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Chris Hipkins: Pre-Budget speech

May 13, 2025

Tēnā koutou katoa. Good morning. I read recently that one of the keys to success in life is to do the hard stuff first...

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Release; Budget should not be paid for by working women

May 13, 2025

The Government must do three things in Budget 2025 if it is genuinely going to turn things around for New Zealanders.

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Release: Peeni Henare takes over foreign affairs

May 12, 2025

Labour’s Peeni Henare will pick up the foreign affairs portfolio, following David Parker’s departure from Parliament.

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Release: Govt better at crushing women’s rights than cars

May 12, 2025

Rehashing old laws around boy racers is not going to make our communities safer, or distract New Zealanders from the appalling decision to cut...

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Release: Labour asks why Govt is silent on Gaza

May 09, 2025

Labour is asking the Government why it is silent on Israel’s deliberate use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, saying New...

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Release: Govt ignores the voices of survivors

May 09, 2025

Survivors of abuse in state care have a right to feel disappointed and sidelined by the Government.

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Release: Bill launched to stop tobacco industry lobbying

May 08, 2025

Labour is launching a members’ bill to stop the Government from putting tobacco industry interests ahead of public health.

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Release: Labour fights for firefighters

May 08, 2025

The Labour Party backs volunteer firefighters who are currently not covered by ACC for workplace disease and mental injury and is drafting policy to...

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Release: National cuts women’s pay

May 07, 2025

National has forced through a law change that will take money out of women’s pockets.

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Release: Fewer jobs and opportunities for Māori, again

May 07, 2025

In the last 12 months life has only got worse for Māori under Christopher Luxon’s Government.

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Release: More than one in 10 Pacific people unemployed under National

May 07, 2025

There are more Pacific people unemployed as the rate increases to a staggering 10.8% under National.

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Release: Unemployment remains high under National

May 07, 2025

Job losses remain stubbornly high under National, as their attack on jobs, wages, and women rages on.

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Release: Labour welcomes inquiry into school lunches

May 06, 2025

Labour welcomes the Auditor-General’s inquiry into the Government’s school lunches programme.

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Release: Women will keep being paid less under National

May 06, 2025

This Government is taking the women’s movement backwards, ensuring women will continue to be paid less into the future.

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Release: Questions over Erica Stanford’s personal email use

May 06, 2025

Erica Stanford has been misusing her personal email address to manage sensitive information relating to Budget and visa changes prior to their public release.

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Release: Cuts to beds for seniors at Dunedin Hospital

May 02, 2025

After failing to be upfront about cuts to intensive care beds, it’s now becoming clear that other downgrades to Dunedin Hospital are being concealed...

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Release: Labour backs workers while Govt cuts jobs and protections

May 01, 2025

This May Day Labour is standing with workers to defend decent jobs and fair pay.

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Release: Still no ferries as first of old fleet retire

May 01, 2025

Two old and ageing ferries are going to have to work double time because of this Government’s failure to get a ferry deal.

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Release: Closure of North Shore Women’s Centre a huge loss

April 29, 2025

Today’s confirmed closure of the North Shore Women’s Centre after losing government funding is a huge loss for women in Auckland.

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Release: Simeon Brown hid Dunedin Hospital downgrade

April 29, 2025

Simeon Brown needs to come clean to the people of Dunedin about why he hid plans to downgrade their new hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.

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Release: Govt cuts will cost jobs, health, and homes

April 29, 2025

Nicola Willis announced that funding for almost every Government department will be frozen in this year’s budget, costing jobs, making access to public services...

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Release: Anzac Day a time to recommit to veterans

April 25, 2025

This Anzac Day, Labour recognises veterans and the service they have given to our country.

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Release: Govt’s flagship cost of living policy a failure

April 24, 2025

After promising $250 a fortnight to many families, the Government has been forced to admit just a couple hundred families are receiving it.

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Release: Transparency needed on changes to early childhood education

April 24, 2025

The Government is putting children at risk in early childhood education (ECE) by proposing to loosen the requirement for qualified teachers.

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Release: Govt funding needed to combat invasive seaweed

April 22, 2025

The Government must support Northland hapū who have resorted to rakes and buckets to try to control a devastating invasive seaweed that threatens the...

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Release: Labour marks the passing of Pope Francis

April 21, 2025

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins joins those mourning the passing of Pope Francis.

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Release: Boot camps blog post fails to provide clarity

April 17, 2025

After stonewalling requests for information on boot camps, the Government has now offered up a blog post right before Easter weekend rather than provide...

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Release: Inflation rises and families feel the squeeze

April 17, 2025

Inflation is rising again and it’s landing hardest on families already stretched thin.

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Release: Govt doesn’t know how to fund new hospitals

April 16, 2025

The Government’s health infrastructure plan is big on promises but coy on where the money is coming from.

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Release: $10 million for only 215 students in charter schools

April 16, 2025

David Seymour is pouring $10 million into charter schools that only have 215 students enrolled.

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Release: Food prices further stretching the family budget

April 15, 2025

Families already stretched by rising costs will struggle with the news food prices are going up again.

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Release: Mental health staff and patients at risk without plan

April 14, 2025

More people could be harmed if Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey does not guarantee to protect patients and workers as the Police withdraw...

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Release: Driver licensing proposal doesn’t put safety first

April 14, 2025

The Government’s proposal to change driver licensing rules is a mixed bag of sensible and careless.

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Release: Students struggling as Govt sits on hands

April 11, 2025

The Government is continuing to sit on its hands as students struggle to pay rent due to delays with StudyLink.

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Release: More must be done to stop children going hungry

April 11, 2025

More children are going hungry and statistics showing children in material hardship continue to get worse.

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Release: Longer wait for treatment under National

April 11, 2025

New Zealanders have waited longer to get an appointment with a specialist and to get elective surgery under the National Government.

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Chris Hipkins speech: Treaty Principles Bill second reading

April 10, 2025

Normally, when I rise in this House to speak on a bill, I say it's a great privilege to speak on the bill. That...

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Release: Bill to make trading laws fairer passes first hurdle

April 10, 2025

Labour MP Kieran McAnulty’s Members Bill to make the law simpler and fairer for businesses operating on Easter, Anzac and Christmas Days has passed...

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Release: Reserve Bank acts while Govt shrugs

April 09, 2025

Nicola Willis continues to sit on her hands amid a global economic crisis, leaving the Reserve Bank to act for New Zealanders who are...

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Release: Property Law Amendment Bill pulled from ballot

April 09, 2025

A Bill to protect first home buyers and others from bad faith property vendors has been drawn from the Member’s Ballot.

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Release: More children at risk of losing family connections

April 09, 2025

Karen Chhour is proposing to scrap Oranga Tamariki targets which aim to connect more children under state care with family and their culture.

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Release: David Parker made a difference – Hipkins

April 08, 2025

The Labour Leader today acknowledged and celebrated David Parker’s 23-year contribution to the Labour Party and to Parliament.

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Release: David Parker to step down from Parliament

April 08, 2025

Long-serving Labour MP and former Minister David Parker has today announced his intention to leave Parliament.

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Release: Flaws in Govt’s climate strategy will cost us money

April 07, 2025

The Government’s plan to achieve our climate goals falls short, and will cost New Zealanders money and jobs.

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Release: Abortion care quietly shelved amid staff shortage

April 03, 2025

Abortion care at Whakatāne Hospital has been quietly shelved, with patients told they will likely have to travel more than an hour to Tauranga...

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Release: Govt guts Kāinga Ora, third of workforce under axe

April 03, 2025

The gutting of Kāinga Ora shows public housing is not a priority for this Government as it removes a third of the roles at...

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Release: Thousands of submissions excluded from Treaty Principles Bill report

April 03, 2025

Thousands of New Zealanders’ submissions are missing from the official parliamentary record because the National-dominated Justice Select Committee has rushed work on the Treaty...

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