Huge funding boost for kapa haka festival
It is the biggest event on the Māori calendar, and over the next two years Te Matatini will get $34 million, up from $2.9 million a year.
Budget 2023
A steadfast and stolid Budget
A steadfast and stolid Budget
Grant Robertson promised a no-frills Budget and, boy, did he deliver.
National resilience plan a step in the right direction
National resilience plan a step in the right direction
It is more expensive to be poor than rich.
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Education claim not supported
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Education claim not supported
Following the 2017 election, this Government proclaimed its desire to be a transformative government. Less ambitiously, the theme of Budget 2023 is "Support for Today, Building for Tomorrow".
Hard to spot big impacts from spend
Hard to spot big impacts from spend
This no-frills Budget will spend nearly $11.5b more of taxpayers’ money over the next four years, yet it's a strain to see where the major impacts that will alleviate the significant struggles we at Presbyterian Support Otago see our community experiencing.
Little to cheer those wanting adequate new hospital
Little to cheer those wanting adequate new hospital
Those focused on an adequate Dunedin hospital rebuild will not find much reassurance in the Budget.
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New wage rule complex: CEO
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New wage rule complex: CEO
Ending a minimum wage exemption for people with intellectual disabilities may not be as straightforward as the headlines suggest, it has been warned.
Gaming industry welcomes boost
Gaming industry welcomes boost
Dunedin's burgeoning gaming industry has welcomed a 20% rebate for game development studios contained in in yesterday’s Budget — hopefully quelling an exodus to Australia.
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Pharmacist ‘delighted’ $5 fee is gone
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Pharmacist ‘delighted’ $5 fee is gone
People will no longer have to make the dismal choice between spending their money on medication or on food, a Dunedin pharmacist says.
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Free bus fares for kids welcomed
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Free bus fares for kids welcomed
Free public transport for children is a win for the climate and household finances, but could also be a win for congested Dunedin streets around schools, a bus advocate says.
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Editorial: The Budget and paying our way
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The Budget and paying our way
Much as this country enjoys spending beyond its means, financial prudence is necessary.
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Subsidy expansion ‘will ease the burden’
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Subsidy expansion ‘will ease the burden’
Expanding the 20-hour free subsidy for early childhood education to 2-year-olds will help struggling Dunedin families, an early childhood educator says.
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Increase ‘minimal catch-up’
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Increase ‘minimal catch-up’
The funding boost for universities contained in Budget 2023 is "small slivers" of good news, but the University of Otago says it will make little difference to its financial woes.
'Blowout Budget' falls short - Opposition parties
'Blowout Budget' falls short - Opposition parties
National leader Christopher Luxon has accused the Government of a “blowout Budget” and “more wasteful spending” after it revealed a multibillion-dollar Budget spend-up today.
Primary care eyed as solution to hospital pressure
Primary care eyed as solution to hospital pressure
The Govt is attempting to tackle dire waiting times in hospital EDs, as well as lengthy waitlists for planned care, through hundreds of millions spent this year with a focus on preparing for winter.
Govt's big borrow and spend plans explained
Govt's big borrow and spend plans explained
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has delivered a bigger than expected Budget, characterised by more borrowing rather than reprioritised spending.
Budget 2023 at a glance
Budget 2023: What you need to know
Here's a list of the major spending and projects from this year's Budget.
What you need to know before Budget day
What you need to know before Budget day
Budget 2023 will be announced by Finance Minister Grant Robertson tomorrow at 2pm.
Govt reveals $941m cyclone, floods recovery package
Govt reveals $941m cyclone, floods recovery package
The Government will spend close to $1 billion to help cyclone and flooding-hit communities in the North Island recover and futureproof themselves against new disasters.
Opposition parties rubbish Robertson's savings
Opposition parties rubbish Robertson's savings
Opposition parties are rubbishing Finance Minister Grant Robertson's cost savings, saying $1 billion a year is nothing in the context of how much extra it's spending.