8 Feb 2023

PM Chris Hipkins explains scrapped govt projects

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 8 February 2023

The Prime Minister has pulled the pin on a series of government projects that had faced criticism, and has sent others into the shadows to revisit some other time. Gone is the RNZ/TVNZ merger, the social insurance scheme championed by the Finance Minister won't happen this term, and is likely to be altered, and the government has gone quiet on the hate speech bill. Changes are also expected to the Three Waters project. On the flipside the minimum wage gets a boost, up by $1.50 an hour on April 1. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins talks to Lisa Owen.