Appropriation (2025/26 Supplementary Estimates) Bill
This bill is Parliament giving the government official permission to adjust its spending for the current financial year (July 2025 to June 2026). The government already got its main spending approved earlier in the year, but things change, so this bill updates those numbers — adding money in some areas, cutting it in others. It also approves some longer-term spending that runs across multiple years. Parliament must approve all government spending by law, and this bill does that for the updates.
What this affects
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The bill adds hundreds of millions of dollars more for hospital services, Māori health, and fixing past underpayments to health workers under the Holidays Act.
Delivering Hospital and Specialist Services 469,226
Delivering hauora Māori services 49,357
Remediation and resolution of Holidays Act 2003 historical claims 271,432
Health Capital Envelope Balance of period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2027 (inclusive) 306,250
Progress through Parliament
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Bill text sourced from legislation.govt.nz (Parliamentary Counsel Office). Arapono’s summary and breakdown are drafted with AI grounded in that official text and reviewed by an Arapono editor for accuracy and neutrality before publishing. Arapono is non-partisan and takes no position on this bill.