Policy

National has agreed to meet the government over the bipartisan housing policy it walked away from, but will not say when it will sit down with the minister.

The Opposition has gone back on its… Audio

There are mixed feelings about National back-tracking on a bipartisan housing policy that it helped draft.

It's been labelled a "massive flip flop" by the government, but National says it was always… Audio

Police have redesigned their policy when it comes to pursuing fleeing vehicles. Most drivers who've failed to stop for police in the last two years haven't been caught.

But parents who've had… Audio

National has accepted there's a blow-out in its tax policy - but is blaming the government for not getting inflation under control.

The Council of Trade Unions says the policy will cost $1.5 billion… Audio

A nursing student on the cusp of graduating says she's taking up a job in event management because the prospect of working in the field she studied is too grim.

Student nurses spoken to by Checkpoint… Audio

Half price power is one of the hidden budget bonuses for Rēkohu Chatham Islands. The government's spending close to $11 million setting up a wind turbine and battery system that will provide the… Video, Audio

Councils are getting $140m of incentives to bolster public transport services. It's part of the budget package that will see under 13s ride for free; with under 25s getting half price fares.

The… Video, Audio

The government is defending its decision to provide only specific groups with cost of living support in this year's Budget.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he had to weigh up providing support… Audio

Health researchers say scrapping prescription charges will reduce pressure on the public health system. The Budget scrapped the $5 prescription co-payment at a cost of $618.6 million. Professor… Audio

Te Pāti Māori has given the government a scathing review of it's sixth Wellbeing Budget, claiming that the wellbeing of Maori has never been worse off. Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says it serves… Audio

The Green Party says the government is making a political choice not to move faster on climate change. It has applauded the $1.5 billion dollars allocated in this year's Budget to cutting greenhouse… Audio

The National Party says Labour is a party on a spending spree, saying this year's Budget will only increase debt and deficits. Finance Minister Grant Robertson disputed that, stressing none of the… Audio

Offering some political and financial analysis of the government's decisions, RNZ business editor, Gyles Beckford is with us and RNZ political editor, Jane Patterson. Audio

Finance minister Grant Robertson spoke with RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson on his 'no-frills' Budget released on Thursday. Audio

Greenpeace has called the Budget a gamble with the climate crisis. The Budget has allocated more than 3-billion dollars for climate initiatives - including 1-point-9 billion dollars for emissions… Audio

The Government has revealed a 24-point plan to ease pressure on the health system this winter.

The initiatives are wide-ranging but broadly aim to redirect unnecessary demand on hospitals to care in… Audio

Coming into the election, the state of roads is still the number one transport concern, according to an Automobile Association survey. Spokesperson Dylan Thomsen says more than 80 percent of its… Audio