No relief for nurses or DHBs in Budget 2017 $2b more needed – NZNO
Budget 2017 does not bring relief to pressured nurses. It fails to increase operational funding to a level that would…
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Budget delivers $12 million less for native wildlife – Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has calculated that the 2017/18 budget has delivered a $12 million real term reduction in the Department…
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Māori Party backs champion over vaccine controversy
The Māori Party is backing Dr Lance O’Sullivan’s stance against an anti-immunisation group because of the misleading information they are…
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Early childhood education shocked but not surprised – Early Childhood New Zealand
Today’s budget is extremely disappointing to an already embattled early childhood education (ECE) sector. The sector has learnt to expect…
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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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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…