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The National Party's not anticipating a silver bullet Budget.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson will reveal his fifth Budget on Thursday, with much of the focus tipped to be on climate change and health.
The Opposition's finance spokesperson, Nicola Willis told The Weekend Collective National wants income tax relief for the 'squeezed middle'.
“Those New Zealanders who haven’t benefitted from increases to benefits and working for family entitlements, but who really can’t withstand the additional costs at the supermarket, when they fill up at the pump, their rent, their mortgage payment.”
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National's Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says the $21 million spent on consultants and contractors is a waste of money with no clear delivery outcomes. 
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Police Minister Poto Williams unveiled the direction the new law and order budget will take, ahead of the budget announcement's on May 19th. Some of the funding will be put towards upping the police force and regulating firearm ownership. 
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Kaiwhakahaere and co-leader of NZ Nurses Organisation Kerri Nuku says nurses have not been a t the table when it comes to health measures preventing them from working. Nurses who caught covid-19 and must wait three months for a booster shot have been stood down without pay, with little communication from their employers. 
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Dr Paul Buchanan says the implications of Putin officially declaring war on Ukraine is massive - up until now it has only been a "special operation" officially. Listen above to find out why. 
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Dr Paul Buchanan says the implications of Putin officially declaring war on Ukraine is massive - up until now it has only been a "special operation" officially. Listen above to find out why. 
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Local government minister Nanaia Mahuta says that the reason for co-governance within the Three Waters framework reflects the Crowns Treaty obligations. Listen above to see what else she had to say on the new amendments to Three Waters. 
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Local government minister Nanaia Mahuta says that the reason for co-governance within the Three Waters framework reflects the Crowns Treaty obligations. Listen above to see what else she had to say on the new amendments to Three Waters. 
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There is less than one month until the Australian federal election, with the latest polls indicating Australia will be getting a new Prime Minister. For the latest on this, Australian Correspondent Murray Olds joins The Weekend Collective.
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There is less than one month until the Australian federal election, with the latest polls indicating Australia will be getting a new Prime Minister. For the latest on this, Australian Correspondent Murray Olds joins The Weekend Collective.
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