Budget 2026
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Budget media releases
The Minister of Finance delivered the 2026 Budget Speech in Parliament, 28 May 2026.
University of Auckland. New funding to launch TPA-2 satellite from lab to orbit.
Fuel Response Plan. Minister of Finance and Associate Minister for Energy
The Local Government (Auckland Council) (Transport Governance) Amendment Bill – for changes to Auckland Transport, passed in Parliament 30 April.
Auckland air quality. Article by Auckland Council air quality scientist, Gustavo Olivares Pino.
The Prime Minister has announced changes to the Cabinet.
Final reports from the NZ Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned, published.
Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park landslide. Independent reviewer appointed, Hon Paul Davison KC.
Ten new or amended national direction instruments under the Resource Management Act 1991, in force from 15 January 2026. Instruments Gazetted 18 December 2025, https://gazette.govt.nz/
Ministers have announced the establishment of a new Ministry, the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport, MCERT.