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The Government has announced it is setting up a greenhouse gas research centre targeting solutions for New Zealand's agriculture and horticulture emissions.

Health Minister Tony Ryall has paid tribute to New Zealand's hospice staff and volunteers during a visit to Te Omanga Hospice in Lower Hutt this morning, to celebrate the extra $15 million for hosp

The National-led Government is managing the economy far better than Labour would have and this is proven by Phil Goff’s desire to borrow more and send the country deeper into debt, Finance Minist

The government has announced a panel to recommend how to improve access to high-cost, highly specialised medicines in New Zealand.

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson today thanked the Maori Party for its assistance in helping secure more resources to accelerate the settlement of historical Treat

Encouraging news today from two credit ratings agencies reflects the Budget's credible and balanced approach to helping New Zealanders through the recession, Finance Minister Bill English said.

The National-led Government's Budget will help put New Zealand on the road to recovery, Prime Minister John Key says. 

Keeps the economy going amid global turmoil

Budget 2009 will lift economic growth, help New Zealanders through the recession and strengthen the Government's books, Finance Minister Bill English says.

It also directly supports jobs ove

Line-by-line departmental reviews have freed up $2 billion over the next four years that will be put back into Government priorities such as boosting frontline services, Finance Minister Bill Engli

Budget 2009 will help New Zealanders through the recession by supporting thousands of jobs, Finance Minister Bill English says.

• The Government remains committed to lower personal income taxes.

• Treasury estimates showed that without policy changes, gross government debt would rise alarmingly, reaching 48 per cent of GDP by 2013 and 70 per cent of GDP – or about $227 billion – by 2023.

New Zealand schools, telecommunications, roads and hospitals will be strengthened through substantial infrastructure funding announced in the Budget, Infrastructure Minister Bill English says.
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The Government is committed to maintaining National Superannuation entitlements at 66 per cent of the average wage, to be paid from age 65.

More than 180,000 New Zealand homes will have access to grants for insulation and clean heating over the next four years, as part of a major investment in household energy efficiency.

Budget 2009 provides more than $950 million over the next four years for significant initiatives across the justice sector.

Budget 2009 provides $17.1 million in operating funding in 2009/10 to maintain essential access to justice services for those unable to afford their own legal advice and representation.

An additional $11.7 million has been allocated to further strengthen New Zealand's financial regulations over the next four years.

“The implementation of the Financial Advisers Act and the

The Government has announced an additional $3 billion investment in health priorities over the next four years – including $750 million in 2009/10.

District Health Boards will receive an extra $2.1 billion over four years in Budget 2009.

The Government is investing an extra $116.5 million over four years to bolster the frontline health workforce.

The Government has boosted hospice care funding by $60 million over the next four years, increasing the proportion of average hospice funding provided by taxpayers to 70 per cent.

The Government is increasing funding for its environmental priorities in 2009/10, Environment Minister Nick Smith says.