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Budget 2021
Budget 2021 headlines with summaries.
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Budget 2021: Benefits boost in 'quest to reduce inequality’
20 May 2021Beneficiaries will reap the rewards of this year's Budget with a welfare boost billed as the "biggest in a generation".
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As it happened: Budget 2021 - Finance Minister Grant Robertson reveals government's spending plans
20 May 2021Finance Minister Grant Robertson has announced the government's 2021 Budget. Follow RNZ's blog for the announcements, analysis and all you need to know.
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Budget 2021: Swifter rebound results in lower deficits and debt burden
20 May 2021The faster and stronger economic rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic is allowing the government to spend more and borrow less.
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Budget 2021: What the government plans to spend on the health system
The government's massive overhaul of the country's health system will cost more than half a billion dollars - just to get started.
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Budget 21: $2 billion in new education spending
Future changes and historic payroll mistakes are among the targets of more than $2 billion in new education spending in today's government Budget.
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Budget 2021: Benefits to increase by up to $55 a week
Benefits will be boosted by up to $55 a week, potentially lifting tens of thousands more children out of poverty.
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The Budget and why it matters: What you need to know
19 May 2021Explainer - The Budget is approaching, but what actually is it, and does it even matter? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
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Govt urged to 'pull every lever' to address housing crisis
The government is dampening down expectations of any major new housing measures in tomorrow's Budget, saying it announced most of its plan in March.
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Climate activists hold low expectations for budget's climate focus
19 May 2021Climate activists are laying out their climate wishlists but are bracing themselves for disappointment from tomorrow's Budget.
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Budget 2021: Call for more investment in rangatahi employment
19 May 2021Iwi and Māori business' have called on the government to invest more in rangatahi Māori employment and training initiatives, which have seen thousands join the workforce.
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Pharmac, dental funding crucial in Budget - National Party
National Party deputy leader Dr Shane Reti says extra funding for Pharmac and dental care should be the top priority in Budget 2021 which will be delivered on Thursday, 20 May. Audio
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Bryce Edwards: Will the government take the poverty crisis seriously?
17 May 2021Political Roundup - This week's Budget is a chance for the government to take the crisis of inequality seriously. A big boost to benefits would be the most effective way, Dr Bryce Edwards writes.
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'It really, really sucks - it's hard to keep afloat' - Solo mum
17 May 2021Solo mothers on the benefit say they need more help in this week's Budget, as they continue to struggle from week to week.
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Govt's climate change actions falling short - activists
17 May 2021Climate activists are calling the government's climate change proposals woefully out of step with the scale of the efforts needed.
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Principal on Budget 'We want a hand up, not a handout'
17 May 2021The government goes into Budget 2021 facing complex and competing demands from schools.
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Te Puea Marae whānau push for benefits boost in Budget 2021
17 May 2021Whānau in transitional housing at Auckland's Te Puea Marae say the government needs to build more affordable homes faster.
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PM Ardern announces trade missions to Australia, UK
13 May 2021The prime minister has announced that she will lead a trade and promotional delegation to Australia in early July, New Zealand's first since Covid-19 hit.
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A brave and bold Budget 2021 is needed
13 May 2021Opinion - With Budget day around the corner, the focus is zooming in on the choices the government will make about how to spend public money.
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'Budget for the Battlers': ACT Party reveals its alternative budget
12 May 2021The ACT party has laid out its alternative vision ahead of next week's Budget, proposing to slash spending by $11.2 billion to both reduce debt and cut taxes.
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'Budget 2021 will be a recovery and wellbeing budget'
In his second major pre-Budget speech Finance Minister Grant Robertson has defended public service pay measures and says next week's Budget will support the economy while being cautious about debt.
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Long-awaited cervical cancer screening test to be funded
9 May 2021A long-awaited cervical screening test that women can do themselves and will reduce the need for smear test will be funded by the government, and changes to breast cancer screening could screen more…
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson indicates 'recovery' Budget for 2021
4 May 2021More than $900m allocated for the Covid Response and Recovery Fund was unspent, Minister Grant Robertson said in a pre-Budget speech.
