Budget 2025

Budget 2025 headlines with summaries.

• Budget 2025: What's in it for the youth?

  Politics Waikato

  12 May 2025

  

  Hamilton has been the country's youngest city since 1998. RNZ spoke to the young, and the young adjacent, in the city to find out what they would like to see in Budget 2025.

  Budget 2025: What's in it for the youth?

• Government puts $35m towards keeping drugs out of the country

  New Zealand Politics

  10 May 2025

  

  In a pre-Budget announcement, Customs Minister Casey Costello says the extra funding would boost staffing and improve technology.

  Government puts $35m towards keeping drugs out of the country

• Pay equity-affected support worker challenges minister to do her job

  New Zealand Politics

  9 May 2025

  

  "I challenge you to give it a go sister," a disability support worker said. Audio

  Pay equity-affected support worker challenges van Velden to do her job for one week

• Capital spend to get boost in Budget

  New Zealand Politics

  8 May 2025

  

  The money will be split across health, education, defence, transport, Christopher Luxon has said in a pre-Budget speech, because "keeping our word matters".

  Christopher Luxon announces boost to capital spend in pre-Budget speech

• Pay equity legislation could save 'billions' for government - PM

  Politics

  6 May 2025

  

  Christopher Luxon said the upcoming Budget was not the motivation for rushing through the legislation.

  Pay equity legislation could save 'billions' for government - PM

• Watch: Five new NZ naval helicopters to cost at least $2b

  Politics defence force

  4 May 2025

  

  Defence Minister Judith Collins has announced $2 billion from the Budget has been set aside to replace the Defence Force's ageing maritime helicopters.

  Defence Force maritime helicopters to be replaced at cost of over $2 billion

• Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity

  Politics Comment & Analysis

  30 Apr 2025

  

  Analysis - Finance Minister Nicola Willis has warned her 2025 "Growth Budget" will be "one of the tightest budgets in a decade".

  Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity

• $1b Budget cut could slow economic recovery, experts warn

  New Zealand Politics

  30 Apr 2025

  

  Economists also break down what the cut to the government's operating allowance might mean for households.

  $1b Budget cut could slow economic recovery, experts warn

• 'No lolly scramble' - Willis says Budget will be tight, charity changes delayed

  Politics

  29 Apr 2025

  

  The government is halving its operating allowance and has confirmed plans for a charities tax are being pushed back a year. Audio

  $1b cut to operating allowance coming in Budget, Nicola Willis says