If there is a major shock, New Zealand has not got a lot of fiscal room to move.
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Budget 2026
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The proposal to reduce the number of public servants is not well worked out.
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Nicola Willis has leaned into National Party traditions but without the ruthless rationing of Ruth Richardson or Jenny Shipley. Still, she’s placed her bet for the election that people will vote for better days to come
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