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List MP, Wellington

9 Oct 2025Nicola Willis

Government spending falls as percentage of GDP

Today’s government financial statements for 2024/25 are the first to fully reflect decisions made by the current Government and show the progress being made in getting

9 Oct 2025Nicola Willis

Procurement reboot helps Kiwi businesses

New Zealand businesses will have a better shot at winning government contracts as a result of changes to government procurement rules, Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis

8 Oct 2025Nicola Willis

More relief for families and businesses

Today’s 50 basis point Official Cash Rate reduction will further ease pressure on Kiwi households and businesses, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. “Today’s Official Cash Rate

1 Oct 2025Nicola Willis

More help for Kiwi families with young kids

From today more Kiwi families can apply for more help with the cost of early childhood education (ECE) under the Government’s expanded FamilyBoost scheme. Households are

1 Oct 2025Nicola Willis · Simon Watts

Securing New Zealand’s energy future

The Government has assured the power companies in which it is a majority shareholder that capital is available to support investment in critical electricity infrastructure. “Reliable

24 Sep 2025Nicola Willis

New Reserve Bank Governor appointed

Dr Anna Breman, the First Deputy Governor of Sweden’s central bank, has been appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Finance

23 Sep 2025Nicola Willis · Erica Stanford

New residence options to bolster workforce

More Kiwi businesses will soon be able to attract and retain the workforce they need, with the Government’s introduction of two new skilled migrant residence pathways.

17 Sep 2025Nicola Willis

Families to get extra help with ECE costs

From the start of next month tens of thousands of households will get extra help with the cost of early childhood education (ECE) thanks to the

16 Sep 2025Nicola Willis · Scott Simpson

Going For Growth: Competition Reform

The Government is beefing up the Commerce Act for the first time in nearly 20 years to provide greater protection to the public and more certainty

29 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Departing Reserve Bank Chair thanked

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has thanked departing Reserve Bank Chair Neil Quigley for his contribution to the Bank after 15 years as a board member and

27 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Express lane for new supermarkets

The Government will remove barriers preventing competitor supermarkets from launching or expanding in New Zealand with a series of urgent legislative and policy changes Economic Growth

26 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Social Investment Fund open to change lives

Social service providers now have a new opportunity to change lives, with the opening of the Social Investment Fund this week, Social Investment Minister Nicola Willis

25 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Reserve Bank capital review welcomed

Finance Minister Nicola Willis today welcomed the opening of consultation on the Reserve Bank’s review of capital settings for banks and other deposit takers. “Since 2019

22 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Report backs better banking competition

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has welcomed the release of the Finance and Expenditure Committee (FEC) Inquiry into banking competition today. The inquiry examines banking competition with

20 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Falling interest rates good for growth and jobs

Falling interest rates are good for growth, businesses, jobs and Kiwis paying off their mortgages, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The Reserve Bank announced today that

19 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Confirmation of AA+ credit rating welcomed

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has welcomed confirmation from Fitch Ratings that the Government’s careful management of the books has preserved New Zealand’s strong credit rating. The

6 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Unemployment lower than forecast

The latest labour market data showing lower than forecast unemployment has been noted by Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Stats NZ data released today shows the unemployment

31 Jul 2025Nicola Willis

Kiwibank gets green light to grow

Kiwibank has been given the green light to compete more vigorously with the big four Australian-owned banks that dominate the New Zealand banking sector. Finance Minister