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Does the Budget address the problems facing ordinary people? National’s Goldsmith and Labour’s Jackson put their case.

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Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds talks to Michael Morrah about what she'd do differently to Nicola Willis.

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NZ Herald Sport Headlines | Jannik Sinner suffers shock French Open defeat to Juan Manuel Cerundolo after collapse.

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Deloitte’s Robyn Walker tells Herald NOW Business what Budget 2026 means for New Zealanders. Video| Herald NOW Business

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S&P’s Martin Foo on rating agency reaction to the fiscal outlook. Video| Herald NOW Business

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BusinessNZ’s Catherine Beard on business confidence, growth and the road back to surplus. Video| Herald NOW Business

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Rickey Ward from JBWere discusses Mainfreight’s result. Video| Herald NOW Business

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'Wilding pines have been described as our generation's rabbit plague.'

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Labour's spokesperson for finance and economy, savings and investment speaks to Katie Bradford.

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Katie Bradford said this Budget is looking ahead, but many Kiwis are likely to feel like it doesn’t make them any better off right now.

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Eve McCullum told Herald NOW’s Budget 2026 Special she thought Finance Minister Nicola Willis had done a “great” job with today’s Budget, whereas co-host Alex Martin disagreed.

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While everyone counts the dollars and tries to make sense of Budget 2026 – there are thousands of public servants staring down losing their jobs. In her pre-Budget speech, Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced plans to slash the...

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The deputy leader of New Zealand First speaks to Katie Bradford.

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Luxon and Willis answer questions regarding the 2026 Budget.

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The Minister of Finance talks to Katie Bradford about what Budget 2026 sets out to achieve.

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Michael Laws calls out more MSM bias - the differing treatments for Luxon’s OIA botch and Aly Cook’s OIA vax smoking gun

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Former RBNZ economist Michael Reddell explains our debt problem, our spending problem, and frames today’s Budget .

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Lawyer Brent Norling on runaway businessman owing $57 Million in tax.

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Why are Catholic/faith schools so insanely popular? St Kevin’s College principal Jo Walshe explains.

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ACT MP Todd Stephenson on questions over taxpayer support for 'Post Malone' concert, is it Louise Upston's personal slush fund?

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Richard Tohu, Chief Executive of Motorcycle Advocacy Group NZ - Motorcyclists to ride the Auckland Harbour Bridge as levy fight heads toward High Court.

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Is China really a Pacific menace? Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp looks at the wider issue.

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David Seymour on what to expect from the 2026 Budget.

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Tim Brown on the controversy around Tiaki Wai water scheme.

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Political analyst Dan Schnur discusses whether a peace deal is around the corner.

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Ruth Richardson on why Willis must not add fuel to the fire.

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"Any spending we do must be careful and calculated because, let's be honest, our economy is more fragile to shocks, both at home and abroad."

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G.J. Gardner's Nick Grogan says it's not all about insulation when it comes to saving on your power bill this winter.

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Willis must not add fuel to the fire: Ruth Richardson on Budget 2026, along with Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman. The Budget will be published at 2pm today. Catch today’s Budget live, as it happens on Herald NOW, with Garth Bray...

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Rotorua Daily Post reporter reveals where the money will go.

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