Document handling debate distracts from Budget Week beginnings
From The House by RNZ
May 26, 2026 · 6 min · Episode 798
About this episode
The episode discusses how a document handling issue distracted from the government's focus on Budget Week.
The Government’s agenda-setting going into this week was firmly focused on Thursday’s Budget Day, but the emergence of a story about the 9th floor of the Beehive’s handling of a briefing document tugged Parliament’s attention away from the government's books. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Topics covered
- Budget Week
- Government agenda
- Parliament
- Document handling
- Beehive
Keywords
- Budget Day
- Government
- Parliament
- document handling
- Beehive
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Government, Parliament
Places: 9th floor of the Beehive
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