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Kiwis Leaving Clear Vote Of No Confidence In Luxon
Friday, 15 August 2025, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“The number of New Zealanders leaving is a clear vote of no confidence in Christopher Luxon and his government,” Labour finance and economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said. More >>
Food Prices Soar Under National
Friday, 15 August 2025, 11:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Christopher Luxon promised to make the cost of living better, instead he’s making it worse,” Labour finance and economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said. More >>
Housing Under National Goes From Bad To Worse
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Bishop has finally admitted only 45 social houses have been built by his government, Labour Housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. More >>
Radiology Worse Under National
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A report out this week shows public radiology services have been hampered by National’s hiring freezes, ageing equipment and staff burnout, with National’s cuts contributing to an exodus of staff to private services. More >>
Fewer Homes And Jobs Under National
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 9:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The lack of building is contributing to a huge slowdown in construction, with 18,000 job losses in just over 18 months. Many people working in construction are now having to look overseas for work that should be available here. More >>
National Is Making The Cost Of Living Worse
Monday, 11 August 2025, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“National has found the cash for board directors, property speculators and tobacco companies but is failing to bring down costs for everyday New Zealanders,” Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. More >>
Health Services Worse Under National
Monday, 11 August 2025, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Kiwis’ access to healthcare is getting worse under National. In recent weeks we’ve seen a number of areas where getting treatment is harder or more expensive for New Zealanders,” Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said. More >>
Boot Camp Failure Must End Now
Friday, 8 August 2025, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
We need clear answers on why the Government is still pressing ahead with its Bill to enshrine boot camps into law given it’s now obvious that they don’t work. They should scrap it, Labour children’s spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime said. More >>
Unemployment Keeps Climbing Under National
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 11:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Christopher Luxon promised that his business experience would make life better for New Zealanders – instead he’s making it worse,” Labour finance and economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said. More >>
Uncertainty About Changes To School Qualification
Monday, 4 August 2025, 10:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
NCEA is not perfect, which is why we started to implement a fully consulted change process that this Government delayed. Rushing changes through now for political expediency isn't the answer, Labour education spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime said. More >>
Higher Tariffs, Higher Cost Of Living For Kiwis
Friday, 1 August 2025, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Under this government, this economic uncertainty will only cause more instability and further stifle our economic growth, Labour trade spokesperson Damien O’Connor said. More >>
Govt’s ECE Changes Risks More Harm
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Christopher Luxon has already cut women’s pay, insulted our nurses, and is now further eroding away at our teachers’ pay and conditions. More >>
Construction Workforce Crisis Under National
Monday, 28 July 2025, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should be doing everything it can to stop the steady flow of construction workers leaving New Zealand for better pay, conditions and work opportunities. Instead, Luxon’s stop-start approach has cost people their jobs and pushed people overseas ... More >>
National Slashes Regional Jobs And Training
Sunday, 27 July 2025, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders in our regions will have less access to education, less opportunity to upskill and their communities will suffer because of Penny Simmonds’ decisions. More >>
National Is Making It Harder To Vote
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Party is changing the rules on same-day enrolment, which in the last election would have seen about 110,000 people miss out on voting. That’s about the same number of people as live in Lower Hutt,” Labour justice spokesperson Duncan ... More >>
Nelson Hospital Review Shows How Cuts Hurt
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The review highlights serious gaps in the systems that are meant to keep patients safe, which I am deeply concerned about,” Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said. More >>
Homelessness Up Under National
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tama Potaka took almost a month to release the report which confirms what he has been denying for over a year – that more people are living on the street since he took office, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. More >>
Lobbying Docs Show Govt’s Weakness
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 10:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Christopher Luxon’s weak leadership has allowed Winston Peters and the tobacco industry ride roughshod over him by agreeing to a $200 million tax break for the tobacco industry,” Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said. More >>
Luxon’s Cost Of Living Promise In Tatters
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 7:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest figures show Christopher Luxon’s flagship cost of living programme has failed. A year in, only 153 people have received the full FamilyBoost entitlement for the entire year. More >>
Govt Must Release Med School Costings Quickly
Monday, 21 July 2025, 5:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"Decisions about the future of New Zealand’s medical workforce should be made on more robust grounds, that’s why we want to see the costings,” Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said. More >>
