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Release: Transparency needed on boot camps

February 15, 2025

The Government is stonewalling requests for information about its boot camps experiment, while pushing ahead with a Bill to enshrine them into law.

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Release: Disabled people languishing in psych wards due to Govt cuts

February 14, 2025

National’s cuts to disability support funding and freezing of new residential placements has resulted in significant mental health decline for intellectually disabled people.

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Release: Nicola Willis tone deaf as 230 jobs lost

February 14, 2025

Nicola Willis thought it was the perfect time to celebrate today, while 230 people lost their jobs.

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Release: Students misled on halal school lunches

February 14, 2025

It’s been revealed that Muslim students have been misled on the Government’s school lunches, which were claimed to be halal.

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Release: Bloodbath continues for health leadership

February 14, 2025

The Government continues to tear apart New Zealand’s health leadership, sacking or forcing the resignation of our top medical experts.

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Release: Paper mill closure adds to growing job losses

February 14, 2025

The Government has no plan to support workers as 230 more jobs are lost today with the closure of the Kinleith paper mill.

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Release: Willis’ supermarket announcement all talk, no plan

February 13, 2025

Nicola Willis’ latest supermarket announcement is painfully weak with no new ideas, no real plan, and no relief for Kiwis struggling with rising grocery...

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Release: Homelessness growing under National

February 13, 2025

Housing is going in the wrong direction under National, despite promises to build more houses and reduce the social housing waitlist.

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Release: More Kiwis are hungry, homeless and out of work

February 12, 2025

Half of Pacific children sometimes going without food is just one of many heartbreaking lowlights in the Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nation...

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Release: Health system will suffer from ‘let it fail’ strategy

February 10, 2025

National’s cutting of digital staff in our health system will put patients at risk and leave hospitals vulnerable to cyber-attack.

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Release: Cuts to school bus routes put Northland kids at risk

February 10, 2025

The Government is putting cost-cutting ahead of kids’ safety with its decision to cut rural school bus routes in Northland.

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Release: Watered down investor visa will fail economy

February 10, 2025

Erica Stanford has reached peak shortsightedness if today’s announcement is anything to go by, picking apart immigration settings piece by piece to the detriment...

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Release: Craven silence on ICC conveys consent

February 10, 2025

New Zealand has long been a member of the International Criminal Court, which impartially prosecutes serious war criminals for atrocities.

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Release: Health leadership in disarray while Kiwis miss out

February 07, 2025

Te Whatu Ora Chief Executive Margie Apa leaving her job four months early is another symptom of this government’s failure to deliver healthcare for...

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Release: Māori and Pacific people hit hardest by lack of jobs

February 05, 2025

The latest unemployment figures reveal that job losses are hitting Māori and Pacific people especially hard, with Māori unemployment reaching a staggering 9.7% for...

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Release: Unemployment soars as Government fails Kiwis

February 05, 2025

The latest unemployment figures reveal that job losses are hitting Kiwis hard, with unemployment reaching 5.1%—a four-year high.

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Release: Still no commitment to build more public houses

February 04, 2025

Despite being confronted every day with people in genuine need being stopped from accessing emergency housing – National still won’t commit to building more...

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Release: Mining plan offers false promises with real damage

January 31, 2025

The Government is doubling down on outdated and volatile fossil fuels, showing how shortsighted and destructive their policies are for working New Zealanders.

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Release: Dunedin wins, hospital build continues

January 31, 2025

The people of Dunedin have won in an almost year-long battle to have their hospital confirmed, but National’s delays have cost dearly.

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Release: Frontline providers deserve certainty, not name-calling

January 30, 2025

Labour is relieved to see Children’s Minister Karen Chhour has woken up to reality and reversed her government’s terrible decisions to cut funding from...

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Release: Seymour’s school lunch cuts already failing kids

January 30, 2025

It is the first week of David Seymour’s school lunch programme and already social media reports are circulating of revolting meals, late deliveries, and...

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Release: Govt soft on prosecuting migrant exploitation

January 30, 2025

The National Government’s big talk on combatting the exploitation of migrant workers has been exposed as a sham today.

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Release: More road deaths likely if evidence not followed

January 29, 2025

Any road deaths as a result of increased speed limits will now be on the Government’s hands.

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Release: Luxon misleading on the economy

January 28, 2025

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is misleading the public by falsely claiming the economy has been in recession for three years.

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Release: Nicola Willis prioritises visitors over everyday Kiwis

January 27, 2025

In her first announcement as Economic Growth Minister, Nicola Willis chose to loosen restrictions for digital nomads from other countries, rather than focus on...

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Release: Nicola Willis has a new job while she oversees New Zealanders losing theirs

January 22, 2025

There are still struggles ahead with rising rents, rates, insurance and high unemployment, despite today’s inflation data.

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Release: Cabinet reshuffle a futile exercise from failing government

January 21, 2025

National's Cabinet reshuffle is a futile attempt to turn around a failing government.

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Release: Labour acknowledges Lyn Fleming's death

January 13, 2025

Labour expresses its shock and sadness at the death of widely respected Police Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming.

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Release: Labour mourns passing of Dame Tariana Turia

January 03, 2025

Ka kohukohu te awa o Whanganui!Ka tau te kākahu taratara ki runga I te maunga o Whānau Ora!Ka tangi hotuhotu tō iwi Māori!

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Release: Minister’s plan for tertiary sector a backwards step

December 20, 2024

Returning to the model that was failing for most polytechnics and Institutes of Technology is not the answer.

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Release: National buries 1019 planned homes

December 20, 2024

It’s been revealed that National has cancelled 60 percent of its housing projects planned before mid-2025 amidst housing woes.

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Release: Rule-Czar bill a right-wing power grab

December 20, 2024

The Government is quietly undertaking consultation on the dangerous Regulatory Standards Bill over the Christmas period to avoid too much attention.

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Release: Why not both? Luxon shuns Waitangi celebrations

December 19, 2024

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is running away from problems of his own creation, with his decision not to go to Waitangi.

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Release: Nicola Willis spirals country deeper into recession

December 19, 2024

The economy shrank 1% this quarter and New Zealand has tumbled into the depths of a recession of Nicola Willis’ making.

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Release: Hikes for company directors but not ordinary Kiwis

December 18, 2024

Working people are going backwards while company directors are being given huge pay hikes.

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Release: Strengthening Justice Services for New Zealanders

December 18, 2024

A Bill to modernise the role of Justices of the Peace (JP), ensuring they remain active in their communities and connected with other JPs,...

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Release: Labour will continue fight against destructive projects

December 17, 2024

Labour will continue to fight unsustainable and destructive projects that are able to leap-frog environment protection under National’s Fast-track Approvals Bill.

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Release: Visa changes let migrant workers be paid less

December 17, 2024

The Government’s latest move to reduce the earnings of migrant workers will not only hurt migrants but it will drive down the wages of...

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Release: Nightmare before Christmas for Nicola Willis

December 17, 2024

With more debt and a larger deficit, Nicola Willis’ reputation is in tatters after her failure to return the Government’s books to surplus.

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Release: Govt cuts wages for lowest paid NZers… again

December 17, 2024

For the second year running, the government has effectively cut wages for the lowest paid workers in New Zealand.

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Release: Govt shirking responsibility for rate hikes

December 17, 2024

All the Government has achieved from its announcement today is to continue to push responsibility back on councils for its own lack of action...

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Release: Govt breaks promise on EV chargers

December 16, 2024

The Government has failed to keep its promise to ‘super charge’ the EV network, delivering just 292 chargers - less than half of the...

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Release: Four weeks annual leave under threat

December 13, 2024

The Government’s attack on workers continues with news it is scrapping work on the Holidays Act.

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Release: National Party urged to support modern slavery legislation

December 12, 2024

Labour is urging the Prime Minister to walk the talk and support legislation combating modern slavery.

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Release: Labour has lost confidence in the Speaker

December 12, 2024

The Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament made an unprecedented decision on the government amendment to the Fast Track Approvals Bill last night.

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Release: Nicola Willis’ smaller ferries will cost more

December 11, 2024

After wasting a year, Nicola Willis has delivered a worse deal for the Cook Strait ferries that will end up being more expensive and...

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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.

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