Budget 2024: NZ govt cuts Pacific funding by $26m in Budget

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31 May 2024

RNZ.

Total funding for Pacific Peoples has been slashed by about NZ$26 million in this year’s New Zealand Budget – but a Pacific community leader says he’s not surprised.

“In 2024/25, total baseline funding for Vote Pacific Peoples is just over $90.2 million,” a government spokesperson confirmed.

“This is a reduction from approximately $116.2 million in 2023/24.”

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