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Christopher Luxon Will Put More Kids In Poverty
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 10:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party is challenging Christopher Luxon to set out how National will achieve legally set child poverty reduction targets, given his cuts to benefits will see someone looking for a job who has children $50 a week worse off. “It’s an absolute ... More >>
Support For New Retailers To Increase Supermarket Competition
Monday, 2 October 2023, 11:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will assist new retailers to set up business in New Zealand as part of its drive to cut the price of groceries and increase competition. “We know that it’s tough right now for many people, and the high cost of food isn’t helping,” Commerce ... More >>
Two Million Free Hours Of Maths And Literacy Catch Up
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Intermediate and secondary school students will have access to two million free tutoring sessions to help lift maths and literacy achievement A maths and literacy training fund for all primary and intermediate teachers More funding to help young ... More >>
National’s water U-turn will drive up New Zealanders’ rates bills
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
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 Government Spokesperson Kieran McAnulty says. “The National Party said they’ll repeal Affordable Water ... More >>
National’s Plan Means More Cuts, More Kids In Poverty
Friday, 29 September 2023, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
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, more children being put into poverty and an end to action on climate change. “National’s fiscal plan was the ... More >>
Labour Will Continue To Back Kiwis When The Going Gets Tough
Friday, 29 September 2023, 11:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Social Development Plan will build on the social welfare safety net, rather than strip it back. “Our plan will continue to lift children out of poverty, increase incomes, and ensure hard working Kiwis are supported into employment, education ... More >>
Chris Hipkins: Progressing Together
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 11:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Tuia te papa e hora nei Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi nui tonu Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa Can I first start by acknowledging the passing of Sir Patu Hōhepa. Tā Patu Hohepa will be remembered as a veteran academic and researcher, a wealth ... More >>
National Out Of Ideas On Law And Order, Copies Labour’s Policies And Costings
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
After years of criticising the Government on law and order, National have embarrassed themselves by conceding they have no new ideas and instead copied Labour’s Police policy announced three weeks ago, Labour Police spokesperson Ginny Andersen says. ... More >>
National’s Traffic Light System Has Child Poverty Reduction Stalling At Red Light
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
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 said. “Just like National’s boot camps policy, which evidence is clear ... More >>
Labour Pledges Billion-dollar Medicines Boost
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 11:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
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 today. “Over the past six years Labour has done more to increase access to medicine than any government ... More >>
Labour Releases New Zealand’s First Climate Manifesto
Monday, 25 September 2023, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand faces a stark choice this election – vote for Labour to continue to confront the climate emergency with eyes wide open or bury your head in the sand alongside Christopher Luxon. “New Zealand has an incredibly positive future if ... More >>
Supercharging Public Housing
Sunday, 24 September 2023, 7:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
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 been committed says Labour Housing spokesperson Dr Megan Woods. “Labour is the only major party ... More >>
New Super Visa For Migrants’ Parents And Rights For Dawn Raid Victims
Saturday, 23 September 2023, 6:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Make good on the Dawn Raids apology by providing a one-off regularisation programme for Pacific and other migrants who have been in New Zealand more than 10 years, New Super Visa for parents and grandparents to support their families in New Zealand, ... More >>
Ram Raids Drop To Two-year Low
Friday, 22 September 2023, 11:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
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 raids a day says Labour’s Police Spokesperson Ginny Andersen. Data released today by Police shows a 70 percent ... More >>
School Lunches On The Line This Election
Friday, 22 September 2023, 10:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
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 significant cost saving for parents. “Labour will commit $650 million to continue the programme at nearly 1000 schools and kura ... More >>
Labour Commits To A New Hospital For The People Of Hawke’s Bay
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 5:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The next Labour Government will build a new hospital in Hawke’s Bay, Labour leader Chris Hipkins and Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall announced. This is part of Labour’s long-term commitment to rebuild health infrastructure throughout the ... More >>
Huge Hole In National’s Climate Budget
Monday, 18 September 2023, 7:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
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 could see Kiwis paying significantly more at the petrol pump as a result of Christopher Luxon hiking ... More >>
Doubling Rooftop Solar To Reduce Bills & Emissions
Monday, 18 September 2023, 9:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will double the number of houses with rooftop solar in New Zealand, lowering household power bills, reducing emissions and boosting renewable electricity generation. “We need to increase renewable electricity generation by 68 per cent by 2050. Solar ... More >>
Labour Will Advance Women’s Health, Careers, And Legal Protections
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Extend the age of free breast cancer screening from 69 to 74 Implement a national endometriosis action plan Make cervical screening services free between the ages of 25 to 69 years, saving up to $100 in co-payments Establish an innovation and entrepreneurship ... More >>
Labour to keep lifting worker wages and rights
Saturday, 16 September 2023, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Progressively extend living wage to workers in Education and Health Reduce the gap between the living wage and minimum wage Scrap starting out and training minimum employment rates Modernise employment relations and protect collective bargaining ... More >>
