Budget 2026 Child Poverty Failure: CPAG
The Government lowered its child poverty bar and Budget 2026 still cannot clear it. Now public housing families are being asked to pay more.

The Government lowered its child poverty bar and Budget 2026 still cannot clear it. Now public housing families are being asked to pay more.

Save the Children is concerned for the welfare of New Zealand’s lowest income families, with Budget 2026 offering little additional…

Greenpeace is lamenting the paucity of solutions in Budget 2026 to the climate, biodiversity and fuel price crises. “We’re facing…

Mr Speaker, the Greens want every New Zealander to feel proud of our country. Not just for our history; for…

The Government looks set to entertain a debate about nuclear technology when our country’s nuclear-free status is one of our…

The Alliance Party says today’s Budget announcement confirms the Coalition Government’s goal is to keep the economic burden of the…

Today Nicola Willis delivered a third Budget in a row which prioritises the super-rich and powerful over Pasifika peoples, says the Green Party. “This is a…

Today’s Budget 2026 is a “misery Budget”, according to Workers First Union, with students, women, public servants, people with disabilities…

Military spending is prioritised again in this year’s Budget as New Zealand continues to pursue a range of militaristic fantasies…

The Green Party says Budget 2026 makes clear who this Government cares about, and it’s not Māori. “Budget 2026 neglects its Tiriti obligations to make way…