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Budget 2021: How do Maori feel about funding?
The government's calling it unprecedented - more than a billion dollars of targeted funding for Māori in the Budget.
Health and housing are at the top of the list but there's one complaint, Whānau… Audio
Still more to be done after Budget benefit boost - Robertson
Beneficiaries are one of the biggest winners out of the 2021 Budget, with welfare boost billed as the "biggest in a generation".
This is Grant Robertson's fourth Budget, but it is his first without… Audio
Budget 2021: Will benefit boost help worst-off families?
It's being billed as a once in a generation increase to benefits that will lift thousands of children out of poverty.
But those at the sharp end say it won't go far enough to help the worst-off… Audio
Lamotrigine brand switch: Advocate slams Coroner's report
A patient advocate for people living with epilepsy has called just-released coroners findings a "wasted opportunity".
The chief coroner has this morning released her report into six deaths that… Audio
Budget 2021: Pharmac campaigners disappointed
Campaigners say people with rare illnesses have been put on the "losers list" and left to die because Pharmac hasn't been funded enough.
The government has boosted spending for its drug buying agency… Audio
Budget 2021: Government accused of ignoring middle NZ
The Government is being accused of leaving middle New Zealand behind in the Budget - as political leaders butt heads at Parliament.
Front and centre in yesterday's announcement is the $3.3 billion… Audio
Budget 2021: Environmentalists slam lack of climate action
When all added up, the budget promises $2.3 billion to be spent on projects to reduce carbon emissions.
But environmentalists says this is woeful, and time is running out to take steps to reduce our… Audio
Budget 2021: Salvation Army on benefits boost
The Salvation Army says the government's boost to benefits doesn't go far enough to lift families out of poverty.
Benefits will increase by $20 a week in July, with a further increase next April… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 21 May 2021
Beneficiaries get a big boost in the Budget - but does it go far enough? We speak to the Finance Minister, who's been accused of ignoring middle New Zealand The chief coroner finds the deaths of six… Audio
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.
Budget 2021: 'Our focus would've been on building jobs' - Collins
The government has no confidence in growing the economy, and that was why benefits were going up, National Party leader Judith Collins says.
Your Money with Mary Holm: Reverse mortgages
Mary Holm talks about reverse mortgages, which are seen as a way to free up money for retired homeowners. Audio
Budget speech - Jacinda Ardern
The Right Honourable Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. Audio
Special coverage of the Budget 2021
Live coverage of the 2021 Budget with Susie Ferguson, who is joined by RNZ’s Political Editor Jane Patterson and RNZ’s specialist correspondents as well as expert guests. Audio
More strike action on the cards for capital's bus drivers
Wellington bus drivers have voted to resume strike action if NZ Bus does not return to the table with a "fair" offer by next week.
