[ad_1] Finance Minister Grant Robertson established his budget “Rebuilding Together” in the context of the Covid-19 crisis, saying the focus is on saving and creating jobs. National says the government lacks a clear plan for the economy. Your playlist will be loaded after this announcement. This year’s budget focuses primarily …
Read More »New Zealand budget: $ 1bn for ‘nature jobs’ but dismay at lack of climate action | World news
[ad_1] More than a billion dollars will be spent by the New Zealand government creating “nature jobs” as part of its a pandemic recovery, including environmental work in regions, but critics expressed dismay there wasn’t more emphasis on climate change. On Thursday the finance minister Grant Robertson unveiled more than …
Read More »2020 Budget: Winston Peters Gets Nervous About Simon Bridges’ Haircut Prick
[ad_1] In political terms it was a “sharp reprimand”. In the language of the young it was a “sick burn.” Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters was nervous with National Leader Simon Bridges in the House today, saying he needed to use the first day of Level 2 to “cut his …
Read More »New Zealand’s most popular dog is also the “naughtiest”, racking up nearly $ 1.5 million in injury claims
[ad_1] New Zealand’s most popular dog is also the one that gets into a lot of trouble. Labradors fight crime like drug detection dogs, help people like guide dogs and therapy dogs, and are also friendly family members. But in the past year, a pet insurance company said it had …
Read More »2020 Budget: SuperGold Cardholders Get Free Health / Vision Checkups
[ad_1] SuperGold cardholders will receive a free annual eye and health check-up as part of health spending that goes primarily to DHBs who are addressing huge treatment delays caused by the Covid-19 blockade. New funds have been earmarked to implement a promised free annual medical checkup for the country’s more …
Read More »2020 Budget: Winston Peters Rejects ‘Helicopter’ Cash Payments To All Kiwis To Help Stimulate The Economy | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Helicopter payments will not be used by the government as a means to help stimulate the economy after Covid-19, according to Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. Your playlist will be loaded after this announcement. The deputy prime minister and New Zealand first say the idea will not stimulate the …
Read More »Covirus 19 coronavirus: The United States turns to its chief expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci
[ad_1] The United States is beginning to criticize its leading coronavirus expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, as prominent voices in the country’s media suggest it has too much influence. Dr. Fauci, an infectious disease expert who has chaired the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since the 1980s, has been …
Read More »Covirus 19 coronavirus: travel abroad won’t return until 2023, experts warn
[ad_1] The impact of the coronavirus on foreign travel may be worse than expected. An international airline boss predicts things won’t be normal until 2023. A new analysis by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it will be years before long-distance travel recovers to pre-pandemic levels. “We have released …
Read More »New Zealand Budget: Robertson Unveils $ 50 Billion Plan to Return Jobs to Pre-Covid-19 Levels | World News
[ad_1] New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson promised to spend an unprecedented $ 50 billion in a bid to save jobs and reduce unemployment to pre-coronavirus levels in two years as he announced a fund for the recovery of the Covid-19 country along with its annual budget on Thursday. . …
Read More »Budget 2020: School lunch program boost to feed 200,000 every day
[ad_1] More than $ 412 million will go towards social services – with $ 252.6 million going towards keeping Kiwis fed. About $ 32 million will go towards responding to the increasing demand for food banks and a major expansion of the school lunch program, it was announced in today’s …
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