Budget 2026: House price growth forecast down, is era of 6% annual house price growth over?
Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen called the new forecasts “much more realistic”, while Cotality chief property economist Kelvin…
Budget 2026 – ‘Building more secure future for New Zealand’
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, with Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Times file photo Budget 2026 demonstrates the economic…
Budget 2026: Budget night documents dump reveal plans for benefit automation, new charities tax rules, and changes to Working for Families for people who go overseas
Arts charities could face fewer donations Officials are backing the Government’s changes to its tax credit applied to…
Budget 2026: Consumer NZ warns new finance sector levy could raise costs for customers
Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy said it seemed a sensible move. “It seems sensible to put these…
Will you be better or worse off over next five years? Explore our financial forecasts calculator – NZ Herald
Will you be better or worse off over next five years? Explore our financial forecasts calculator NZ HeraldBudget 2026…
Budget 2026: Govt creates almost $500m stash to address fuel crisis, fuel price forecasts revealed
The $450m fund, limited to the 2026/27 financial year, added to already announced fuel support and resilience measures…
Budget 2026: Schools and hospitals win, banks get surprise tax, Nicola Willis gets to surplus, and launches super-sized attack on NZ First and Labour for ‘robbing’ Kiwis under 50
The biggest winner of all may be the Government itself, which, against expectations, has managed to present a…
Let’s trade the fees-free tertiary funding for something that works – Michael Johnston
Under Labour’s original version of the policy, students were entitled to up to $12,000 to cover their first…
Budget 2026: Here’s what we know is in the Budget and what we think is likely to come
As the economy has deteriorated, that first goal has become harder and harder to achieve. At the end…
‘A Budget for grown-ups’: Why Christopher Luxon faces pressure to still deliver treats – The Economy of Everything
The Government has managed to give itself some headroom in a tight fiscal environment, Parker says. So there…
New Zealand’s top-five Budget bombshells … plus, how can economists be so divided on the need for rate hikes – Inside Economics
Well, yeah, this will be my 25th Budget day as a business journalist, and yes, I am a…
Auckland Council locks in record 7.9% rates rise for 2026/2027 to fund City Rail Link
Brown pointed out during the debate today that “actually a lot of work” was done to get to…