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Source: Green Party Mr Speaker, the Greens want every New Zealander to feel proud of our country. Not just for our history; for granting women the vote, standing against the United States for a nuclear free Pacific and splitting the atom. We want New Zealanders to feel proud of the country they live in today. …
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 May 2026 – Eternal Beauty Holdings Limited (Eternal Group; Stock Code: 6883.HK), for over four decades the preeminent strategic gateway for fragrance and beauty brands into China, including Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR, today announced its official partnership with Esxence and the launch … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 May 2026 – TrendAI , the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), has announced that it has been recognized 21 consecutive times as a Leader in Endpoint Protection Platforms* by Gartner. No other vendor has been named … Read more
Source: Media Outreach Company brings forward its Bracell 2030 target and strengthens social impact through income generation and female empowerment in local communities SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 May 2026 – Bracell, one of the world’s leading producers of dissolving and specialty pulp, exceeded in 2025 the target set to promote female entrepreneurship … Read more
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 May 2026 – HRiQ by IQ Dynamics has officially announced an intelligent HR System aimed at easing HR practitioner pains and processes, its next-generation human resource platform designed to transform HR from a purely administrative function into a strategic business driver. Modernising how HR operate … Read more
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 will be in New Zealand as part of the Foundation’s New Zealand India Entrepreneurship Initiative (NZIEI). From June 4-11, the Asia New Zealand Foundation will … Read more
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 Poverty Reduction Act 2018. Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says taken as a whole, Budget 2026 doesn’t meaningfully shift the dial on child poverty. Forecasts … Read more
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 commitment to improve access and strengthen frontline services, the significant investment into general practice that is required is yet to be delivered. The Royal New … Read more
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 2026–27 and the Support at Home Cost Collection 2025 Final Report. The pricing advice was developed based on IHACPA’s annual cost collection and after extensive … Read more
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 Zealanders this year. The age for screening is expected to be lowered to 56 this September, following a drop to 58 years in March 2026. … Read more
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 of living crisis directly caused by our economy’s dependence on fossil fuels,” says Russel Norman, Greenpeace Executive Director. “Yet the Budget has no plan to … Read more
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 addiction services in today’s budget. Of particular concern is the lack of funding for specialist services, where too many people are already waiting far too … Read more
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 of patient care, and constrained access to secondary care. While the Government has committed more than $33 billion to health overall, nearly half of that … Read more
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 confirmed re-prioritisation of funding from the previous Fees Free scheme into trades training could go some way to filling future gaps in the trades, and … Read more
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 year’s Budget with a restrained, real-world lens. “BusinessNZ wanted to see a Budget which delivered a credible, long-term economic plan to return New Zealand’s accounts … Read more
Source: Green Party Today Nicola Willis delivered a third Budget in a row which prioritises the super-rich and powerful over Pasifika peoples, says the Green Party. “This is a heartless Budget that continues to punish Pasifika peoples,” says Green Party Spokesperson for Pacific Peoples, Teanau Tuiono. “At a time when Aotearoa has more kids in poverty, more people are homeless, and more people without work, it is Pasifika people who are suffering the most. “The Ministry for Pacific Peoples, which the Coalition parties…
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 security is fundamental to trust in primary care from both a practice and patient perspective,” says Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive at ProCare. “General practice teams … Read more
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 Kerri Nuku says Budget 26 is a “money go-round” which requires the health sector to do even more with even less. “This Budget robs Pita … Read more
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 Human Rights Commission for generating complaints about ‘conversion therapy’ has struggled to obtain any formal complaints about the use of ‘conversion therapy’ in the four…
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 filling the gaps in how we tax excessive corporate profits and wealth. In particular, the failure to adopt a banking levy, supported by a majority … Read more
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 time of significant economic uncertainty. Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih said investments in the Cambridge to Piarere Expressway, state highway resilience, additional strategic … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 May 2026 – AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, has contributed to the successful delivery of Terminal 2 (T2) at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), a cornerstone of Airport Authority Hong Kong’s (AAHK) Three‑runway System (3RS). The project marks a significant milestone in … Read more
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’, and that’s broadly what we’ve seen. Given the signals leading in, we expected a disciplined and relatively conservative package, with limited direct support for business. … Read more
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 the Children New Zealand’s Advocacy Director Jacqui Southey welcomed the investment in education and health infrastructure that supports children, but noted the Budget provides little … Read more
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 Government’s election-year desperation just to maintain the status quo. “This is an austerity Budget from an austerity Government, and it does not meaningfully address any … Read more
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 been calling for more funding for rural roads and key regional freight and access routes. “It’s very pleasing that in a tight Budget the Government … Read more
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 Luxon’s Government has no hope, no plan, no ambition and no vision for our country. Today’s Budget is yet more proof,” says Green Party Co-leader…