4 mins to read Nicola Willis accuses Labour of having an $18 billion fiscal hole But Barbara Edmonds says Willis should look at $56b hole in the Roads of National Significance. Finance Minister Nicola Willis has attacked Labour’s spending plans. Brent Edwards Sun, 14 Jun 2026 © All content copyright NBR. Do not reproduce in any form without permission, even if you have a paid subscription. Finance Minister Nicola Willis has identified what she calls an $18 billion hole in the Labour Party’s spending plans
and is calling on it to come clean. In response, Labour’s finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said Willis should investigate her government’s own $56b hole in its Roads of Want to read more? It’s easy. Choose your subscription Already have an account? Login Smartphone Only Subscription NZ$29.95 / monthly Monthly Premium Online Subscription NZ$49.95 / monthly Smartphone Only Annual Subscription NZ$299.00 / yearly Yearly Premium Online Subscription NZ$499.00 / yearly Premium Group Membership 10 Users NZ$385+GST / monthly $38.5 per user – Pay by monthly credit
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