Ministers' Media Releases
Note: Media release numbers may differ to numbers in other Budget documents due to rounding. If there are any inconsistencies, the Appropriation (2026/27 Estimates) Bill provides the correct information.
Ministerial Releases are also available on the Beehive website
Ministerial releases and fact sheets
- Building a more secure future for New Zealand - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 124 KB)
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon - A responsible Budget to secure NZ’s future - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 125 KB)
Hon Nicola Willis - Financial industry to bear the cost for regulation - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 134 KB)
Hon Nicola Willis - Surplus forecast reduces debt burden - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 102 KB)
Hon Nicola Willis - Prudent approach to fuel crisis - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 116 KB)
Hon Nicola Willis - Government Super Fund contributions increase - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 123 KB)
Hon Nicola Willis - More social homes, better targeted - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 141 KB)
Hon Chris Bishop - Budget delivers $7 billion capital investment boost - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 147 KB)
Hon Chris Bishop - Extending the Waikato Expressway - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 137 KB)
Hon Chris Bishop - Preparing before disaster strikes - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 172 KB)
Hon Nicola Willis, Hon Chris Bishop - Funding to boost resilient planning system - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 166 KB)
Hon Chris Bishop, Hon Simon Watts, Simon Court MP - Record health funding with patients at the centre - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 179 KB)
Hon Simeon Brown - Infrastructure boost for hospitals - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 166 KB)
Hon Simeon Brown - Investing in cyber security to protect patient data - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 123 KB)
Hon Simeon Brown - Next step taken to lower bowel screening age - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 133 KB)
Hon Simeon Brown - SuperGold card being upgraded - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 107 KB)
Hon Casey Costello - Boost for law and order - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 134 KB)
Hon Paul Goldsmith, Hon Mark Mitchell - Budget doubles trade training opportunities - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 125 KB)
Hon Shane Jones, Hon Erica Stanford, Hon Penny Simmonds - Budget backs licenced firearm owners and improves public safety - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 106 KB)
Hon Nicole McKee - Aid and foreign affairs boost in challenging times - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 108 KB)
Rt Hon Winston Peters - Rail infrastructure fully funded - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 133 KB)
Rt Hon Winston Peters, Hon Chris Bishop - Budget invests in the future of te reo Māori - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 158 KB)
Hon Tama Potaka - ECE funding to provide sector instant relief - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 137 KB)
Hon David Seymour - Incentivising councils to go for housing growth - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 138 KB)
Hon David Seymour, Hon Chris Bishop, Hon Simon Watts - Budget 2026 - Investing in Secondary Achievement - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 222 KB)
Hon Erica Stanford - More resources to combat migrant exploitation - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 118 KB)
Hon Erica Stanford - Improving tax rules for charities - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 122 KB)
Hon Louise Upston, Hon Simon Watts - Incentivising work and independence - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 124 KB)
Hon Louise Upston - Budget 2026 welfare package - supporting information - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 119 KB)
Factsheet - Tax system being strengthened - 28 May 2026 (PDF, 138 KB)
Hon Simon Watts