The $130b number you missed in Labour’s fiscal strategy

PremiumThomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·24 Aug, 2026 06:20 AM9 mins to read‌Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds and party leader Chris Hipkins. Photo / NZMELabour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds and party leader Chris Hipkins. Photo / NZMELabour well and truly abandoned its small target strategy on Sunday, announcing a suite of fiscal promises that amount to an admission the party will spend more, tax more, and borrow more – an attack line used against the party by National Leader Christopher Luxon. The party made a handful