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Release: Labour fully supports greyhound racing ban
December 10, 2024
The Government has done the right thing in moving to ban greyhound racing.
Release: Boot camps must be shut down today
December 06, 2024
The Prime Minister has committed to shut down his government’s boot camps if there is evidence of harm to children – so he must...
Release: Govt breaks Auckland housing promise
December 05, 2024
Housing Minister Chris Bishop has confirmed National has broken yet another election promise.
Release: Health NZ admits errors led to claimed deficit
December 04, 2024
Health New Zealand has exaggerated its deficit to justify job cuts.
Release: More cuts to research, science and innovation sector
December 04, 2024
The Government’s latest round of cuts to research and innovation targets the long-established and successful Marsden Fund.
Release: Nicola Willis being sneaky with new taxes
December 03, 2024
Nicola Willis is refusing to rule out putting sneaky new taxes on Kiwi households.
Release: Govt benefit target even further out of reach
December 03, 2024
Christopher Luxon has once again failed to read the room and claimed success while life gets harder for everyday Kiwis.
Release: Labour urges ACC to pull investments in Israel’s illegal settlements
December 02, 2024
Labour is urging ACC to divest from companies identified by the United Nations as complicit in the building and maintenance of Israel’s illegal settlements...
Release: Further evidence to stop school lunch cuts
December 02, 2024
A new report provides further proof that David Seymour should not be messing with the free school lunch programme.
Release: A Labour Government will not join AUKUS
December 01, 2024
New Zealand will not sign up to the nuclear-powered pillar one, or the pillar two of AUKUS under a Labour Government.
Release: Labour will build Dunedin Hospital
December 01, 2024
Labour will build Dunedin Hospital as it was committed to prior to election 2023.
Chris Hipkins: Speech to Labour Party Conference 2024
December 01, 2024
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi, e rau rangatira ma Tena koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa
Release: All workers deserve fair treatment
November 29, 2024
The Government’s latest change to the Employment Relations Act has no justification apart from making it easier to sack employees without having to follow...
Release: Opposition parties unite on way forward to protect ECE
November 28, 2024
Early childhood education needs to be treated as a public good, say Labour, the Green Party, and Te Pāti Māori in their newly released...
Release: 1500 Te Whatu Ora cuts will hurt New Zealanders’ health
November 27, 2024
Massive cuts across Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora demonstrate National’s willingness to risk the health of New Zealanders.
Release: Government to make public transport more expensive… again
November 27, 2024
The Government’s decision to push for significant fare increases on buses and trains over the next few years is a huge blow to communities...
Release: National has given up on climate action
November 27, 2024
Climate action is missing from the list of things National is patting themselves on the back for one year on from becoming government.
Release: Minister leaves Community Housing Providers out in the cold
November 26, 2024
Housing Minister Chris Bishop’s speech to Community Housing Providers today should have been titled ‘we want you to build houses, but we refuse to...
Release: Chris Hipkins sad to hear about Nikki Kaye
November 26, 2024
"The news today that Nikki Kaye has passed away after her long battle with cancer is incredibly sad," Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said.
Release: Government should be transparent on live exports
November 22, 2024
Targeted consultation on reinstating live cattle exports by sea won’t allow the New Zealand public to have their say.
Release: National doesn’t care about manufacturing
November 21, 2024
The National Government is walking away from our manufacturing sector with constant reports of closures and job losses.
Release: David Parker speech - Piketty, Inequality and Climate Change
November 21, 2024
David Parker's speech from the University of Auckland's forum on Piketty, Inequality and Climate Change in September 2024.
Release: Youth mental wellbeing no longer a priority for Child Poverty Minister
November 21, 2024
Louise Upston has revealed her diminished vision for vulnerable youth against a backdrop of snubbed advice, scrapped priorities, shifted goal posts and thousands more...
Release: National’s lack of climate action taking NZ backwards
November 21, 2024
National Government’s backward-looking climate policy has seen New Zealand fall seven places on the Climate Change Performance Index to 41 out of 63 countries...
Release: Simple reason for drop in emergency housing
November 21, 2024
When the Government says it has reduced the number of people in emergency housing, what it means is it is stopping people from accessing...
Release: A historic win for Samoan communities
November 21, 2024
Labour warmly welcomes the Restoring Samoan Citizenship Bill as it passes its third reading, before becoming law.
Release: Minister of Education thinks New Zealand ends at the Bombay Hills
November 20, 2024
The Minister of Education has shown complete disregard for rural communities and their school bus routes in Question Time today.
Release: Smoking numbers up under Costello’s watch
November 20, 2024
National’s repeal of Labour’s smokefree legislation has taken New Zealand further away from achieving a Smokefree 2025 and a smokefree generation.
Release: Call for Palestine recognition by NZ, Australian and Canadian MPs
November 20, 2024
Parliamentarians from Australia, Canada and New Zealand have written an open letter to their respective Prime Ministers calling on them to recognise Palestine.
Hypocrisy as Te Whatu Ora contractor bill balloons
November 18, 2024
Te Whatu Ora’s bill for contracting and consulting staff has ballooned by nearly 20 percent under the National Government, breaking a promise they made...
Release: Growing pressure to scrap Section 7AA Repeal Bill
November 17, 2024
The newly released Section 7AA Repeal Bill's select committee report is further evidence that the Government should scrap it.
Release: Over 15,000 sign Labour’s open letter to Luxon
November 14, 2024
As the hīkoi to Parliament continues, Labour has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in a last-ditch attempt to get him...
Release: Labour formally apologises to state and faith-based care survivors
November 12, 2024
Labour joins with the Government in unreservedly apologising for the abuse, neglect and trauma including torture in state and faith-based care and for ignoring...
Release: Concerns remain over tobacco interference
November 08, 2024
Concerns about the tobacco industry’s ability to interfere in government policy making remain, despite the inability of the Office of the Auditor-General to investigate...
Release: Poroporoaki: Ta Robert (Bom) Gillies
November 08, 2024
Kua hinga te manawa kairākau o Te Rua Tekau Ma Waru Tiwhatiwha te po! Kakarauru i te po! Ka rapuhia kei hea koe kua riro! Haere e...
Release: Labour, Greens and Te Pāti Māori call on the Prime Minister to block the Treaty Principles Bill
November 07, 2024
The opposition parties stand united for an Aotearoa that honours Te Tiriti, rather than seeking to rewrite it. Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti...
Release: Winston Peters must apologise
November 06, 2024
The Deputy Prime Minister should apologise to the public servant he named and blamed for something they did not do, and for misusing the...
Release: Government continues to fail small business
November 06, 2024
The Government is leaving small businesses high and dry in difficult economic times, by letting big business get away with not paying their bills....
Release: Unemployment rising under National
November 06, 2024
Nicola Willis’ policies continue to slow the economy with more Kiwis out of work as a result.
Release: Shovels in the ground this term unlikely
November 06, 2024
National looks set to break another election promise, this time by not beginning construction on a second Mt Victoria tunnel this term, Labour transport...
Release: Government’s disgrace for Christchurch homeowners
November 04, 2024
The Government is backtracking on existing commitments to do the right thing by homeowners let down by EQC (now the Natural Hazards Commission).
Release: National’s FamilyBoost a colossal flop
November 04, 2024
Nicola Willis continues to over promise and under deliver, with most families receiving only $30 a week from National’s flagship FamilyBoost flop.
Release: Trade deal with Gulf states welcomed
November 04, 2024
Labour welcomes the conclusion of a trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that was restarted under a Labour government after languishing for...
Release: Labour welcomes OAG fast track inquiry
November 04, 2024
The Government should consider the outcome of an Auditor-General report into conflicts of interest before progressing the Fast track Approvals Bill through Parliament.
Release: Funding for Gumboot Friday should pause
October 31, 2024
The National Government should review its support for Gumboot Friday after unacceptable comments by its leader and champion Mike King.
Release: Labour backs Christchurch City Council sanctions on Israel
October 25, 2024
Labour is backing Christchurch City Council’s decision not to do business with firms involved in Israel’s illegal settlements in the Occupied Territories.
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