Closing the Gaps

For the similar policy in Australia, see Closing the Gap.

Closing the Gaps was a policy of the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand for assisting socio-economically disadvantaged Māori and Pasifika ethnic groups in New Zealand through specially targeted social programmes.[1] The phrase "Closing the Gaps" was a slogan of the Labour Party in the 1999 election campaign and was implemented as a policy initiative in the 2000 Budget.[2]

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  2. ^ Cullen, Michael (15 June 2000). "Budget Speech and Fiscal Strategy Report 2000" (PDF). The New Zealand Treasury.