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Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), the representative body for local and regional councils, gave a mixed response to the 2024 budget. While the body expressed disappointment with the Central Government's lack of commitment to sharing Goods and Services Tax on new building projects with local governments to cover the cost of growth. LGNZ ...
Budget 2023, titled "Support for today, Building for tomorrow", is the New Zealand budget for fiscal year 2023/24 presented to the House of Representatives by Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, on 18 May 2023 as the fifth budget presented by the Sixth Labour Government.
The 2023 New Zealand mini-budget, also known as Mini Budget 2023, was released by Minister of Finance Nicola Willis on 20 December 2023 as part of the Sixth National Government's plan to address the cost of living, deliver income tax relief, and reduce the tax burden. [1]
Notable for being the first ever New Zealand government to have three parties in cabinet. A further five National MPs would sit outside of Cabinet, along with two ACT MPs and one NZ First MP. [272] [273] In a first for New Zealand, the Deputy Prime Minister role will be split for the term, with Winston Peters holding the office until 31 May 2025.
The government has announced it will not compensate up to 3.8 million women affected by changes to the state pension age. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall rejected calls for the individuals ...
This is part of the Government's NZ$150 million climate change aid package for the Pacific Islands. [122] On 28 February, the Government imposed a temporary travel ban on travelers from Iran in response to the coronavirus outbreak. While New Zealand citizens and permanent residents will be allowed to return, they must self-isolate for 14 days.
At the time of the announcement, New Zealand was at level 2. Each level brings added restrictions on activities or movements. Each region can have an individual alert level based on the severity of their own infections, and these levels can be changed at any time. [8] [9] At the time of Ardern's announcement, New Zealand was at alert level 2. [10]
Investing NZ$2.7 billion in total operating costs and $65 million capital funding to support the work of the Ministry of Justice, New Zealand Police, the Department of Corrections, the Serious Fraud Office, and Crown Law Office. [3] Investing NZ$190m into legal aid services. [3] Investing resources to maintain the current police-to-population ...