Budget 2019
Budget 2019 not over yet
The budget process is a long one which pops up in all corners of Parliament. Daniela Maoate-Cox tracks it from question time, to select committees, and back again. Video, Audio
Budget 2019 not over yet
The budget process is a long one which pops up in all corners of Parliament. Daniela Maoate-Cox tracks it from question time, to select committees, and back again.
Video, AudioThe home game roast: grilling your own bosses
It's not often you get to grill the people who run your own organisation. One select committee got to question all three of Parliament's triumvirate this week. Audio
The home game roast: grilling your own bosses
It's not often you get to grill the people who run your own organisation. One select committee got to question all three of Parliament's triumvirate this week.
AudioPublic media funding policy back to square one?
Labour came to power promising big boosts to public broadcasting, but last week's Budget offered only stop-gap increases “pending major policy decisions” to come. Mediawatch asks the minister of… Audio
Public media funding policy back to square one?
Labour came to power promising big boosts to public broadcasting, but last week's Budget offered only stop-gap increases “pending major policy decisions” to come. Mediawatch asks the minister of…
AudioParliament’s annual Committee Mega-Smash
Once a year ministers are grilled by House committees. It’s a budget gift to opposition MP’s dreaming of their big moment. Audio
Parliament’s annual Committee Mega-Smash
Once a year ministers are grilled by House committees. It’s a budget gift to opposition MP’s dreaming of their big moment.
AudioKohanga reo staff brought to tears following $32m post-budget boost
Kohanga reo staff were brought to tears today as the government delivered a $32 million boost to help lift wages and pay voluntary workers. The post-budget announcement was unveiled in Wellington in… Video, Audio
Treasury Secretary’s actions of 'considerable public interest’ - Commissioner
State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes has announced there will be an investigation into the Treasury Secretary's actions and his public statements that Budget related information had been hacked… Video, Audio
Budget leak draws media away from our wellbeing
The Budget led the bulletins this week long before its scheduled release because of that leak. Some pundits praised Simon Bridges' strategy while others criticised breaking an important embargo solely… Audio
Budget leak draws media away from our wellbeing
The Budget led the bulletins this week long before its scheduled release because of that leak. Some pundits praised Simon Bridges' strategy while others criticised breaking an important embargo solely…
AudioTourist tax legislation passes in Parliament
Parliament has passed legislation to bring in a $35 international visitor levy to fund conservation and infrastructure.
Apartment owners seek details for quake-prone buildings fund
Wellington apartment owners say $23m in the Budget to help fix earthquake-prone buildings is only a start.
Budget welfare changes pass under urgency
Parliament has passed welfare changes announced in yesterday's Wellbeing Budget under urgency tonight. Video
Week in politics: National set the trap and Robertson walked into it
Analysis: National used the information it found on Treasury's website to set a trap - and it worked far more effectively than Simon Bridges could have imagined after Gabriel Makhlouf made his "we…
An economic breakdown of the 2019 Wellbeing Budget
The Two Cents' Worth team dedicates the entire podcast to debating the merits of the 2019 Wellbeing Budget and how it's likely to impact the New Zealand economy. Audio
KiwiRail picks up more funding
It was budget day yesterday and there were announcements about thousands of things. One of the new funding initiatives was a huge allocation of new funding to KiwiRail. Audio
Budget 2019: Did Labour really deliver a new approach?
Analysis: Grant Robertson promised a new approach in the Budget - to stop focusing solely on economic growth as a measure of success - but National say the Finance Minister botched the job.
Education: Government scraps school donations
The government's Budget has delivered on its promise of eliminating school donations - but not for schools in the richest neighbourhoods, Education Correspondent John Gerritsen writes.
