The budget contains measures to combat waiting lists for state housing. However, emergency housing advocates say the new budget allocation still won't meet the demand for homes.
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TAHUA 2018: What is in the budget for Māori education?
The budget released today showed a focus on te reo Māori and its development in schools but according to Maahia Nathan, the principal of Te Wharekura o Manurewa there are a lot more things on the wish-list for Māori schools
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TAHUA 2018: Regional economic development on the horizon
The government has committed to investing $1bil over three years in regional economic development. However, at the grassroots level in the Bay of Plenty people are not picking up the 1,200 seasonal kiwifruit jobs available because they are calling out for full-time employment.
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TAHUA 2018: Labour shells out for Māori students
This year’s budget includes a raft of initiatives to support Māori students and deliver te reo education in schools.
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TAHUA 2018: No additional funding for Whānau Ora
The Māori Party and commissioning agency Te Pou Matakana have expressed their dissatisfaction following Labour's announcement that there will be no additional funding for Whānau Ora.
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TAHUA 2018- What's in it for Māori
Budget 2018 highlights the theme of manaakitanga, with the government focusing on areas including health, housing and better education for rangatahi.
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TAHUA 2018: Peters' Pacific Reset
Today's budget will confirm Winston Peter's pre-budget announcement of a huge $1bil increase in foreign affairs funding over the next four years.
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TAHUA 2018: Cautious optimism for Arts allocation
New Zealanders involved in the creative sector are awaiting the government's arts allocation in today's budget with cautious optimism.
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Insight on BUDGET 2018
Today the new Labour Government will reveal what their plans are for the nation's annual Budget. But who will benefit most from today's announcement?
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TAHUA 2018: Mouldy hospitals, empty shoes
Mouldy hospitals, nursing strikes, and rows of empty shoes symbolising the impact of suicide and mental health have marred perceptions of the public health system in 2017.