News & Achievements
Release: Labour team ready to take on the coalition of chaos
November 30, 2023
Labour’s strong line-up for the 54th Parliament brings experience and energy to the job of Opposition.
Release: National’s fiscal plans dealt another blow
November 29, 2023
Figures showing National needs to find another $900 million for landlords highlights the mess this coalition Government is in less than a week into...
Release: Chris Hipkins congratulates Christopher Luxon
November 27, 2023
"On behalf of the Labour Party I would like to congratulate Christopher Luxon on his appointment as Prime Minister,” Labour Party Leader Chris Hipkins...
Release: Labour Party calls for immediate ceasefire
November 19, 2023
The New Zealand Labour Party is urgently calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel to put a halt to the appalling attacks and...
Labour Caucus confirms leadership
November 07, 2023
The Labour Caucus met today and confirmed that Chris Hipkins would remain Labour Leader, and Carmel Sepuloni would take over as Deputy Leader of...
Experienced Labour team core of formidable opposition
November 03, 2023
A 34-strong Labour Caucus has been confirmed with the final 2023 General Election result received today.
Release: Andrew Little to retire from politics
October 17, 2023
Labour’s Andrew Little will not take up his List seat for the 54th Parliament and will retire from politics.
Speech: Chris Hipkins - at Nga Whare Waatea Marae
October 12, 2023
Today, Chris Hipkins delivered a speech about Labour’s relationship with and ongoing commitment to Māori.
Release: If National wins, our climate and economy loses
October 11, 2023
A report out today showing the number of extreme weather events in New Zealand will double highlights the risk of a change of Government...
Release: If National wins, children in poverty will lose
October 11, 2023
Christopher Luxon’s failure to answer questions about whether those who receive benefits will be worse off under his policies off while landlords are set...
Taking action on Waste
October 09, 2023
As a country, we send nearly 13 million tonnes of waste to landfill each year, costing more than $650m. Waste pollutes our oceans, rivers,...
Release: National in meltdown as Winston gamble backfires
October 08, 2023
National's campaign is in meltdown as their tax scam is exposed and their Winston Peters gamble has backfired.
Release: Brutal rates rises under National
October 06, 2023
National will leave ratepayers footing the bill of upgrading critical water services infrastructure to ratepayers and leave already struggling councils with eyewatering costs, says...
Release: New Anti-Scamming Unit will help protect Kiwis’ cash
October 05, 2023
Labour will establish a new Anti-Scamming Unit to better protect New Zealanders being targeted by illegal scammers says Labour Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesperson...
Release: National Tax Scam revealed: 99 percent of kiwi households won’t get $250 per fortnight
October 05, 2023
National Tax Scam revealed: 99 percent of kiwi households won’t get $250 per fortnight.
Release: National’s tax plan likely to push up Kiwis’ mortgage rates
October 04, 2023
New analysis that warns National’s tax cuts risk pushing Kiwis’ mortgage interest rates higher is further evidence that Christopher Luxon’s plans will actually leave...
Ensuring fair pay for our defence forces
October 04, 2023
Labour will task the Remuneration Authority to independently set fair pay rates and allowances for uniformed defence personnel, Labour Defence Spokesperson Andrew Little says....
Release: Christopher Luxon will put more kids in poverty
October 04, 2023
The Labour Party is challenging Christopher Luxon to set out how National will achieve legally set child poverty reduction targets, given his cuts to...
Release: Support for new retailers to increase supermarket competition
October 02, 2023
Labour will assist new retailers to set up business in New Zealand as part of its drive to cut the price of groceries and...
Labour Manifesto 2023
October 01, 2023
Labour is in it for you. This election Kiwis will decide what kind of country they want New Zealand to be, who they trust...
Release: National's water U-turn will drive up New Zealanders' rates bills
October 01, 2023
The National Party's U-turn on water reform has left local councils high and dry and will drive up Kiwi's rates bills, Labour Party Local...
Labour's Rainbow Manifesto
September 30, 2023
A re-elected Labour Party will continue to tackle discriminations still faced by members of the Rainbow community in areas ranging from surrogacy and adoption...
Release: National’s plan means more cuts, more kids in poverty
September 29, 2023
National’s fiscal plan has failed to fill the massive fiscal hole in its dodgy tax scheme, it will mean more cuts to public services,...
Release: Labour will continue to back Kiwis when the going gets tough
September 29, 2023
Labour’s Social Development Plan will build on the social welfare safety net, rather than strip it back.
Chris Hipkins: Speech Progressing Together
September 28, 2023
Today, Chris Hipkins delivered a speech about Labour’s relationship with and ongoing commitment to Māori.
Release: National out of ideas on law and order, copies Labour’s policies and costings
September 27, 2023
After years of criticising the Government on law and order, National have embarrassed themselves by conceding they have no new ideas and instead copied...
Release: Labour releases balanced, costed and credible fiscal plan
September 27, 2023
Labour’s fiscal plan will continue its focus on carefully managing the books while protecting critical public services like health and education and investing to...
Release: National’s traffic light system has child poverty reduction stalling
September 26, 2023
National’s cuts to funding for beneficiaries will once again leave children and their parents with less, Spokesperson for Social Development and Employment Carmel Sepuloni...
Release: Labour pledges billion-dollar medicines boost
September 26, 2023
Labour will fund more medicines for more New Zealanders by investing over $1 billion of new funding into Pharmac if re-elected, Chris Hipkins announced...
Release: Labour releases New Zealand’s first climate manifesto
September 25, 2023
New Zealand faces a stark choice this election – vote for Labour to continue to confront the climate emergency with eyes wide open or...
Release: Supercharging public housing
September 24, 2023
Labour is supercharging its plan to solve the public housing shortfall created by National, promising another 6,000 homes on top of what has already...
Release: New Super Visa for migrants’ parents and rights for Dawn Raid victims
September 23, 2023
Labour will back migrant working families by introducing a 10-year multiple-entry parents’ and grandparents’ Super Visa, and make good on the Dawn Raids apology...
Release: Ram Raids drop to two-year low
September 22, 2023
Latest Police data shows monthly ram raids have hit a two-year low, laying waste to Christopher Luxon’s false claim that there are two ram...
Release: School lunches on the line this election
September 22, 2023
Free and healthy school lunches will be here to stay if Labour is re-elected, guaranteeing food for our kids who need it most and...
Release: Labour commits to a new hospital for the people of Hawke’s Bay
September 21, 2023
The next Labour Government will build a new hospital in Hawke’s Bay, Labour leader Chris Hipkins and Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall announced.
Stop the cuts before they start - Labour launches new TV ad
September 19, 2023
National and ACT's tax plans don't add up, and that means deep cuts to the public services New Zealanders rely on, says Labour Campaign...
Release: Huge hole in National’s climate budget
September 18, 2023
National’s plan to cut policies that are reducing New Zealand’s climate emissions will result in a huge gap in the country’s emissions budgets and...
Release: Doubling rooftop solar to reduce bills & emissions
September 18, 2023
Labour will double the number of houses with rooftop solar in New Zealand, lowering household power bills, reducing emissions and boosting renewable electricity generation....
Release: Labour will advance women’s health, careers, and legal protections
September 17, 2023
A re-elected Labour Government will continue its proud tradition of advancing women’s health, employment, and legal rights Spokesperson for Women Jan Tinetti said.
Labour to keep lifting worker wages and rights
September 16, 2023
A re-elected Labour Government will protect hard-fought workers’ rights and keep the momentum on wage growth to lift incomes for all New Zealanders, leader...
Release: Willis’ resignation call means only one thing - $2 billion more cuts
September 15, 2023
Massive cuts to public service are on the cards as Nicola Willis has promised to resign if she doesn’t deliver tax cuts but is...
Release: A faster justice system focused on victims
September 15, 2023
Labour will help more victims of crime achieve justice faster by introducing a formal class-action regime, modernising consent laws and increasing the use of...
Release: Gaping hole confirmed in National’s tax plan
September 14, 2023
A whopping $2.1 billion dollar hole has been confirmed in National’s tax scheme in a new report released today.
Release: Labour pledges biggest ever increase to training Doctors
September 13, 2023
Labour will deliver the largest ever increase to the number of doctors trained each year, adding an additional 335 doctors a year to our...
Release: Labour pledges free cervical screening
September 12, 2023
If re-elected Labour will make cervical screening services free to all women and people with a cervix aged 25 – 69 years, delivering better...