UpdatedJulia GabelPolitical Journalist·NZ Herald·28 May, 2026 02:34 AM4 mins to readKatie Bradford's top takeaways of the Budget 2026, says "there's no big surprises." Video / NZ HeraldA $2.1 billion chunk of Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ Budget is going to education, ahead of massive reforms for secondary schools with the scrapping of the country’s landmark national qualification.
After two years of focus on the Government’s flagship education programme, back-to-basics, this Budget switches gear to focus primarily on
