securing New Zealand’s Future
Source: New Zealand Government Mr Speaker, I move that the Appropriation (2026/27 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. E ngā iwi o Te Ūpoko o te Ika. E te Māngai, ngā Mema Pāremata o ngā rohe pōti me ngā Mema o ngā Rōpū Tōrangapū. E te motu whānui. Nei rā te mihi. Anei te Tahua Rua Mano Rua Tekau mā Ono. Kia ora...
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Surplus forecast reduces debt burden
Source: New Zealand Government The earlier return to surplus forecast in this year’s Budget shows the benefits of disciplined economic management and a government taking its responsibilities seriously, Finance Minister...
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A responsible Budget to secure NZ’s future
Source: New Zealand Government Budget 2026 is a responsible Budget that boosts funding for essential services and invests in the infrastructure New Zealand needs for the future without breaking the...
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Financial industry to bear the cost for regulation
Source: New Zealand Government Budget 2026 introduces a new prudential levy on banks, non‑bank deposit takers, insurers, and other financial market participants to help cover the costs of services provided...
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Prudent approach to fuel crisis
Source: New Zealand Government The Budget supports the Government’s prudent response to the global fuel crisis, with temporary targeted support and provision for further action if needed. “Since the outset...
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Budget 2026 – Investment to support a bold future for taonga Māori
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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Rail infrastructure fully funded
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has committed up to $1.075 billion to KiwiRail’s planned network investments between 2027-2030, alongside $106.9 million to continue critical metropolitan rail infrastructure renewals, Rail...
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Building a more secure future for New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Government Budget 2026 demonstrates the economic and fiscal discipline needed to steer New Zealand through an uncertain global environment and into a brighter, more secure future, Prime...
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More resources to combat migrant exploitation
Source: New Zealand Government Budget 2026 funds more frontline teams to respond to migrant exploitation and immigration non-compliance As part of Budget 2026, the Government is investing $18 million over...
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Incentivising councils to go for housing growth
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is making a major investment to back councils that support housing growth, Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour, Housing and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop, and...
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Budget backs licenced firearm owners and improves public safety
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has welcomed Budget 2026 funding of $44.9 million to implement the new Arms Act and establish Firearms Safety and Education New...
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Improving tax rules for charities
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is improving tax rules for the charitable and not-for-profit sector to ensure fairness and resilience, Revenue Minister Simon Watts and Community and Voluntary Sector...