St Peter’s Anglican Church, Willis Street, Wellington
Friday 23rd May 6:30am doors open, commencing with livestreaming at 7:30am

The Coalition Government’s second budget will be put under the microscope at a post-budget breakfast hui to be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Willis Street, Wellington, on Friday (May 23).

Open to the public, BUDGET 2025: Leading us where? will be hosted by Max Rashbrooke, a Wellington-based writer and commentator, and will feature six special guest speakers outlining their take on the Budget.

The speakers are Sir Ashley Bloomfield, public health physician and CEO of ESR; Professor Lisa Te Morenga Massey University nutrition and Māori Health researcher and co- chair of Health Coalition Aotearoa; Dr Ganesh Ahirao, economist and volunteer; Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary of the Public Service AssociationTe Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi; Jenny Neill, experienced educator and PhD candidate; and Craig Renney, economist and director of policy for the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.

The hui has been organised by the St Peter’s on Willis Social Justice Group in partnership with the Child Poverty Action Group, the Public Health Association New Zealand Wellington Branch, and the Public Health Communications Centre. The Group’s chair Gail Duncan says, “The hui provides an early opportunity to examine the direction this Budget leads us in terms of public health, education, social investment, infrastructure, housing, employment, economic resilience and the role of government.”

The hui will take place on Friday 23rd May at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 211 Willis Street, doors opening at 6:30am. Journalists welcome.

The event will be live-streamed from 7:30am on http://opencast.anet.com.au:80

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