Latest from Budget

Govt considered using Bluebridge to replace ageing Interislander ferries

The first new ship to service Cook Strait is expected to arrive in February 2029.

Nicola Willis sets aside money for election costings unit

An old proposal to establish a unit to cost election policies has funding.

Govt considering 'demolition' for Chateau Tongariro, deemed a ‘fiscal risk’ in Budget 2025

Options are being investigated for the site, 'including demolition'.

'Heartbreaking': Labour slams National over housing policy

Rotorua MP Todd McClay rejects claims there have been targeted Māori housing cuts.

Richard Prebble: Labour's support of Te Pāti Māori over haka punishment will be defining issue for next election

OPINION: Te Pāti Māori leaders skipped the Budget debate despite protests on their behalf.

Editorial: Nicola Willis' choice of Budget day attire is a sideshow to policy debate

OPINION: The Finance Minister's dress has become a distraction from her policies.

'Every little bit counts': Willis says ministers 'worked hard' to find savings, Seymour's cuts 'small portion'

The Government found about $5.3 billion overall in savings.

How much did Seymour's public sector savings contribute to Budget 2025?

'The coalition certainly hasn't saved as much as Act would save.'

Nelson Hospital redevelopment set to cost $500m over four years

A new five-storey unit with 128 beds will be built by 2029.

Watch: Erica Stanford promises 1600 more teachers, learning support staff by 2028

The minister is speaking at Mt Albert Grammar in Auckland.

Tech boss's withering take on the Budget

Net reduction of $45m for the innovation sector.

2025 Budget delivered with reactions coming in thick and fast | NZ Herald News Update

Nicola Willis has delivered her 2025 Budget, which includes changes to KiwiSaver contributions and a new investment boost scheme. Video / NZ Herald

NZ Herald Live: Nicola Willis post-Budget event

Nicola Willis' post-Budget event in Wellington.

Editorial: Budget's blunt message is the first of many tough choices

OPINION: The Government has sent a blunt but clear message to us all.

Matthew Hooton: Budget reveals we’re going broke faster than we knew

OPINION: Gross debt is projected to increase by $73b, reaching $283b by 2029.