Jack MarshallJournalist·NZ Herald·8 Jun, 2026 08:55 AM2 mins to read‌Finance Minister Nicola Willis explains why they haven't yet revealed exactly where the $1 billion is going. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAYFinance Minister Nicola Willis has rejected attacks over the $1 billion pre‑allocated from next year’s Budget.The Herald revealed today a note buried in Treasury’s Budget Economic and Fiscal Update showed $1.05b over four years had been quietly pre-committed by the Government.

Initially, a spokesman for Willis said the funding