National Leader calls the Governments' budget for 2018 an 'epic fail'.
Māori Television reports on this year's Budget and how it affects Māori?
Māori Television reports on this year's Budget and how it affects Māori?
National Leader calls the Governments' budget for 2018 an 'epic fail'.
Labour has defended the lower increase in Māori funding in the budget compared to last year saying “We’re not comparing apples with apples.”
NZ Council of Trade Unions say the new Budget released by the Coalition Government yesterday is adequate for meeting population costs of funding, however, BERL Chief Economists Dr Ganesh Nana says the Government will have to loosen its strict Budget Responsibility Rules if the country is to see significant changes.
The leader of the opposition Simon Bridges says halving the Māori development fund may leave Māori wondering whether their needs are being met by the 13 Māori MPs in the Labour Party.
NZ First and the Greens say Budget 2018 has lived up to their expectations. Both parties say it has delivered on what they campaigned for before the election.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has delivered his first budget with health, education, and housing as the big winners.
The budget contains measures to combat waiting lists for state housing. However, emergency housing advocates say the new budget allocation still won't meet the demand for homes.
The budget released today showed a focus on te reo Māori and its development in schools but according to Maahia Nathan, the principal of Te Wharekura o Manurewa there are a lot more things on the wish-list for Māori schools
The government has committed to investing $1bil over three years in regional economic development. However, at the grassroots level in the Bay of Plenty people are not picking up the 1,200 seasonal kiwifruit jobs available because they are calling out for full-time employment.
The coalition government are set to invest more money into the future of children and young people in need.
This year’s budget includes a raft of initiatives to support Māori students and deliver te reo education in schools.
The Māori Party and commissioning agency Te Pou Matakana have expressed their dissatisfaction following Labour's announcement that there will be no additional funding for Whānau Ora.