Budget 2017 puts more children at risk – Child Forum
Budget 2017 has allocated additional money to cover the cost of increasing child participation in early childhood education, providing a…
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Budget 2017: A trickle not a tide – CPAG
The Budget announced shows some slight change in the weather for families in poverty, but it is not the sea…
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$11.4m brings RNZ to 2012 funding levels – Coalition for Better Broadcasting
The Coalition for Better Broadcasting (CBB) congratulates the Minister of Finance for recognising the value of public service broadcasting. In…
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10 Facts about how bad Budget 2017 really is
This Budget is a hollow turd rolled in glitter.
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Budget 2017: Welfare group says Social Investment approach is about punishment, not investment – AAAP
Social Investment is about punishing the poor and reducing spending, not investing in social services and improving social outcomes. …
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Wellington Buses stop for do-not-sign pledge
Hundreds of bus drivers met in Wellington today to decide how they’re going to fight back against a Council decision…
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Health funding falls short of what is needed – again – ASMS
“The Government’s decision today not to fund public health care to the level needed is a serious blow for New…
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Budget 2017: Welfare group says Accommodation Supplement increase is a con job – AAAP
Increases in the Accommodation Supplement (AS) means an equal deduction from Temporary Additional Support (TAS). “The government is cynically…
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Budget 2017 – the sweep it under the carpet budget
This is a sweep it under the carpet budget, just like everything this Government does. It only looks good because Labour and the Greens have such incredibly small visions.
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Political Caption Competition
Even photoshopping in the child from the Omen doesn’t make this photo any less creepy