Budget 2026 will be unravelled at a breakfast hui at St Peter’s Anglican Church on Friday 29th of May. St Peter’s on Willis Social Justice Group, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ) Wellington branch, with support from Otago University Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) are combining to hold this event in Wellington.

Rapid changes to legislation on key issues affecting equity such as justice, environment, health and Te Tiriti plus surprise changes to pay equity, employment and health and safety at work legislation in 2025/2026 leave no room for any certainty of support in this budget for key public services and regulations.

This hui will consider if Budget 2026 improves certainty for business, enables key infrastructure and public service developments, addresses pay parity for women, reduces child poverty and provides a path to greater participation in our economy for all New Zealanders.

Our MC is Max Rashbrooke, is a Wellington-based writer and public intellectual, with twin interests in economic inequality and democratic renewal, a well-known commentator and independent thinker.

Speakers include : -

Professor Paula Lorgelly Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland, Paula is President-Elect of the International Health Economics Association, the chair of EuroQol Group's Populations and Health Systems Working Group, a member of the Public Health Advisory Committee and the National Screening Advisory Committee.

Fleur Fitzsimons National Secretary of New Zealand's largest union, the Public Service Association Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi.

Janet McAllister (Pākehā) whose work for CPAG includes analysis of child poverty statistics, benefit changes, COVID-19’s impact on children, and the accommodation supplement.

Dr Malcolm Mulholland (Ngati Kahungunu) who chairs Patient Voice Aotearoa and is an executive member of Kaitiaki Hauora. He is a passionate patient advocate most recently coordinating the Buller Declaration on the State of the New Zealand Health System, the world's longest petition ever.

Make sure you come along to get the early bird appraisal of Budget 2026 at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 211 Willis Street, on Friday 29th of May, doors open at 6.30am for breakfast and speeches beginning at 7:30am and concluding at 9am. 

Booking – Tickets for St Peter's Post Budget Breakfast: https://events.humanitix.com/st-peter-s-post-budget-breakfast/tickets

The event will be live streamed from 7:30am on http://opencast.anet.com.au:8080

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