Budget 2018

Budget 2018 headlines with summaries.

• Govt told it's being 'whingy' over education funding shortfall

  Politics education

  14 May 2018

  

  The National Party leader says an education funding shortfall is part of the 'fiscal hole' it says was in the Labour Party's election promises. Audio

  Govt told it's being 'whingy' over education funding shortfall

• Budget 2018: Can new govt deliver on education?

  Politics

  14 May 2018

  

  Analysis - This week's Budget is a major test for the coalition government - can it deliver on its promises and meet expectations in the big ticket portfolios like education, asks Jane Patterson.

  Budget 2018: Can new govt deliver on education?

• Early childhood funding boost doesn't go far enough, govt told

  Politics education

  14 May 2018

  

  The government's been told that preschoolers can't wait four years for funding that is urgently needed now.

  Early childhood funding boost doesn't go far enough, govt told

• Govt has freed up $700m in Budget - Minister

  Politics

  1 May 2018

  

  The government has freed up $700 million in the Budget after ministers reviewed all programmes and initiatives, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says.

  Govt has freed up $700m in Budget - Minister

• Govt to spend extra $100m in fight against homelessness

  New Zealand housing

  4 May 2018

  

  The government has unveiled an ambitious $100m plan to tackle homelessness in New Zealand, saying it is "pulling out all the stops".

  Govt to spend extra $100m in fight against homelessness