Budget 2019

Budget 2019 headlines with summaries.

• SuperGold card gets $7.7m technology boost

  New Zealand Politics

  20 May 2019

  

  The government is investing more than $7.7 million in upgrading the SuperGold card website and an app, plus $600,000 on digital literacy training for seniors.

  SuperGold card gets $7.7m technology boost

• Govt commits $320m to tackle family and sexual violence

  Politics

  19 May 2019

  

  The prime minister has unveiled a plan to tackle family and sexual violence.

  Government commits $320 million to tackle family and sexual violence

• The Wellbeing Budget explained

  Politics

  17 May 2019

  

  There's less that two weeks until the Wellbeing Budget is unveiled, so RNZ is taking a look at what's new in the Budget process, and who else supports it.

  The Wellbeing Budget explained: What you need to know ahead of its unveiling

• Budget funds tipped for scheme tackling family violence

  New Zealand Politics

  17 May 2019

  

  A major anti-family violence pilot programme is expected to get the green light for more funding at a pre-Budget announcement on Sunday.

  Budget funds tipped for scheme tackling family violence

• $320m anti-violence package 'a good foundation'

  New Zealand Te Ao Māori

  20 May 2019

  

  The government's pledge of $320m over four years to stem family and sexual violence is only a start but the money is being spent in sensible ways, the head of Women's Refuge says. Audio

  $320m package to tackle family and sexual violence 'a good foundation'

• Rheumatic fever fight: 'We must address the causes, and not just the symptoms'

  New Zealand health

  18 May 2019

  

  The government will spend $12 million in an effort to combat rheumatic fever. Audio

  Govt to spend $12 million to try and combat rheumatic fever

• Fees-free tertiary policy not a failure, Grant Robertson says

  Politics education

  14 May 2019

  

  The Finance Minister insists the fees-free tertiary policy is not a failure, despite reallocating a sizeable part of the funding to polytechs due to low demand.

  Fees-free tertiary policy not a failure, Grant Robertson says

• $100m to help break cycle of Māori offending

  Te Ao Māori crime

  10 May 2019

  

  Almost $100m will be spent over four years in a bid to break the cycle of Māori reoffending and imprisonment, and reduce the prison population by 30 percent.

  $100m to help break cycle of Māori offending and imprisonment

• Removal of NCEA fees welcomed by students, principals

  New Zealand education

  13 May 2019

  

  NCEA fees will be scrapped and the qualification's literacy and numeracy requirements will be increased in a major overhaul of the qualification, the government has announced. Video

  NCEA overhaul: fees scrapped, literacy and numeracy benchmarks brought in

• Extra $94 million to house homeless in government Budget

  New Zealand housing

  12 May 2019

  

  The government will spend an extra $94 million in this year's Budget to help more homeless people into permanent housing.

  Extra $94 million to house homeless in government Budget

• $27m clean energy centre announced for Taranaki

  Politics environment

  9 May 2019

  

  Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a $27 million clean energy centre will be established in Taranaki.

  $27m clean energy centre announced for Taranaki

• $95m boost to tackle teacher shortage

  New Zealand education

  2 May 2019

  

  The government has announced a $95 million package to train or support 3280 extra teachers over the next four years.

  Teacher training to get $95m more government spending over four years