Budget 2026 - the right one for tough times, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says

Thursday, 28 May 2026

The Post live blog has finished but you can scroll back through to see our coverage from throughout the day.

One of the biggest days on the Parliamentary calendar is here - Budget day. Journalists and economists are out of the Beehive lock-up, and politicians are in the House.

From 2pm, we roll out analysis from The Post political team, including Luke Malpass, Andrea Vance, and Henry Cooke.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis joined us at 4pm for a live interview, followed by Labour leader Chris Hipkins.