The government is taking steps to increase competition in the banking sector, with Finance Minister Nicola Willis announcing measures to strengthen Kiwibank and urging...
The government's financial results for the first three months of the fiscal year reveal a larger-than-expected deficit, prompting Finance Minister Nicola Willis to reinforce...
The Government will act on all 14 recommendations made by the Commerce Commission’s final report into bank competition Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Commerce...
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has initiated an inquiry into the state of competition in New Zealand's banking sector, focusing on rural areas.
She has written...
Nicola Willis's inaugural budget has been criticised by the Taxpayers’ Union, which has labelled it “The Mother of All Disappointments,” accusing it of failing...
Full text of Finance Minister Nicola Willis' speech to the House of Representatives on Budget Day 2024.
Mr Speaker,
I move that the Appropriation (2024/25 Estimates)...
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has welcomed the passage of legislation giving the New Zealand Superannuation Fund a wider range of investment opportunities.
The New Zealand...
The Ministry of Education has unveiled plans to slash 565 jobs.
Combined with reductions announced by Oranga Tamariki, today's total public sector job cuts exceed...
Hardworking families are set to benefit from a new credit to help them meet their early childcare education (ECE) costs, Finance Minister Nicola Willis...
Declining GDP for the December quarter reinforces the importance of restoring fiscal discipline to public spending and driving more economic growth, Finance Minister Nicola...
Plans to deliver tax relief to hard-working New Zealanders, rebuild business confidence and restore the Crown’s finances to order will be unveiled on 30...
An expert advisory group is being established to provide the coalition Government with independent advice and assurance on KiwiRail’s inter-island ferry service, Finance Minister...
The coalition Government is taking decisive action to repair the Government books and support income tax relief in next year’s Budget, Finance Minister Nicola...
With Parliament now having passed the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Economic Objective) Amendment Bill, the coalition Government has met its 100-Day commitment to...
A closer look at Labour’s costings for their policy to remove GST from fruit and vegetables reveals a schoolboy error equating to quarter-of-a-billion-dollar hole,...
Christopher Luxon’s National Party are the odds-on favourites to win the general election this year.
They have been consistently ahead of Labour in the polls...
The Reserve Bank today has confirmed that extensive pain is on the way for Kiwi mortgage holders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
The Financial...
Shocking data out recently which shows more than 1 million New Zealanders are actively considering leaving the country shows the Government is taking Kiwis...