PremiumUpdatedThomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·7 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Finance Minister Nicola Willis presenting the 2026 Budget. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Finance Minister Nicola Willis presenting the 2026 Budget. Photo / Mark Mitchell

The Government has quietly pre-allocated just over a billion dollars from next year’s Budget, but is refusing to say where that money is going.The Budget for 2026, published last month, dictates where money for the 2026/27 fiscal year will be spent.

However, a note buried in Treasury’s Budget Economic