"We are protesting not for ourselves alone, but for our tūpuna, our mokopuna," say protesters among those gathering around the country for a Budget Day Hīkoi.

Budget Day ‘carkoi’ protests delayed traffic on Auckland and Tauranga motorways ahead of a hikoi on Parliament.

Protesters earlier took the roads to oppose government policies toward Māori, ‘activating’ for today’s National Māori Action Day - and caused traffic delays around the country.

It’s the second time Māori have mobilised on a national scale with the first hīkoi taking place last December.

The national protest coincides with today’s budget announcements.

  • absGeekNZ
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    5·
    29 days ago

    Thanks.

    I herd the same number on Bernard Hickeys podcast.

    • DaveOPMA
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      29 days ago

      The government is claiming they aren’t borrowing to fund tax cuts, I guess because this borrowing was already planned? But it’s hard to argue that when they could have not had tax cuts and then not borrowed (and had $3B left over).

      • absGeekNZ
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        4·
        29 days ago

        Yea, and (according to the podcast) the $12B is on top of the planned borrowing, so it is extra borrowing.

        • DaveOPMA
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          29 days ago

          How can they claim it’s not borrowing to fund tax cuts? This government really doesn’t care whether their claims are true.

          • absGeekNZ
            English
            4·
            29 days ago

            I guess they are using magical hollywood accounting