Nicola Willis

Staying with the news of Kiri Allan's resignation from her ministerial portfolios - in her regular discussion on First Up, National's deputy leader Nicola Willis reflected on the high pressure job it… Audio

Election campaign season is upon us, and more policies are being announced each day... There've been two big ones from National this week - they want to make it so that young renters can take money… Audio

A new Grocery Commissioner has been announceed, with the main job of holding the grocery sector to account on prices. National deputy leader Nicola Willis told Nathan Rarere she welcomes the… Audio

Political reporters often say people need to get to know National leader Christopher Luxon. But he's ubiquitous in the media and has been in the job 18 months. Is it possible he's unknowable? Or is it… Audio

The government is taking the first step towards removing the postcode lottery for public hospital surgery. From now, people with mildly reduced vision will have earlier access to cataract operations… Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is in Beijing with the largest ever New Zealand delegation to travel to China. A key priority is to further develop the bi-lateral relationship after years of disruption… Audio

Well, let the 87th National Party conference begin.

The party's conference starts tomorrow in Wellington, and the gathering follows a round of regional conferences which have seen party leader… Audio

The government is abandoning a funding condition of an extension that they added to the early childhood education policy in March. Currently the scheme offers three-to-five year olds 20 hours of free… Audio

National has attacked the Government over the latest GDP figures, saying the economy is in a fragile state thanks to its profligacy. New Zealand is technically in recession, with GDP down for the… Audio

RNZ has placed a web journalist on leave while it investigates their editing of web articles to add a pro-Russian stance. The reporter says they've been doing it for five years, and were never tapped… Audio

The National Party is labelling the Greens' economic policy a massive tax grab, and fairy tale economics.

Nicola Willis is National Party finance spokesperson and spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

It's been revealed the stood-down Transport Minister Michael Wood misled reporters, and his then Prime Minister, over the saga regarding his shareholding in Auckland Airport.

Asked by Newsroom in… Audio

Over 180 New Zealanders plus Queen Camilla received Kings Birthday and Coronation honours yesterday. Queen Camilla was awarded the Order of New Zealand with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins acknowledging… Audio

The deputy leader of the opposition, Nicola Willis, has hit back at accusations from Prime Minister Chris Hipkins that National was dog-whistling in its criticism of bilingual road signs.

On Friday… Audio

National has withdrawn its support from the bi-partisan housing agreement it helped draw up with Labour, instead opting to come up with its own policy. Instead of three-storey buildings, National… Audio

Now it's time for our chat with National deputy Nicola Willis. We started with the budget - and how National was pretty quick to criticise Labour's cost of living measures like free presciptions, free… Audio

The National Party says Labour is a party on a spending spree, saying this year's Budget will only increase debt and deficits. Finance Minister Grant Robertson disputed that, stressing none of the… Audio

The Prime Minister is rubbishing the National Party's idea of a "taxpayer receipt" as a major waste of time and money. In a pre-Budget speech, National has unveiled its plans to increase fiscal… Audio