Summary: The Ministry of Health’s Statement of Intent 2015–2019 identifies outcomes for the health system and the Ministry: New Zealanders live longer, healthier and more independent lives. The health system is cost-effective and supports a productive economy. The Ministry has three high-level outcomes that support the achievement of the above health system outcomes: New Zealanders...

The 2015-16 Budget from the Abbott Government has no major announcements on Indigenous issues, but it is far from benign in its support for Indigenous programs. Advocacy groups say it has failed to undo the damage done and anxiety caused by funding cuts in last year's Budget. Many programs and services must continue to operate...

The Budget is the government’s central economic and fiscal statement each year. This paper reviews key aspects of the Budget. Introduction The 2015–16 Budget was introduced into Parliament on 12 May 2015. It is the second Budget of the Coalition Government. This overview provides a summary of the headline numbers, the economic context, the Government’s...

This report provides interim modelling results of the distributional modelling which estimates the impact on families from government policy decisions taken since the last Federal election in 2013. Introduction This paper provides the distributional household impact of the main ‘hip‐pocket’ Budget measures contained in the 2015‐16 Federal Budget. The research involved the estimation of the...

While the 2015-16 Budget delivered welcome new investment in early childhood education and care and charted a fairer path on pension reform, the combined effect of the two budgets is to leave people on low incomes to once again bear the burden of Budget restraint.