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SPEECH: Labour Congress 2023 Speech: Kelvin Davis
Saturday, 27 May 2023, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
One of my kaumātua up North stood before the Waitangi Tribunal and said: ‘He aha kē ahau, te tangata kore hara i mua i te Atua, e tu nei kia whakawaatia e koe, te tangata tāhae, te tangata hara, te tangata kore tikanga? Ko koe kē te tika, ... More >>
Cost Of Living Budget Delivers For Mangere
Friday, 26 May 2023, 10:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cheaper Childcare: 20 hours free ECE expanded to include two-year-olds Helping with Health Costs : $5 prescription co-payment scrapped Targeting Transport: Free public transport for under-13s, half priced for under-25s Reducing Power Bills: 100,000 ... More >>
Labour Selects Ethan Reille For Waitaki.
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has selected Ethan Reille as its candidate for the Waitaki electorate in the 2023 general election. Reille works in Community Development Support at the Waitaki District Council, he has been a representative on the Stronger Waitaki stewardship ... More >>
Tamati Coffey To Retire From Parliament
Friday, 10 March 2023, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tamati Coffey will retire from politics at the upcoming election after six years representing Waiariki, first as an electorate MP and then on the Labour list. He will carry on being the Labour List MP Based in the Waiariki until the October election. ... More >>
Labour Selects Priyanca Radhakrishnan For Maungakiekie
Friday, 10 February 2023, 10:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has selected Hon. Priyanca Radhakrishnan to contest the Maungakiekie electorate in the 2023 general election. Priyanca has been a Labour MP since 2017 and is currently the incumbent member for Maungakiekie. In 2020 she was the first ... More >>
Labour Selects Sarah Pallett To Contest Ilam
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 6:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has selected Sarah Pallett as its candidate for the Ilam electorate in the 2023 general election. Sarah has been the MP for Ilam since the 2020 General Election. She currently sits on two Select Committees, is the Chair of the Labour ... More >>
Chris Hipkins Sole Nominee For Labour Party Leader
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Hipkins is the sole nominee to become the Labour Party Leader, Labour Whip Duncan Webb announced this morning. “The Labour Party caucus will meet at 1pm on Sunday to endorse the nomination and confirm Chris Hipkins as Party Leader,” Duncan ... More >>
Labour Selects Tangi Utikere For Palmerston North
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 9:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
20 December 2022 The Labour Party has selected Tangi Utikere as its candidate for the Palmerston North electorate in the 2023 General Election. Tangi Utikere has been a Labour MP since the 2020 General Election and is currently Labour’s Junior ... More >>
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 >>
