PremiumOpinionUpdatedOpinion byAudrey YoungSenior Political Correspondent·NZ Herald·28 May, 2026 02:00 AM3 mins to readAudrey Young, Senior Political Correspondent at the New Zealand Herald based at Parliament, specialises in writing about politics and power.Nicola Willis did an excellent job of lowering expectations for her third Budget.And it was just as well. She said there would be no lolly scrambles and there are not.
And what is clear from the Budget speech and her presentation in the Beehive Budget lock-up with journalists and
