Martin Gallagher 

State house insulation fast-tracked for Hamilton

06.06.2008

Hamilton West MP Martin Gallagher says Hamilton can expect warmer, drier state housing soon with Housing New Zealand doubling the speed of its Energy Efficiency Retrofit campaign in a $53.4 million nationwide Budget 2008 initiative developed with the Green Party.

"Our part of the deal will see a projected 1560 homes upgraded in the area covered by Housing NZ's Hamilton Housing Unit, with most of the spending occurring over the next two years," said Martin Gallagher.

"These households can expect to need about 20 per cent less ... more +

Commentary: Martin Gallagher on the 2008 Budget

22.05.2008

2008 Budget reaction from Martin Gallagher 22nd May

"This budget delivers back to working people and their families, including the elderly, with a programme of tax cuts and working for family credits. The $700 million invested in pastoral and food research has fantastic potential for the Waikato." more +

Gallagher welcomes submissions on new Anti-Tagging Bill

22.02.2008

Hamilton West MP Martin Gallagher who is currently also chair of the Law and Order Select Committee is welcoming the Labour-led’s Government’s new initiative to crackdown on taggers.

“The new ‘Stop Tagging Our Place’ initiative is going to not only make taggers more accountable, it’s going to make our community a better place too,” said Mr Gallagher. The Strategy includes the creation of a new offence for tagging and graffiti vandalism, under the... more +

Debate in House: Budget 2008

29.05.2008

MARTIN GALLAGHER (Labour—Hamilton West) : In a few moments I will deal with the comments of the previous speaker, Colin King. In the context of the Budget debate, and as chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, which has a scrutiny function with regard to def... more +