https://indiannewslink.co.nz/new-zealand-budget-2025-a-tight-rein-on-spending-for-a-return-to-surplus/ New Zealand’s Budget 2025-2026 appears to be a pragmatic and disciplined financial statement. It reflects a government acutely aware of economic headwinds and determined to achieve fiscal responsibility. By aggressively reprioritising existing expenditure and making targeted investments in key public services and growth-enabling initiatives, Finance Minister Nicola Willis is charting a course back to surplus, albeit with significant changes to some long-standing programmes like KiwiSaver.