The PM has announced the government's operating allowance is again being slashed, as he focuses on global chaos in his first pre-Budget speech.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins said Christopher Luxon is sounding like his coalition partners.

Budget 2026 trims operating spending, boosts capital investment for infrastructure and defence Luxon cites global instability, weak economy and need for fiscal discipline in policy choices Government ...

Prime Minister Chris Luxon has warned less cash would be thrown around in this year's upcoming Budget amid ongoing economic turmoil.

Today, they have released a Budget that tells us that they have no hope, no plan, no ambition and no vision for our country. Unless, of course, that hope, plan, ambition and vision is just what we see ...

Select committees go on to scrutinise the spending plans and pass the Budget that was presented on Budget Day. For example, ...

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters will address a crowd in Auckland today as his party prepares campaign policy and fresh candidates in a bid to win o ...

The Free Speech Union is writing to the Chair of the University of Otago Council this week, asking what steps the Council ...

These are the Government’s priorities for Budget 2026 that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon laid out this month while ...

New Zealand's coalition government will campaign on the restoration of its budget books after plotting a pathway ...

Government aims to cut 8,700 public service jobs by 2029, saving NZ$2.4 billion Critics warn cuts may hurt economy as New Zealand emerges from recession Opposition leader Chris Hipkins says job losses ...