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NZ Budget 2026 at a glance: follow the money here

Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered a disciplined budget today, asking New Zealanders to accept continued restraint in return for promises of longer-term economic growth – and an earlier-than-expected return to surplus.

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NZ shuns 'sugar hits' in budget, cuts growth forecast

New Zealand has unveiled a bare-bones budget with a projected surplus sooner than expected, but few incentives for voters in an election year.

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This election year budget is a political tightrope walk for Willis and National

An election year budget is a government’s pitch for reelection. For opposition parties, it’s a chance to make their case for change.

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New Zealand's government plans to cut 14% of public sector jobs to slash spending

New Zealand's government plans to lay off nearly 9,000 workers, cutting 14% of public sector jobs by 2029

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'Where the bloody hell are ya?': NZ's budget sledge

New Zealand is campaigning for Australian talent off the back of major tax reforms in the budget, with the Kiwi government also whacking the broken promise.

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Christopher Luxon shoots the messenger as nightmare New Zealand election scenario hangs over him

An increasingly unpopular prime minister scolded the media after surviving a tense caucus vote. It was a masterclass – just not in the art of leadership

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Embattled NZ PM Luxon wins shock confidence vote

Labour is challenging National to reveal the vote count in a surprise partyroom confidence vote in Chris Luxon, the New Zealand prime minister.

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The Latest: Israel launches strikes on 'heart of Tehran' as Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline

Israel’s military says it struck “the heart of Tehran” early Friday while smoke was seen billowing in the Beirut skyline

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Distant conflict, local crisis: is this oil shock the wake-up call NZ needed?

In recent years, there has been no shortage of warnings about the fragility of New Zealand’s largely imported fuel supply.

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New Zealand to give cash payments to some families as US-Iran war deepens fuel crisis

Just 47 days of combined petrol, diesel and jet fuel stocks left in New Zealand

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Soaring fuel costs prompt New Zealand subsidy

About 150,000 New Zealand families will receive a $50 weekly rebate as the government looks to offset the soaring cost of fuel.

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New Zealand to give cash payments to some low income families as global fuel crisis worsens

Policy begins on 1 April and is aimed to ease financial pressure as the price of fuel surges due to conflict in the Middle East

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Return to surplus pushed out again in New Zealand

New Zealand's fiscal woes are set to lengthen with the mid-year budget pushing out a return to surplus to 2030.

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Nicola Willis is right: NZ’s economy isn’t as bad as the ‘merchants of misery’ claim

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has called them the “merchants of misery”, but critics of her government’s economic performance doubled down when the June quarter GDP figures showed a contraction in many sectors.

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NZ economy shrinks, fuelling bets of steeper rate cuts

A sharper-than-expected contraction in the New Zealand economy has fuelled expectations of a higher interest rate cut in October.

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Rich Americans flock to apply for New Zealand’s ‘golden visas’ after rules relaxed

Coalition government loosened requirements for its Active Investor Plus visa in bid to boost flagging economy

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New Zealand takes scalpel to foreign aid budget

New Zealand foreign aid will fall to 0.24 per cent of gross national income, with particular cuts in climate finance in the government's latest budget.

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