(All figures four years to 2012/13, unless stated otherwise)
Home Insulation Programme
Campaign to fit homes built before 2000 with insulation and clean
heating devices such as heat pumps and approved wood burners. About
180,000 households eligible for grants of up to $1800 regardless of
income. Community Service Card holders will be eligible for grants
of up to $3,000. Starts on July 1 this year - $323.3 million.
Justice
▪$900 million for justice initiatives aimed at improving public
safety.
▪600 more police on the streets by 2011 - $182.5 million.
▪246 more probation officers, 29 frontline managers and 26
psychologists to improve the quality of parole and home detention
management - $255.9 million.
▪1,000 extra prison beds though increased double bunking at 5
prisons, plus planning for additional capacity - $385.4
million.
Infrastructure
▪Kick starting the Government's $1.5 billion plan for ultra-fast
broadband to the home - $290 million.
▪Increased investment from the Land Transport Fund in the state
highway network of about $1 billion over the next three years,
lifting the total amount spent on state highways to about $1
billion a year.
Treaty of Waitangi
▪Accelerating Treaty settlements by boosting the Office of Treaty
Settlement's ability to conduct more negotiations faster - $22.4
million.
Social Development
▪Locking National Superannuation payments in at 66 per cent of the
average wage to be paid at age 65 - $18.6 million.
▪FreshStart initiatives for young offenders - $81.6 million.
Other key initiatives
▪Boosting affordable housing initiatives - $40 million.
▪Creating a series of regional cycle tracks with the long-term aim
of creating a national network - $50 million.
▪A new Primary Growth Partnership to boost primary sector growth
and innovation - $190 million