Nicola Willis
New ZealandpoliticianFemale6.2Global Dominance: 0.00%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.
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Nicola Willis announced $700 million of capital funding for defence in the Budget.
‘Very high risk of asset failure’: Defence chiefs’ stark warning for incoming minister Paul GoldsmithNew Zealand· 2026-09-24
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has transformed her delivery style from amateur dramatic society to sheer Hollywood.
Top 5 performers in the House this term; Hager saga and the lawyers on the sidelines – Audrey YoungNew Zealand· 2026-09-24
Nicola Willis handed out 'medals for political gymnastics' during the Parliament debate.
Election battle cries, jibes and Winston v the Greens dominate final Parliament debateNew Zealand· 2026-09-23
Nicola Willis is a member of the National party discussing the supermarket duopoly debate.
National’s Nicola Willis v Labour’s Arena Williams on the supermarket duopoly debateNew Zealand· 2026-09-21
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has made clear she is very serious about the commission’s scope.
Big bold policies show political ground is shifting ... finally – Liam DannNew Zealand· 2026-09-19
Finance Minister Nicola Willis highlighted the modelling that projected a fall in grocery prices after supermarket separation.
A decade at the checkout: Inside our food price crisis – and proposed political solutionsNew Zealand· 2026-09-18
Nicola Willis is the Finance Minister who confirmed the spending target in correspondence with Crown entity chief executives.
Horticulture overtakes sheep and beef as most confident rural sector in new surveyNew Zealand· 2026-09-18
Finance Minister Nicola Willis confirmed the spending target for the public sector.
Auckland polo clubs mourn English player Harry Revell after fatal UK accidentNew Zealand· 2026-09-18
Nicola Willis is the finance spokeswoman for the National party.
Foodstuffs denies co-ordinating campaign against National’s plan to break up companyNew Zealand· 2026-09-18Finance Minister Nicola Willis wrote to Crown entity chief executives confirming the target.
Paul Goldsmith rejects 10% increase to public service contractor and consultant spending capNew Zealand· 2026-09-18Nicola Willis is the Finance Minister who confirmed the spending target for the public sector.
Election 2026: Investigative journalist Nicky Hager teases new book weeks before electionNew Zealand· 2026-09-18
National’s finance spokeswoman, Nicola Willis, held firm that breaking up Foodstuffs was the best solution.
Rotorua and Pāpāmoa Pak’nSave owners react to National’s Foodstuffs-split planNew Zealand· 2026-09-18
One of the questions to the Government, to Nicola Willis today was, well, won’t this stop potential competitors coming in.
Supermarkets have become an election battleground – The Front PageNew Zealand· 2026-09-16
The public profile afforded ministers means the party’s potential successors to Luxon – possibly Nicola Willis, Erica Stanford or Chris Bishop – are probably better known than those in Labour.
Election 2026: How Dame Jacinda Ardern made today famous and what it means for Labour, National – Jamie EnsorNew Zealand· 2026-09-15
Nicola Willis has hinted the National Party would campaign on another round of income tax cuts.
Nicola Willis hints at post-surplus income tax cuts if National re-electedNew Zealand· 2026-09-14Nicola Willis is referenced in the context of a political incident involving a verbal altercation in her office.
Lunch with ... Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie on NZ business ambition, the future of media and how a kid from Alexandra made it in Silicon ValleyNew Zealand· 2026-09-11
Nicola Willis says the council infrastructure boss ‘should be made to front up’ over the Moa Point disaster.
Nicola Willis says council infrastructure boss ‘should be made to front up’ over Moa Point disasterNew Zealand· 2026-09-09
Nicola Willis is the deputy leader who expressed confidence in Luxon.
National MPs to gather at Parliament to discuss Christopher Luxon’s leadershipNew Zealand· 2026-08-11
The Government has redefined, or Nicola Willis specifically, has invented a new measure of what surplus means.
Rules without consequences: Can National’s Budget plan be trusted? – The Front PageNew Zealand· 2026-08-11
Willis is the finance spokeswoman for the National Party and participated in a press conference about fiscal rules.
Christopher Luxon leadership: National’s Chris Bishop not denying appetite within party for leadership changeNew Zealand· 2026-08-10Nicola Willis is mentioned as a senior minister who may lose her position in the upcoming elections.
Duncan Garner: Prime Minister, if you truly can’t see how bad things are, then stand aside for the good of NZNew Zealand· 2026-08-09
Nicola Willis is the finance spokeswoman for the National party and will speak at a press conference regarding new economic policies.
Election 2026: Christopher Luxon, Nicola Willis reveal National’s new economic policyNew Zealand· 2026-08-08Nicola Willis is mentioned regarding the cost of living being out of her control.
Letters: Classroom violence solution won’t solve problemNew Zealand· 2026-08-08
Nicola Willis is the deputy leader of the National party.
Election 2026: The National MPs at risk of losing their seats after party list revealedNew Zealand· 2026-08-08
Nicola Willis is the deputy leader of the National Party and is not running for an electorate.
Election 2026: National Party to reveal its list for November 7 voteNew Zealand· 2026-08-07
Nicola Willis is the National deputy leader who commented on the party's discussions regarding a referendum on MMP.
PM Christopher Luxon says he’d hold referendum on MMP if re-electedNew Zealand· 2026-08-06
In her capacity as National’s finance spokeswoman, Nicola Willis said that the new labour market statistics show why her party’s long-term plan to grow the economy and create jobs matters.
Should Kiwis ignore the cost of living and trust the long-term plan? – The Front PageNew Zealand· 2026-08-05
Finance Minister Nicola Willis commented on the unemployment data and government policy moves.
Unemployment rate hits 5.6% - worse than expectationsNew Zealand· 2026-08-05
Finance Minister Nicola Willis explained the practice for successive governments to exercise restraint in making significant appointments.
Anna Breman explores temporary appointment to Reserve Bank Monetary Policy CommitteeNew Zealand· 2026-08-03
Luxon, Nicola Willis and National’s strategists had to be assuming the economic cycle was on their side.
Slow recovery: Why it’s too late for the economy to save National now – Liam DannNew Zealand· 2026-08-02
