17 May: Labour and NZ First are still ripping into the budget with claims the government can't meet its job creation promises and National is going soft on crime.... more
17 May: Auckland Action Against Poverty will hold a picket outside Vector Arena, where Prime Minister John Key will deliver a post-budget speech.... more
17 May: The budget is getting the usual blast of derision from opposition parties but the business sector approves of Bill English's careful financial management.... more
