Budget 2026: Nicola Willis Banks on Kiwis Buying Into Her Budget Fix-Up

Budget 2026: Nicola Willis banks on Kiwis buying into her Budget fix-up

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

Budget 2026: Where There’s A Willis There’s No Way

Nicola Willis is sacrificing the livelihoods of ordinary people to pay for war and prisons, said Te Pāti Māori Finance Spokesperson Rawiri Waititi.

How will Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis sell a ‘tough love’ budget?

Since there will be no 'backpocket boost' in Budget 2026, National will need to explain how fiscal restraint will help voters in a perpetual cost of living crisis.

No magic wand over primary sector in Budget 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes The primary sector will have to settle for better wilding pine control, cheap gas conversion loans for processors, and more robust rural routes as the sum total of benefits coming from this year’s Budget. Finance Minister Nicola Willis described her Budget as one filled with responsible choices in a world that has thrown a curveball in the form of the Iran war.  She noted NZ had entered the year in a fragile state, runnin…