Christoph Schumacher

New Zealand developed a set of well-being indicators to guide policy advice. AAP/Boris Jancic

May 30, 2019

New Zealand’s ‘well‑being budget’: how it hopes to improve people’s lives

Christoph Schumacher, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

New Zealand’s government has moved away from GDP as a sole indicator of prosperity to prioritise a suite of measures that track well-being.

Finance minister Grant Robertson delivering his first budget.

May 17, 2018

NZ budget 2018: gains for health, housing and education in fiscally conservative budget

Grant Duncan, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Christoph Schumacher, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; John O'Neill, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Martin Berka, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Nicolette Sheridan, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

Health, housing and education get funding boosts in the fiscally conservative first budget delivered by New Zealand’s coalition government.

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