Labour is calling for the Government to urgently rethink its coalition commitment to restart live animal exports, Labour animal welfare spokesperson Rachel Boyack said....

Unemployment is on the rise and it’s only going to get worse under this Government, Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said.

Weekly expenses will grow for more than 1.6 million New Zealanders as the Government ends free and half price public transport fares tomorrow.

The New Zealand Labour Party welcomes the entering into force of the European Union and New Zealand free trade agreement.

The National-led Government continues its fiscal jiggery pokery with its Pharmac announcement today, Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall says.

This afternoon’s interim Waitangi Tribunal report must be taken seriously as it affects our most vulnerable children, Labour children’s spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime.

Labour is calling for more accountability for preventable workplace deaths because everybody who goes to work deserves to come home safely.

Our two-tiered system for veterans’ support is out of step with our closest partners, and all parties in Parliament should work together to fix...

Stripping two Ministers of their portfolios just six months into the job shows Christopher Luxon’s management style is lacking, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said....

It appears Nicola Willis is about to pull the rug out from under the feet of local communities still dealing with the aftermath of...

The Government is making short-sighted changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) that will take away environmental protection in favour of short-term profits, Labour’s...

Labour welcomes the release of the report into the North Island weather events and looks forward to working with the Government to ensure that...

The Labour Party has called for the New Zealand Government to recognise Palestine, as a material step towards progressing the two-State solution needed to...

The Government is bringing back a law that has little evidential backing just to look tough, Labour justice spokesperson Duncan Webb said.

Some of our country’s most important work, stopping the sexual exploitation of children and violent extremism could go along with staff on the frontline...

The Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill will give projects such as new coal mines a ‘get out of jail free’ card to wreak havoc...

Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have well and truly hit the...

News that 1000 jobs at the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki could go is devastating for future generations of New Zealanders.

More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find...

Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect...

A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live...

The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice,...

The action Melissa Lee promised to protect democracy and the media sector is missing, Media and Communications spokesperson Willie Jackson said.

Tens of thousands of people are demanding the Government commits to fully funding free and healthy school lunches.  

Labour welcomes the Government’s U-turn on the closure of the Suicide Prevention Office, says Labour Mental Health spokesperson Ingrid Leary.

Minister for Disability Issues Penny Simmonds appears to have delayed a report back to Cabinet on the progress New Zealand is making against international...

The Government must commit to the Maitai School building project for students with high and complex needs, to ensure disabled students from the top...

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and his Government colleagues have made a meal of their mental health commitments, showing how flimsy their efforts to...

New Zealand will feel the harm of the National Government’s reckless cuts to jobs at the health ministry for generations, says Ayesha Verrall.

Māori are yet to see anything from this Government except cuts, reversals and taking our people backwards, Māori Development spokesperson Willie Jackson said.

The Coalition Government’s refusal to commit to ongoing funding for social housing is seeing the sector pull back on developments and families watch their...

The Coalition Government’s plan to ‘get Auckland moving’ is a cuts cover-up that will ultimately cost Aucklanders more to move around the city, says...

The Labour Party is calling on the Government to ban greyhound racing.

Kiwis are none-the-wiser today after Nicola Willis’ botched Budget Policy Statement.

Labour has proposed an urgent inquiry to investigate the ever-increasing profits of supermarkets, aiming to lower costs for shoppers and food producers alike, says...

The Prime Minister has taken all decisions around disability funding out of Penny Simmonds hands, and yet she’s still a Minister.

With 14% of jobs on the line at the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, the responsible Minister Melissa Lee is failing to stand up for...

A Member’s Bill drawn this week would modernise insurance law and make things fairer and more transparent for consumers, Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb...

A bill with a simple focus of allowing conversations about pay has been drawn from the Member’s Ballot.

Hundreds of jobs could go as the impact of public service cuts hit the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Ministry of Health.

The Minister for Disability Issues has confirmed she was aware of funding issues in mid-December and did nothing to stop it. On 14 March,...

The National Government continues to talk about irresponsible tax cuts that will only drive up inflation, despite the country entering a technical recession.

The Minister for Disability Issues must act urgently to reinstate flexibility around the funding for disability support and apologise to disabled carers.