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Budget Day Expectations

4 items · 3 aliases · peaked week of 24 May 2026 · first seen 27 May 2026

Labour leader Chris Hipkins signals a renewed commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi through policy reinstatement, particularly in education and public services, amid public scrutiny over Māori investment and equity in the upcoming Budget.

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  • That's why she's got to deliver a really tough budget, I think, tomorrow. I mean, this is an election year. The temptation just a few months out from an election must be great uh to give away a bit. But I think you'll see in the old traditional areas like education, uh, there'll be something in it uh there, although there's been so much for education that people it'll be probably lost in what has already been announced. And um, I think uh health will be the other area, but uh nothing that interesting, I wouldn't imagine.
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hdpa-drive Government / N-A

public demand for fiscal discipline in election year

Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on Anna Breman leaving the OCR on hold
27 May
waatea Government / N-A

uncertainty about tangible Māori-focused outcomes

#election2026: Hipkins Signals Te Tiriti Push As Budget Pressure Builds For Māori
26 May
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