BBusiness Read More Government instigates surprise inquiry into Reserve Bank’s $55 billion Covid money-printing bingeFebruary 11, 2026 The cost to the taxpayer of the LSAP programme alone was more than half the cost to the…
BBusiness Read More Nicola Willis unlikely to get in the way of insurers hiking premiums with new review – Jenée TibshraenyFebruary 4, 2026 The Government is hesitant to intervene in the market – either by directly influencing the price of insurance,…
EEconomy Read More Thomas Coughlan: Chris Hipkins and Nicola Willis go to war over who broke the economyJanuary 30, 2026 The annual debate on the Prime Minister’s statement is one of the few parliamentary fixtures that live up…
CCelebrities Read More Bruce Willis not aware he has dementiaJanuary 28, 2026 Emma said: “It’s where your brain can’t identify what is happening to it [so sufferers] think this is…
EEconomy Read More Nicola Willis says latest inflation data a ‘blip’, but acknowledges Reserve Bank will eventually have to start hiking interest ratesJanuary 28, 2026 Nicola Willis this morning told Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure select committee her confidence that inflation would sit within…
NNew Zealand Read More Letters: Why National supporters are so frustrated with Finance Minister Nicola WillisDecember 23, 2025 Tamaki-led protests Most Kiwis can easily recognise anti-Semitic hate speech and our laws and authorities seem ready and…
HHeadlines Read More Finance Minister Nicola Willis not standing for electorate seat at electionDecember 22, 2025 “I am honoured to have the support of the National Party Board to campaign across New Zealand to…
NNew Zealand Read More Finance Minister Nicola Willis is looking for ‘rock solid’ not ‘rock star’ economy in 2026December 19, 2025 By taking years to get the books back into surplus, aren’t we vulnerable to the next big external…
BBusiness Read More Government confirms plan to sell Chorus debt, will invest in infrastructureDecember 17, 2025 “The alternative would be to wait another five to 10 years for Chorus to repay the Crown,’ she…
NNew Zealand Read More RMA reform could be the big fix that Nicola Willis will be able to trump over Ruth Richardson – Richard PrebbleDecember 17, 2025 Last week, the coalition Government announced what it called “the single largest economic reform in a generation” –…
BBusiness Read More No reprieve for Nicola Willis expected from Treasury forecasts, as return to surplus in questionDecember 14, 2025 It has been difficult for Willis to completely rein in spending at a time the economy has needed…
NNew Zealand Read More ‘Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right’: Nicola Willis hits back as debate reaches deadlockDecember 11, 2025 Neither Willis nor Richardson can agree on a forum for the debate. In a statement, Richardson said she…