Nicola Willis
Willis defends National's tax policy after new Labour attacks
National's finance spokesperson, Nicola Willis, is again defending her party's fiscal plan despite a fresh attack from Labour.
Labour says National would require more than $3 billion in cuts to… Audio
National's Nicola Willis on last week of campaign
Labour's finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says National's fiscal plan will require over $3 billion in cuts to public services every year. He says this could mean 6,000 job losses nationwide and… Audio
Deputy Debate: Carmel Sepuloni and Nicola Willis go head to head
You've heard from the sheriffs, now it's the turn of the deputies. National's Deputy leader, Nicola Willis and Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni. It's just over a week til the polls close and… Video, Audio
National defend tax policy after Labour attacks
Labour has gone on the attack over National's tax policy Thursday morning, saying only 3,000 households would receive the $250 a fortnight tax cut that the party has been campaigning on.
Thursday… Audio
Latest from the campaign trail with National's Nicola Willis
Time now our regular catch up with the National Party, and deputy leader Nicola Willis has been busy on the campaign trail. She told Nathan Rarere she's been up in Auckland supporting the candidate in… Audio
National's Nicola Willis promises 'powerful jobs & paychecks'
As you'd expect National's fiscal plan is full of big numbers, but it also came with some chunky promises; including a bigger surplus and less debt than labour's offering and a committment to create… Video, Audio
Finance leaders' debate
We're a little over two weeks out from the election and both major parties have given their pitch to voters to ease the cost of living.
The question is, what will voters go for? Will it be GST-free… Audio
National's Nicola Willis on potential coalition with NZ First
Voters in Pakuranga there talking to our reporter Leonard Powell. Meanwhile.... National deputy leader Nicola Willis is urging supporters not to take it for granted that National will easily win. Audio
National deputy leader Nicola Willis on Hamilton East candidate
To politics now, and National's Hamilton East candidate has not been clear about when he changed his long held views on fluoridation. Ryan Hamilton openly opposed fluoridation for more than two… Audio
PREFU shows six years of economic mismanagement says National
Battered and bruised, but better than expected - that's the state of the government's books in Treasury's pre-election forecast.
The government is celebrating the state of the nation's coffers… Audio
Nicola Willis defends policy on unruly Kainga Ora tenants
The election campaign is in full swing, and in the latest political poll, support for the Labour Party has fallen to 26.8 percent. Meanwhile, National is up to 40.9 percent, giving the party a… Audio
National hits back at criticism over tax cuts
The National Party is hitting back at criticism its tax cuts will cost front-line services.
It's promising to cut $2.3 billion in bureaucratic spending. CTU economist Craig Renney says services like… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: The return of the octopus
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about National's attempt to weather a storm of journalistic scrutiny of its tax plan, Patrick Gower's unusual… Audio
National's Nicola Willis responds to tax policy scrutiny
To politics now, and it's looking like it'll be a feisty few weeks, with Labour and National launching their campaigns officially at the weekend. There's already been some intense scrutiny of… Audio
Horse race journalism as National takes aim at squeezed middle
As National announced its long-awaited tax plan, some journalists took a hard look at its numbers, while others focused more on political strategy and impact. Audio
Money or the bag: Major parties crashing into the centre
National’s tax plan is a clever political document but raises questions about “heroic” numbers. We look at how much government spending doesn’t change and what’s up for grabs in coalition deals. Plus… Video, Audio
National Party targets the centre with tax plan
The National Party has set New Zealand's 'squeezed middle' firmly in its sights with its new tax plan.
People with children on an average income of $120,000 would pocket an extra $125 dollars a week… Audio
Nicola Willis fronts on 'back pocket boost' tax plan
The National party's unveiled a tax plan worth $14.6 billion dollars over four years, that it says is targeted at the squeezed middle. National says a family with children and on the average household… Video, Audio
How often is Christopher Luxon in his own electorate of Botany?
National party leader Christopher Luxon was forced to move an outdoor media interview on Monday after it was hijacked by Vision NZ candidate Karl Mokaraka. Mr Mokaraka accused him of not visiting… Audio
Too little, too late - Willis on spending cuts
Too little, too late. That's the view of the National Party at the government's plan to cut roughly $4 billion worth of spending over the next four years.
That would be over and above a $4 billion… Audio