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Labour Selects Barbara Edmonds For Mana
Sunday, 18 December 2022, 6:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
18 December 2022 The Labour Party has selected Barbara Edmonds as its candidate for the Mana electorate for the 2023 General Election. Barbara Edmonds has been the MP for Mana since the 2020 General Election and serves as Labour’s Junior Whip ... More >>
Game On For 2023: Ginny Andersen Selected For Hutt South
Sunday, 11 December 2022, 7:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has selected Ginny Andersen as its candidate for the Hutt South electorate in the 2023 general election from a sunny backyard in Petone. Ginny has been a Labour MP since 2017 and is the incumbent member for Hutt South. She currently ... More >>
Labour Leader’s Party Conference Speech
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 5:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jacinda Ardern Labour Party Leader Labour Leader’s Party Conference speech Tēnā koutou katoa “Kua tawhiti kē tō mātou haerenga mai, kia kore e haere tonu. He nui rawa o mahi, kia kore e mahi tonu.” Kia haere tonu tātou We have come too ... More >>
Deputy Leader Kelvin Davis Labour Party Conference Speech
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 11:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Kelvin Davis Labour Party Deputy Leader Speech notes to Labour Party conference I often refer to, and draw inspiration from, our tupuna, and when I reflect on the last few years the words of a famous Ngapuhi chief Te Ruki Kawiti come to mind. In ... More >>
Leader’s Opening Remarks To Labour Party Conference
Saturday, 5 November 2022, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
4 November 2022 Jacinda Ardern Labour Party Leader Leader’s opening remarks to Labour Party Conference Tū mai te haeata kei mata-hau-ariki tatou Tēnā tatou katoa [Translation - May we reflect on the past, with the future beaming bright for the ... More >>
Grant Robertson Speech To Labour Party Conference 2022
Saturday, 5 November 2022, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kia ora koutou katoa, and warm Pacific greetings to you all. What an amazing welcome we have had to South Auckland for this conference. As my colleague Aupito William Sio would say welcome to the home of the Generation 6Bs. Or is it 8Bs now Aupito? ... More >>
Gaurav Sharma Expelled From Labour Party Caucus
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 11:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Caucus has voted to expel Dr Gaurav Sharma from caucus, effectively immediately. More >>
Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill Passes Third Reading
Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 5:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Canterbury Regional Council members were at Parliament today to witness the passing of the third reading of the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill. The Bill reinstates mana whenua representation ... More >>
Labour Endorses Janet Holborow’s Campaign For Mayoralty Of Kapiti Coast.
Monday, 11 July 2022, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party is pleased to announce it has endorsed Janet Holborow’s independent campaign for the Mayoralty of Kapiti Coast. The decision was made by the Otaki Labour Electorate Committee, following consultation with members in both Otaki and Mana ... More >>
Labour Selects Afnan Al-Rubayee As Lambton Ward Candidate
Monday, 4 April 2022, 5:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has selected former refugee Afnan Al-Rubayee as its candidate for the Lambton Ward in the 2022 Wellington City Council elections. Al-Rubayee is a Senior Adviser in the public sector and holds a number of community leadership roles including ... More >>
Louisa Wall Resigns From Parliament
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Louisa Wall has today confirmed her intention to resign from parliament, drawing to a close a significant 14 year parliamentary term. First elected in 2008 as a Labour List MP, she also held the seat of Manurewa from 2011 to 2020. During her time in ... More >>
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern: Speech To 2021 Labour Party Conference
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, tena koutou katoa I’m going to start with something that I never thought I would say at a Labour Party conference. I miss remits. I miss remits, because they are indicative of something else that I know we have all missed ... More >>
Arena Williams MP Vaccinated At Manurewa Marae As A Carer For Kaumātua
Friday, 16 April 2021, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
MP for Manurewa Arena Williams is feeling happy and relieved after receiving the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Manurewa Marae this morning with her 88 year old father, veteran broadcaster Haare Williams. Haare and Arena hope to encourage ... More >>
New Caucus Co-chairs Reaffirm Labour Commitment To Māori
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
MP for Te Tai Tonga, Rino Tirikatene and MP for Northland, Willow-Jean Prime were this morning unanimously elected as new co-chairs of the Labour Māori Caucus. More >>
Labour Appoints Rob Salmond As General Secretary
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party has appointed Rob Salmond as its new General Secretary today, says Labour President Claire Szabó. The appointment comes after a unanimous vote of Labour’s New Zealand Council. "At a time when Labour is enjoying historic ... More >>
Cooperation Agreement Between The NZ Labour Party And The Green Party Of Aotearoa NZ
Saturday, 31 October 2020, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Preamble 1. The Green Party commits to supporting the Labour Government to provide stable government for the term of the 53rd Parliament. The parties commit to working in the best interests of New Zealand and New Zealanders, working to honour Te Tiriti ... More >>
Labour Manifesto Prioritises Plan For Recovery
Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party Manifesto sets the ongoing COVID recovery as the top priority for Government. More >>
Jacinda Ardern Speech To Wellington Labour Party Rally
Monday, 12 October 2020, 5:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
E ngā mana E ngā reo E ngā tangata whenua o Te Whanganui-a-Tara, tēnā koutou E tika ana te korero Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi He toa takitini kē Nō rēira tātou e huihui mai nei Ka Hoake Tonu Tātou I want you to imagine the year 2030. ... More >>
Labour Will Boost Rural Connectivity
Saturday, 10 October 2020, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New $60 million infrastructure fund for capacity and backhaul upgrades to boost connectivity $10 million for radio spectrum for rural connectivity Digital connectivity is more important than ever as New Zealand makes a successful economic recovery from ... More >>
Law And Order Reform Focused On Wellbeing
Friday, 9 October 2020, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The long-term project to reduce offending and improve rehabilitation will continue under Labour with a commitment to keep our communities safe through smarter law and order initiatives. More >>
