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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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.
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Chris Hipkins: Speech Progressing Together
September 28, 2023
Today, Chris Hipkins delivered a speech about Labour’s relationship with and ongoing commitment to Māori.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Release: Hipkins sets out plan to grow NZ economy
September 11, 2023
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has set out his top five priorities for growing the economy which include ambition for New Zealand to be a...
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Release: Coalition of Cuts and Chaos would be NZ’s most unstable government
September 10, 2023
Statements from David Seymour and Winston Peters have called into question whether National would be able to lead a functional government if they were...
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Release: National's dodgy tax scheme couldn't be done - according to John Key
September 10, 2023
National's shaky tax scheme has received a further blow after it’s been revealed that John Key received advice when he was Prime Minister that...
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Release: No new funding, no timelines - National’s empty housing policy
September 09, 2023
The National Party’s housing policy is vacant; with no new funding and no timelines attached to its delivery says Labour Housing Spokesperson Megan Woods....
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Release: Household rebates for energy efficient homes under Labour
September 08, 2023
A re-elected Labour Government will help Kiwi households to be more energy efficient and reduce emissions from household energy use, Labour Spokesperson for Building...
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Labour will deliver largest Police service in history
September 07, 2023
A Labour Government will deliver a further increase of 300 additional frontline Police officers, new ways to crackdown on gangs and strengthen legal protections...
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10 of our favourite Chris Hipkins moments
September 05, 2023
It’s Chris Hipkins’ birthday today, and to celebrate we’re taking a look back at some of his most defining moments. During his time at...
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Release: Show us your costings
September 03, 2023
Revelations on Newshub tonight that National only got an expert to review their tax plan two days after it was released adds further fuel...
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Chris Hipkins: Speech Labour 2023 Campaign Launch
September 02, 2023
The 2023 Labour Party Campaign kicked off in Auckland today and Chris Hipkins made an exciting announcement!
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Labour commits to extend free dental care
September 02, 2023
A Labour Government will begin New Zealand’s journey to universal dental care by expanding free basic dental care to nearly 800,000 under 30-year-olds, leader...
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Release: National’s overseas house buyer revenue has collapsed
August 31, 2023
Chinese citizens would not have to pay National’s planned 15 per cent tax on foreigners who buy homes in New Zealand, rendering its income...
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Release: Gambling with government finances – National gets GST rules wrong
August 31, 2023
National is gambling with government finances in its new fiscal plan that is supposedly funded by revenue from offshore operators of online casinos, Labour’s...
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Removing GST off fruit and vege
August 30, 2023
We know it's tough right now with the rising cost of living. Buying food is an essential cost, but with high global inflation, many...
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Release: National’s housing tax collapsing fast
August 30, 2023
The centrepiece of National’s tax increases that’s been booked to pay for half their tax cuts is collapsing faster than a house of cards,...
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Release: National’s plan does not add up and will make life harder for Kiwis
August 30, 2023
National’s dodgy tax plan will make many families worse off through their cuts to early childhood education, cheaper public transport and public services. Their...
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Release: Military style guns back in communities under ACT
August 29, 2023
The ACT Party’s promise to bring back the military style assault rifles the March 15 terrorist used will make communities unsafe and put communities and...
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Chris Hipkins: Speech Working with others
August 27, 2023
Labour Leader Chris Hipkins made an announcement in Wellington this afternoon.
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Release: More action to crack down on youth vaping
August 22, 2023
The Labour Party will take further actions to crack down on youth vaping if re-elected, capping the number of vape stores nationwide to 600...
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