Labour is devastated at news hundreds of workers are set to lose their jobs following the closure of Winstone Pulp mills.

National Party Ministers have a majority in Cabinet and can stop David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill, which even the Prime Minister has described as...

The National Government is so determined to hide the list of potential projects that will avoid environmental scrutiny it has gagged Ministry for the...

Labour has complained to the Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission about the high number of non-disclosure agreements that have effectively gagged staff at...

The National-led government has been given a clear message from the local government sector, as almost all councils reject the Government’s bid to treat...

The Labour Party congratulates Kuīni Ngā Wai hono i te po Paki on being crowned as the eighth Te Ariki Nui – head of...

Labour backs the call from The Rainbow Support Collective members for mental health funding specifically earmarked for grassroots and peer led community organisations to...

As expected, the National Land Transport Programme lacks ambition for our cities and our country’s rail network and puts the majority of investment into...

News that the annual number of building consents granted for new homes fell by more than 20 percent for the year ended July 2024,...

The Government must guarantee New Zealanders will not be at risk after making changes to the way mental health callouts are handled. 

With disability communities still reeling from the diminishing of Whaikaha, a leaked document now reveals another blow with National restricting access to residential care...

Labour is calling on the Government and Mercury Energy to find a solution to the proposed Winstone Pulp mill closure and save 230 manufacturing...

The failure of the Prime Minister to condemn his Minister for personally attacking the judiciary is another example of this Government riding roughshod over...

Patient care could suffer as a result of further cuts to the health system, which could lose thousands of staff who keep our hospitals...

Foot patrols around the country have decreased 15 percent since National took office, despite National’s Mark Mitchell claiming otherwise.

Winston Peters’ climate denialism at the Pacific Islands’ Forum is an embarrassing new low.

The Court of Appeal decision that Uber drivers are entitled to employee rights such as minimum wage, sick leave, holiday pay and collective bargaining...

The Labour Party is calling on the Government to tell the two major wealth funds, the NZ Super Fund and ACC, to withdraw investments...

Labour welcomes news that the National Government is backing down on its reckless proposal to give Ministers final sign-off on significant projects, but it’s...

On the back of a patronising speech to local councils the Government has rushed out an announcement on regional and city deals that leaves...

The National Government has put the interests of tobacco lobbyists ahead of New Zealanders and their health.

“The Government is ignoring its responsibilities to councils and setting up local elected officials to take the blame for its lack of action,” Labour...

New Zealand is falling behind our overseas counterparts when it comes to workplace health and safety a new report shows, yet the National Government...

It’s been another frustrating week for our family support and prevention services who are still coming to grips with funding cuts and a Minister...

The Government is leaving one of New Zealand’s fastest growing regions without the medical facility it desperately needs.

After months of targeting disabled people, the Government has dealt its harshest blow yet by slashing Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People.

The Government’s half-hearted report card on their boot camps experiment just highlights again why they are a waste of time and money.

A damning report on Auckland’s future is an ugly cloud over Simeon Brown’s head as he announces yet another cost for our largest city....

The Government appears to have made its decision on the direction of firearms changes, promising the public would be able to have their say...

The Government is cutting support for those who need somewhere to live, but not building anymore homes so they have somewhere to go.

Community mental health groups are on the precipice of folding due to Government cuts to frontline funding.

Rates are about to go up even further now with the Government pushing local councils under a borrowing bus.

Unemployment figures released today show 11,100 more Māori and Pasifika people are without jobs compared to this time last year, bringing the total number...

New figures released by Statistics New Zealand today show how government policies that stop progress, work and jobs affects real New Zealanders. 

The Labour Party is calling on the Government to support the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling by using its procurement rules to...

The Government’s decision to delay the free availability of life-saving cancer drug Keytruda means more waiting for patients who have already been hurt by...

Almost eight months on from scrapping new Cook Strait ferries, National still has no solution.

The Government continues its pretence that its promotion of Aukus Pillar 2 is what Labour did previously, which is just not correct, released papers...

The National Government is living in la-la land if it thinks it can achieve New Zealand’s climate goals with its current lack of policies...

A new Member’s Bill to increase protections from scams, including for vulnerable customers, is being introduced to the Ballot today.

The National-led government has taken away the choice of councils with the passing of Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies)...