Election 2026 Campaign Diary: Nicola Willis takes a dig at NZ First’s spending promises

22/10/2026, 4:48:15 am

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Audrey Young

Senior Political Correspondent·NZ Herald·

22 Oct, 2026 04:48 AM5 mins to read

Audrey Young, Senior Political Correspondent at the New Zealand Herald based at Parliament, specialises in writing about politics and power.

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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters and Finance Minister Nicola Willis.

New Zealand First may be feeling the heat over the burgeoning costs of its election promises and refusal to produce a fiscal plan.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis made a pointed reference to the party having no fiscal plan while answering a question at the annual New Zealand Herald Mood

Source: New Zealand Herald · Audrey Young

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