By releasing spoilers in advance, Finance Minister Bill English's motto when it comes to Budgets is "boring", writes Claire Trevett.

Development of physical infrastructure has topped a business wishlist for today's Budget, according to a snap poll of EY clients.

More funding for children with special needs has topped an informal wishlist for teachers ahead of this year's Budget.

Any surprise research & development measures in today's Budget will likely be geared towards business, says one expert.

The Finance Minister needs to find a better excuse than low inflation for missing his surplus target this year.

The Malhotra family in Auckland were still hunting for their first dream home when last year's Budget was announced.

Te Whanau O Waipareira Trust is bidding to enter the city's overheated housing market - and wants the Government to make land available, so it can build at affordable prices.

Would like to see the Budget address Auckland's infrastructure.

Today's Budget will unveil details of Government plans to partner with private developers to build affordable houses on Crown-owned land in Auckland.

Fran O'Sullivan asks: Why is the Government holding back from stopping cashed-up foreigners from continuing to snap up homes at prices that mainly they can afford?

It would be a stretch to suggest trading rooms will fall silent tomorrow afternoon when Finance Minister Bill English enters Parliament to deliver his seventh Budget.

For reasons long forgotten and now covered by the essentially meaningless blanket explanation of "tradition", Budgets are always delivered on a Thursday afternoon.

Bill English’s Budget will be released tomorrow afternoon. The Herald spoke to several Kiwis about what they want to see in it.

A tourist industry group wants more thought given to where Budget funding is spent rather than wanting more direct cash.

Finance Minister Bill English says there will be no new initiatives to address poverty in tomorrow's Budget New Zealand - despite the Prime Minister suggesting otherwise last month.

Data released by REINZ - median national sale prices - does support the Prime Minister’s statement that house prices rose during the previous Labour government.

Nearly one in five Auckland homes are sold within two years of being purchased, the Government has been told by officials.

Thursday's Budget will be judged just as much by what is missing from the document as by what it actually contains.

Moves to crackdown on property speculators have been welcomed as a step in the right direction by market commentators but one analyst says the changes may be too little too late.

As a young boy, Daryl Brougham thought his name was Daryl Foster. He lived in at least 24 foster homes until the age of 18.

Farmers don't expect special treatment from this year's Budget, but some recognition of the impact that the drought has had on farm finances would be a welcome move.

Bill English is never happier than when he has an audience and an idea.

The Government's property speculator tax crackdown will lead to large-scale real estate dumping before its October 1 start and widespread evasion and avoidance, experts say.

Finance Minister Bill English says he does not know what effect the new rules on taxing capital gain on residential properties and new disclosure rules from non-resident buyers will have on the....

Economists are divided over the likely impact on the Auckland property market of new tax moves to target speculators.

Prime Minister John Key talks about the rising house prices in Auckland.

Today on Mike's Minute - Of course it's a Capital Gains Tax - but is it the answer?

Property tax changes should make it easier to collect tax from foreign investors, say bank economists.

Rob McLeod, chairman of EY New Zealand takes a looks at what this week's Budget should cover.