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Our new team: Ministers of the Labour Government

Today, Jacinda Ardern announced the new Ministers for our Labour Government.

New Zealanders gave us a strong mandate to recover and rebuild from COVID-19, and we have formed a strong team to deliver. We’re taking full advantage of the wealth of experience we have in our caucus, while also bringing in new talent with first hand experience in their portfolio areas.

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WATCH LIVE: Election Night 2020


Vote still undecided? Watch this.

As of today, over 1.4 million New Zealanders have already cast their votes in this year’s election. While this shows that a huge number of people have already made up their minds about who they want to lead our country, there are many who are still undecided.

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Labour's 2020 Election Manifesto

The Labour Party understands how important continuity, stability and clarity are for New Zealanders in these uncertain times.

That’s why, in our 2020 Election Manifesto, we’re setting out how we will continue to invest in people, jobs, small businesses, infrastructure, and global trade, to set New Zealand up for the best COVID recovery possible.

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National’s false ‘wealth tax’ claims: The “last roll of the misinformation dice”

“Collins has warned voters to expect a wealth tax. This is despite the fact Labour has ruled this out a number of times.” – Jason Walls, NZ Herald.

“The Labour Party has ruled out implementing the Green Party's wealth tax.” – Henry Cooke, Stuff.

“Labour has time and time again ruled out implementing [a wealth tax].” – Jenna Lynch, Newshub.

We’ve been clear on our position when it comes to our tax policy, with the media widely picking that up and reporting that Jacinda has ruled out implementing a so-called ‘wealth tax’, yet Judith Collins’ continues to repeat the false claim.

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Week that was: Counting down to Election Day

It’s getting incredibly close to Election Day now – and over a million people have already cast their vote! 

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Jacinda Ardern's Wellington Rally Speech

Jacinda Ardern delivers a rally speech at Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre.

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Grant Robertson's Wellington Rally Speech

Grant Robertson delivers a rally speech at Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre.

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Early voting is open

Did you know that early voting is open? That means you can go out and cast your vote right now - whether you've already enrolled or not. Almost 600,000 Kiwis have already voted, and you can join them!

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