Nicola Willis

Nicola Willis

politician New Zealand

Nicola Willis is the Finance Minister of New Zealand, recognized for her role in addressing the country's fiscal challenges. She has been instrumental in instructing Treasury to adopt new measures for evaluating the government's surplus and deficit, particularly in light of the financial pressures stemming from the ACC's significant deficit. Willis's decisions reflect the government's efforts to stabilize its financial situation amid rising costs associated with ACC services.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
8 wks
Reach
130,200
Power
5,670$
Sentiment
5.56
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
New Zealand 9 5.56 1.50% +80% 4,822,233 130,200 $210,000 5,670$
Totals 9 4,822,233 130,200 $210,000 5,670$
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Recent Mentions

New Zealand New Zealand: Nicola Willis is criticized for her performance as Finance Minister, which is seen as a burden on the National Party. 2

Christopher Luxon David Kirk Dave Rennie Susan Grimsdell Mayor Brown
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Letters: Nicola Willis’ performance as Finance Minister is the millstone around National’s neck

New Zealand New Zealand: Nicola Willis is the deputy leader of the National Party and has expressed concerns about the party's polling numbers. 5

Christopher Luxon Judith Collins Sir John Key Paul Goldsmith Chris Bishop Erica Stanford Mark Mitchell Simeon Brown
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Election 2026 analysis: Inside the day the question of Christopher Luxon’s resignation moved away from ‘if’ and closer to ‘when’

New Zealand New Zealand: Nicola Willis conveyed the gravity of the situation in her general debate speech. 6

Christopher Luxon Winston Peters David Seymour Barbara Edmonds Chris Hipkins Chris Bishop Ross Taylor Kieran Mcanulty Andrew Bayly Gerry Brownlee Thomas Coughlan Julia Gabel
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Winston Peters can’t resist crack at Christopher Luxon over Iran fumble – Audrey Young

New Zealand New Zealand: Finance Minister Nicola Willis said Treasury and the Reserve Bank were continuing to monitor market developments. 6

Terry Collins James Mcdowall Chris Tennent Brown
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Could petrol prices hit $3? Retailers warned over hiking prices as Middle East crisis deepens

New Zealand New Zealand: Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis said there’s no disputing that Wellington has been hard hit by the economic downturn. 5

Nick Brunsdon Hayley Horan Ethan Manera
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Wellington economy struggles as rest of country starts to bounce back, figures show

New Zealand New Zealand: Nicola Willis planned to hold a meeting with members of Tesco’s executive team following the RFI process. 5

Ernie Newman Tom Raynel
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Nicola Willis’ planned Tesco meeting on breaking supermarket duopoly revealed

New Zealand New Zealand: Finance Minister Nicola Willis recognised that people relied on cash to buy essentials when eftpos and online banking systems were down. 7

Roger Beaumont Jurkovich Christopher Luxon Carolyn Young Mark Hooper Jenee Tibshraeny
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Kiwibank CEO says banks were ‘blindsided’ by Reserve Bank’s ATM proposal; Nicola Willis not picking sides in battle

New Zealand New Zealand: Finance Minister Nicola Willis said Genesis’ proposed investments will directly contribute to enhancing energy security. 8

Malcolm Johns Jamie Gray
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Genesis Energy launches $400m share offer for renewables investment

New Zealand New Zealand: Nicola Willis skewered Hipkins for not presenting any new ideas in his speech. 6

David Seymour Chris Hipkins Winston Peters Carmel Sepuloni
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Watch live: Act leader David Seymour reacts to Chris Hipkins’ State of the Nation speech

New Zealand New Zealand: Nicola Willis is the Finance Minister who faced criticism from the Taxpayers’ Union. 4

Fran O Sullivan Ruth Richardson Sir Roger Douglas Grant Robertson Iain Rennie
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Politicians can’t be trusted with our debt trajectory, NZ needs a fiscal watchdog – Fran O’Sullivan