Analysis - So, Nicola Willis has stuck to her word. There is indeed no election year surprise.

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Analysis: Higher inflation, tighter allowances and rising uncertainty are turning this year's budget into a test.

Analysis - Trying to please everyone will prove a near-impossible task for the Finance Minister when she delivers her third Budget on Thursday.

The opposition is not expecting much in today's Budget for those doing it toughest, but an economist says he would be surprised if there isn't at least one nice surprise.

ANALYSIS: The Government’s fiscal strategy is boxed in by two goals.

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The finance minister used her election-year Budget to preach prudence and discipline, with the books now forecast to be back in black a year earlier than picked.

Comment: Willis did a good job of lowering expectations.

Analysis - So, Nicola Willis has stuck to her word. There is indeed no election year surprise.

The Finance Minister has used her last budget of the term to preach discipline, as she eyes a surplus on the horizon.

There's a health spend-up, a new highway, cuts to government departments and a surplus on the horizon - here's what you need to know about this year's Budget.

The budget forecasts a return to a budget surplus in 2028/29, a year ahead of the December update.

Schools and hospitals get a big boost - but banks face a surprise tax.

Superannuation and debt have prevented a lolly scramble - and coalition partners prevented Willis’ solutions to them .

Budget 2026 is out, and for any Kiwis looking for cost of living relief - it probably isn't for you.

The Finance Minister warns any party that ignores the size of the super problem is doing so for its own benefit.

A $2.1b chunk of Nicola Willis’ Budget is going to education ahead of massive reforms.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the government has failed to show it understands how tough it is out there for New Zealanders.

The Finance Minister paused her Budget 2026 speech for a moving tribute to her family.

Chris Hipkins' party has been criticised for a lack of policy.