Health is at the forefront of this budget. 

Billions are being put aside to wipe DHB debt, Pharmac’s getting almost 200 million dollars over two years and the new Māori Health Authority is up for 168 million over four years. 

But what's in this budget for those on the front line? 

I'm talking doctors, and nurses ... remember we've got 4,000 nursing vacancies right now. 

Paul Goulter, CEO of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. 

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