Budget 2023

Budget 2023 headlines with summaries.

• Road transport industry says roading investment strategy desperately needed

  New Zealand business

  28 Apr 2023

  

  A national roading strategy is needed address current problems with the poor roading network but also to plan for preventative work, road transport operators say. Audio

  Road transport industry says roading investment strategy desperately needed

• Luxon: Labour's no-frills commitment 'too little, too late'

  Politics Election 2023

  27 Apr 2023

  

  National Party leader Christopher Luxon is not impressed with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' pre-Budget statements, and neither are ACT and the Greens.

  Christopher Luxon: Labour's no-frills pre-Budget commitment 'too little, too late'

• Carbon neutral 2050: 'Imperative we get on with it' to prevent cost blowouts, scientist says

  Politics Election 2023

  27 Apr 2023

  

  It will be more costly for New Zealand to try and become carbon neutral in the future if it does not pick up the pace now, one of the climate change commissioners warns. Audio

  Carbon neutral 2050: Delaying climate action will cost New Zealanders more, scientist says

• No cyclone levy, capital gains or wealth tax in Budget - PM Chris Hipkins

  Politics Election 2023

  27 Apr 2023

  

  Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out an additional levy to pay for the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods, and says the upcoming Budget will be "no frills".

  No cyclone levy, capital gains or wealth tax in Budget - PM Chris Hipkins

• What's the government's post-merger media plan?

  media politics

  23 Apr 2023

  

  The government is beefing up RNZ's budget after scrapping the new public media entity proposal. But what's the 'broadcasting strategy for all New Zealanders' the minister says he's putting together? Audio

  What's the government's post-merger media plan?

• Inflation may have peaked but cost of living will bite longer, economists say

  New Zealand money

  21 Apr 2023

  

  New Zealand is probably over the worst of its bout of inflation but will have to endure cost of living pain for some time to come, economists say.

  Inflation may have peaked but cost of living will bite longer, economists say

• Scientists urge 'holistic' approach to river flooding, back calls for ongoing funding

  Politics science

  18 Apr 2023

  

  Scientists say flood protection works are absolutely needed in the short term, but the government needs to consider funding a more modern, holistic approach to river management into the future.

  Scientists urge 'holistic' approach to river flooding, back calls for ongoing funding

• Councils 'hopeful' over river flood protections Budget bid

  Politics

  18 Apr 2023

  

  Documents - which have since been redacted - have revealed intentions for a multimillion-dollar Budget bid for river flood protection projects.

  River flood protections: Regional councils 'hopeful' over Budget bid

• Focus on Politics: Cyclone makes Budget balancing act perilous

  25 Feb 2023

  

  Finance Minister Grant Robertson is keeping all options open in his search for a way to fund the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary floods. Audio

  Focus on Politics: Cyclone makes Budget balancing act perilous