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Release: Govt must tackle meth use crisis

March 24, 2025

New data shows methamphetamine use is spiralling out of control while the Government sits on its hands.

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Release: Govt’s continued lack of action on Gaza condemned

March 21, 2025

Hundreds more Palestinians have died in recent days as Israel’s assault on Gaza continues and humanitarian aid, including food and medicine, is blocked.

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Release: National at sea over Defence jobs

March 20, 2025

National is looking to cut hundreds of jobs at New Zealand’s Defence Force, while at the same time it talks up plans to increase...

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Release: National standards returning by stealth

March 20, 2025

It’s been revealed that the Government is secretly trying to bring back a ‘one-size fits all’ standardised test – a decision that has shocked...

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Release: Kiwis still struggling as economy stumbles along

March 20, 2025

Kiwis aren’t feeling any better off despite figures showing a very slight growth in GDP in the December quarter.

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Release: Luxon quick to give away principled position on nukes

March 19, 2025

Christopher Luxon seems to have thrown New Zealand’s principled anti-nuclear advocacy under a bus.

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Release: Still no certainty for disability communities

March 18, 2025

One year on from the Government’s abrupt and callous changes to disability funding, the community still has no idea what the future holds.

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Release: National botches health funding numbers

March 15, 2025

Health Minister Simeon Brown’s claim that the Government has put $16.68 billion into the health system over three years is wrong.

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Release: Auckland needs second harbour crossing

March 14, 2025

Labour supports Minister Chris Bishop’s call for input on the second Waitematā Harbour crossing.

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Speech: Barbara Edmonds’ speech to NZ Investment Summit 2025

March 14, 2025

I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak to you today about how we make overseas investment work for all New Zealanders.

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Release: Labour does not support PPPs for prisons

March 14, 2025

Labour does not support the private ownership of core infrastructure like schools, hospitals and prisons, which will only see worse outcomes for Kiwis.

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Release: Members’ Bill makes wage theft a crime

March 13, 2025

Workers will now be able to go to the Police and report their employer if they are not being paid wages they’re owed.

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Release: Labour supports sanctions against Israel’s illegal occupation

March 12, 2025

The Labour Party will support Chloe Swarbrick’s member’s bill which would allow sanctions against Israel for its illegal occupation of the Palestinian Territories.

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Release: Govt procurement plan cuts wages and trashes the environment

March 12, 2025

The Government’s new procurement rules are a blatant attack on workers and the environment, showing once again that National’s priorities are completely out of...

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Release: Labour’s approach to Māori economy benefits all

March 11, 2025

Under Labour, the Māori economy went from strength to strength according to the latest report released by MBIE.

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Release: Labour welcomes reinstatement of Heath NZ board

March 07, 2025

Labour welcomes Simeon Brown’s move to reinstate a board at Health New Zealand, bringing the destructive and secretive tenure of commissioner Lester Levy to...

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Release: Chris Hipkins’ State of the Nation address

March 07, 2025

Ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa It is a great pleasure to be here with you this morning.

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Release: Labour outlines priorities of next Govt

March 07, 2025

The next Labour Government will prioritise jobs, health and homes so Kiwis and Kiwi businesses have the opportunity to thrive.

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Release: Refreshed team to drive Labour’s 2026 priorities

March 07, 2025

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has unveiled a new economic team as part of a caucus reshuffle.

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Release: Labour calls for end to police referrals to Destiny programmes

March 06, 2025

Police have referred 20 offenders to Destiny Church-affiliated programmes Man Up and Legacy as ‘wellness providers’ in the last year, raising concerns that those...

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Release: Labour calls on Govt to condemn Israel’s aid blockade

March 05, 2025

The National Government needs to publicly condemn Israel’s cutting off of aid supplies to the war-ravaged people of Gaza.

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Release: Mark Mitchell missing in action

March 04, 2025

Police Minister Mark Mitchell is avoiding accountability by refusing to answer key questions in the House as his Government faces criticism over their dangerous...

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Release: Fewer houses, consents down under National

March 04, 2025

The number of building consents issued under this Government continues to spiral, taking a toll on the infrastructure sector, tradies, and future generations of...

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Release: PSA survey proves Govt’s cuts are hurting patients

March 03, 2025

The National Government’s decision to cut jobs and freeze recruitment of health care workers is hurting frontline services and harming patients.

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Release: More clarity needed for homebuyers

February 28, 2025

The Government’s levies announcement is a step in the right direction, but they must be upfront about who will pay its new infrastructure levies...

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Release: Govt abandons retailers with citizen’s arrests

February 26, 2025

The Government’s expansion of citizen’s arrest powers leaves retailers on their own to deal with crime on their premises.

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Release: Millions spent to rehash bad ideas on retail crime

February 25, 2025

The Government has spent $3.6 million dollars on a retail crime advisory group, including paying its chair $920 a day, to come up with...

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Release: Overhaul of Overseas Investment Act a Fire Sale of Kiwi Assets

February 24, 2025

The Government’s reckless overhaul of the Overseas Investment Act is a fast track for foreign investment at the expense of Kiwi interests.

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Release: Call for Destiny Church to lose charity status

February 21, 2025

Labour Te Atatū MP Phil Twyford has written to the charities regulator asking that Destiny Church charities be struck off in the wake of...

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Release: Two Labour members’ bills drawn from ballot

February 20, 2025

Bills by Labour MPs to remove rules around sale of alcohol on public holidays, and for Crown entities to adopt Māori names have been...

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Release: Govt losing police faster than it can hire them

February 20, 2025

The Government is falling even further behind its promised target of 500 new police officers, now with 72 fewer police officers than when National...

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Release: Child poverty reduction must remain a priority

February 20, 2025

The latest child poverty statistics show child poverty reduction must remain a priority for the Government. 

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Release: Rate cuts highlight Willis’ economic blunders

February 19, 2025

Today’s Official Cash Rate cut is good news for borrowers, but also a symptom of rising unemployment and an economy in recession.

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Release: ACT taps out of Treaty Principles Bill submission process

February 18, 2025

“The ACT Party can’t be bothered putting an MP on one of the Justice subcommittees hearing submissions on their own Treaty Principles Bill,” Labour...

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Release: University cuts on the cards under National

February 17, 2025

The Government's sudden cancellation of the tertiary education funding increase is a reckless move that risks widespread job losses and service reductions across New...

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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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