New Zealand First’s Kiwi Kids Grant w/ University of Auckland Honorary Associate Professor Susan St John: 4th August, 2026
On Sunday, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters announced the Kiwi Kids Grant as the party’s newest election policy. The grant would pay parents $5000 a year for the first three years of a child’s life, covering up to three children. Winston Peter’s has justified the policy saying New Zealand is facing a population precipice, and the grant is necessary to stop the declining birth rate among New Zealand citizens. The policy is estimated to cost $400m a year, and New Zealand First has been unclear about where the funds would come from. Critics of the policy have accused Peters of playing…
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