Nicola Willis
New government eyes dumping RMA, Three Waters reforms by Christmas
Parliament was a hive of activity over the weekend as the new team running the country moved into the beehive.
Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his cabinet will be sworn in at Government… Audio
Foreign buyers' tax axed under coalition deal
National's proposed foreign buyer tax has been scrapped and its tax package will instead be funded through a combination of spending reprioritisation and additional revenue measures.
Finance Minister… Audio
'More work to do' on National's coalition policy agreement
National is assuring voters that the big hurdle of forging a coalition deal with Act and New Zeland First is almost complete with agreements reached on policies.
But the party won't say what's… Audio
National good with NZ First, ACT, but minor parties not so much
Nathan Rarere spoke with Deputy of Nationa Nicola Willis about coalition talks between National, ACT and NZ First. Audio
National's deputy says coalition talks progressing, no timeline
To politics, and National's tax cut plan is proving to be a sticking point in talks to form the next government. National campaigned on funding tax cuts, with the help of foreign house buyers - who… Audio
Nicola Willis: coalition still under negotiations
To politics now, and everyone's waiting for that puff of white smoke that signals a new coalition government of New Zealand. But in our regular catch up, National's deputy leader Nicola Willis told… Audio
Nicola Willis calls for third supermarket competitor to break duopoly
National's deputy Nicola Willis wants a third supermarket competitor to break up the current duopoly - and says she'll seek advice on how to make that happen once she's finance minister.
The online… Audio
Nicola Willis says she'll take action against big supermarkets
This Friday the official results of the election are revealed - including all those special votes. From there - the National party will form a new coalition government... And how those special votes… Audio
National to keep preliminary talks behind closed doors
As the National Party waits for crucial special votes to come through on the third of November, its already started on the work to open coalition negotiations with ACT and NZ First.
The final results… Audio
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