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Budget 2026: Finance Minister hints changes to come to Govt departments

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 18 May 2026, 7:18pm
Finance Minister Nicola Willis during her Iran economic response update in her Beehive office, Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand, March 16, 2026. Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell
Finance Minister Nicola Willis during her Iran economic response update in her Beehive office, Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand, March 16, 2026. Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell

Budget 2026: Finance Minister hints changes to come to Govt departments

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 18 May 2026, 7:18pm

Ahead of Budget 2026, the Finance Minister has hinted towards incoming changes for certain Government departments.

Nicola Willis says she's planning to tell ministries and departments to come up with plans for amalgamation, with more details to be revealed tomorrow. 

Willis went on to explain that the Government's agreed that there's too many ministries and that they need to amalgamate agencies. 

"Just as every business and household in the country is always working to get more value for money, we need to, too."

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