Nicola Willis

The first two political polls since Chris Hipkins took over as Prime Minister show Labour nudging ahead. The 1News Kantar Public Poll has Labour on 38 per cent, up 5 percentage points, and National… Audio

The National Party says inflation has its claws firmly on New Zealand's economy.

Deputy Leader and finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says it is alarming that inflation in New Zealand remains high… Audio

Every week First Up talks to the deputy leader of one of the two major parties and today it's the turn of National's 2IC Nicola Willis. As you may have guessed, at the top of our agenda this morning… Audio

National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis says comments made by Christopher Luxon about young people in South Auckland discussing gang membership were not supposed to be disrespectful.

In an… Audio

It now seems far from certain whether the proposed merger of RNZ and TVNZ will go ahead after the Prime Minister said Cabinet will be looking at where to trim back over summer when asked about the… Audio

A Royal Commission of Inquiry -- the highest-level inquiry available to the government -- will examine how New Zealand responded during to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will be chaired by Australian-based… Audio

Nathan Rarere discussed the government's new fog cannon scheme with National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis. Audio

Every week we speak to the deputy leader of each major party. And today's its the turn of National's Nicola Willis. She started by telling Nathan Rarere her thoughts on the Supreme Court ruling that… Audio

Time to catch up with the deputy leader of the Opposition now. This morning we're talking National's vow to once again allow exploring for deepsea oil and gas; whether the Reserve Bank still has… Audio

Time now to hear from the deputy leader of the National Party Nicola Willis. Nathan Rarere began this week's talk by asking her about Christopher Luxon's meeting with Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown on… Audio

Labour has taken a big hit in the latest Newshub Reid Research survey with its worst result since Jacinda Ardern became leader in 2017.

It's dropped about six points to 32% - National is up slightly… Audio

Banks are being urged to lend a helping hand to families and businesses struggling with rising interest rates.

The plea comes from the Reserve Bank as it warns of tough times ahead in the fight… Audio

The National Party is vowing to repeal the government's Fair Payment Agreement legislation, which enables workers to bargain collectively across entire sectors. Nathan Rarere asked National's deputy… Audio

The National Party is planning to revive Bill English's social investment agenda, saying that it will help in identifying the most effective social programmes and deliver more bang for our taxpayer… Audio

The deputy leader of the National party insists a social investment fund with contribution from wealthy New Zealanders will not be idealogically driven and will instead be based on results.

Nicola… Audio

You'll no doubt be aware - if you've been to the supermarket recently, the cost of food remains high In fact, latest StatsNZ data shows it's at a 13-year high. With some parents struggling to feed… Audio

And we also discussed some of the issue's raised in Leonard's story with National's deputy leader Nicola Willis. But Nathan Rarere began by asking if she was encouraged by the number of… Audio

A record tax take, a better than expected deficit - could tax cuts be on the table going into next year's election? Audio

National's deputy leader Nicola Willis now. This week we discussed National's opposition to a proposed law aimed at reducing the harm caused by alcohol, and why voter turnout in our local government… Audio