Simon Upton says his proposed approach to monitoring spending applies to all governments.
Unions, in response, will protest the ‘Government’s attack on women and the destruction of progress on pay equity’ at Parliament this afternoon.
S&P says councils are told to do more infrastructure spending but get less support.
‘We don’t need more ministers, we need fewer,’ he says.
It often provides irrelevant and meaningless information, says the Treasury.
Nicola Willis says the Government cannot keep racking up big debts.
KiwiRail shares had to be transferred to the new Rail minister, while ministers told to seek assurances from KiwiRail about its intention to keep servicing the Cook Strait ferries.
They have ‘deliberately misrepresented’ their intentions, says Judith Collins.
It says it will cut building costs without sacrificing quality, although Labour's local government spokesperson says care must be taken to ensure construction cowboys don’t slip through the cracks.
The central bank had asked for more than $1b over the five-year funding period.