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May 8, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Nicola Willis | Deputy Leader for NZ National Party
National Party Updates and political issues including What do you expect from the upcoming Budget,
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April 28, 2023 | News
No frills budget alarms household shopper
New Zealand First leader WInston Peters says Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has thrown five years of political work on the bonfire.
March 31, 2023 | News
Mayoral penny-pinching threatens Māori putea
Tamaki Makaurau MP Peeni Henare says members of Labour's Auckland caucus are concerned at the impact Mayor Wayne Brown's pennny-pinching will have on Māori and other vulnerable communities.
March 22, 2023 | News
Henare defending Auckland Maori budget
Independent Maori Statutory Board deputy chair Tau Henare says Maori spending should be fenced off from Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's budget cuts.
March 20, 2023 | News
Vulnerable targeted in mayor’s austerity budget
Outspoken Auckland councillor Angela Dalton says Mayor Wayne Brown's proposed budget cuts will disproportionately affect vulnerable or lower socio-economic communities including Māori and Pacifica.
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