Changes aimed at removing ‘system blockages’ will consolidate local authority consent functions and scrap ‘joint and several liability’ system.
The bulk of the funding will go towards the M. bovis response in the coming year.
Spending on Omicron outbreak still not fully accounted for in the numbers.
Some 30,000 more care beds are needed by 2030, but aged care providers are warning of a shortfall.
Stress testing showed banks could weather a 40% drop in house prices and 12% unemployment.
But, it says banks were well funded to keep lending in a downturn.
Reserve Bank says banks were well funded to keep lending in a downturn.
David Seymour says government can increase borrowing under new debt rules.
Grant Robertson also outlines new surplus plan in pre-budget announcement.
Jacinda Ardern says Northern Hemisphere tourists will help our economic recovery.