Incoming Social Investment Minister, New Zealand Government
Nicola Willis
Incoming Social Investment Minister | New Zealand Government
About Nicola
Nicola Valentine Willis, born on 7 March 1981, is a New Zealand politician who has been serving as the incoming Social Investment Minister for the New Zealand Government. She has previously held roles including Deputy Leader of the National Party since 2021, Minister of Finance, Minister for Social Investment, Minister for Economic Growth, and Minister for the Public Services in the Sixth National Government. Willis's background includes a privileged childhood, followed by education at Auckland's King's College. She earned a first-class honours degree in English literature from Victoria University of Wellington and completed a post-graduate diploma in journalism from the University of Canterbury. Before entering Parliament, she worked as a political advisor and corporate lobbyist, and she entered the New Zealand House of Representatives on the National Party list in 2018. In 2021, Willis became her party's deputy leader, following Christopher Luxon’s election as party leader. Her tenure in government has included implementing significant spending cuts, which led to the loss of thousands of public sector jobs and a rise in national unemployment. By early 2025, GDP had decreased, prompting calls for her resignation, alongside concerns raised by prominent economists and the business community, who criticized her government's economic strategy as lacking coherence and long-term reform focus. Willis has publicly dismissed these criticisms.
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Latest interviews
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The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the reaction to Budget 2026, the levy on banks
May 28, 2026
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister says growth and higher wages will come following Budget 2026
May 28, 2026
The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the public service reform, experimenting with AI to streamline tasks
May 19, 2026
The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the decision to reduce the operating allowance by $300 million for the next Budget
May 13, 2026
The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the OECD report looking at the impact of our current superannuation settings on the economy
May 7, 2026
Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills
Finance Minister Nicola Willis on the TVNZ Political Editor Drama
May 1, 2026
The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on Australia's inflation rate and what's in line for New Zealand
Apr 29, 2026
Best of Business
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on Moody's credit rating agency downgrading outlook for New Zealand
Apr 23, 2026
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Appeared On
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Politics Central
12 episodes
Shows
12
The Mike Hosking Breakfast
10 episodes
Shows
10
Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills
6 episodes
Shows
6
The Weekend Collective
3 episodes
Shows
3
Best of Business
2 episodes
Shows
2
Taxpayer Talk
2 episodes
Shows
2
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
1 episode
Shows
1
The NBR Podcast
1 episode
Shows
1
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