Between a number of pre-Budget announcements and Pike River re-entry, we've been busy tackling long-term challenges facing New Zealand.

It's getting closer and closer to Budget Day! This week we've seen a number of pre-Budget announcements, alongside the Prime Minister's Christchurch Call in Paris, and further action on transportation in Wellington.

This week marked the half way point of the political term.

In Government, Labour has already achieved so much!

Another busy week! Read below for a review of the highlights and achievements, including:

• Launching a review of our welfare system
• Boosting support and incentives to get thousands more teachers into schools
• Supporting Y1-8 children with Mana Ake mental health support in schools
• Celebrating working New Zealanders on International Workers' Day
• Helping more New Zealanders get online
• and more!

Today, on international workers day, we celebrate the contributions of working New Zealanders to building a modern economy and to promoting workplaces that are productive and inclusive, fair and fit for the 21^st Century.

Every child in Canterbury & Kaikōura’s primary and intermediate schools now has access to mental health and wellbeing support thanks to the Government’s Mana Ake programme. Here's what that means for the community...

Despite the short week, we still managed to accomplish a number of great things, including:

• announcing the Christchurch Summit in Paris on the role of social media in terrorism
• opening 23 new state homes
• honouring those who served and continue to serve on Anzac Day
• announcing further funding for veterans and families
• introducing new mandatory classification of on-demand video to better protect their families and young people
• sending our condolences to Sri Lanka

This week we:

• Signed an accord with midwives for safer staffing levels
• Wiped debt for HNZ tenants wrongfully evicted by the previous Government's improper methamphetamine contamination policies 
• Responded to the Tax Working Group
• And much more...

Yesterday, Jacinda Ardern outlined the Government’s response to the Tax Working Group, including that the Government will not be introducing a Capital Gains Tax.