Nicola Willis

Currently serving: List MP, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Contested 6 races — 2 elected 4 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
  • MP for Ōhāriu
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Apr 2018 – present
In the News
Why is the economy so shit?
The Spinoff — September 18, 2025

A highly technical question we sent out to many of the nation’s leading economists. New Zealand’s GDP figures for the June quarter were released this morning to a rousing chorus of boos, groans and cries of “fml”. The economy contracted 0.9%, three times the 0.3% stupidly predicted by the stupid Reserve Bank.

ACT Party founder Roger Douglas calls on Willis to resign over GDP slump
Stuff — September 18, 2025

Former Finance Minister Roger Douglas is calling for Finance Minister Nicola Willis to resign.

Former finance minister Sir Roger Douglas calls for Finance Minister Nicola Willis to resign
RNZ — September 18, 2025

Former finance minister Sir Roger Douglas and Auckland University's Robert MacCulloch have issued a statement saying "Willis is not up to the job and is not levelling with the New Zealand public".

Live: Nicola Willis defends Government’s economic strategy
The Post — September 18, 2025

As Finance Minister Nicola Willis blames US tariffs for the slump in the June quarter, Labour points out that Australia’s economy was still growing.

‘On the edge of a recession’: Willis blames ‘international turmoil’. Labour blames National
Stuff — September 18, 2025

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has reacted to the 0.9% GDP contraction by saying the economy “suddenly had the stuffing knocked out of it” by the US tariffs.

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