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Labour Seeds $200M Future Fund, Critics Warn $700M Cuts

5/19/2026

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Labour will wait for official advice before choosing state-owned assets for the Future Fund.
The party will seed the fund with $200 million and invest dividends from state-owned enterprises.
National campaign chair Simeon Brown warned the fund could divert up to $700 million, forcing cuts to health, education and law-order services.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins called the fund a job-creation cornerstone, though ministers cannot yet estimate the jobs it will create.

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Labour will wait for official advice before choosing state-owned assets for the Future Fund.
The party will seed the fund with $200 million and invest dividends from state-owned enterprises.
National campaign chair Simeon Brown warned the fund could divert up to $700 million, forcing cuts to health, education and law-order services.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins called the fund a job-creation cornerstone, though ministers cannot yet estimate the jobs it will create.