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Managing Safe Border Entry To Boost Economic Recovery
Friday, 11 September 2020, 11:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Enable a 10 percent quota for critical workers as we further develop the allocation system for managed isolation places Review immigration criteria to enable a broader range of workers to enter New Zealand New Investment Attraction Strategy to encourage ... More >>
100% Renewable Electricity Generation By 2030
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will bring forward the target of 100 percent renewable electricity generation five years to 2030 with a review at the 2025 emissions budget $70m to accelerate a potential dry year storage solution, such as pumped hydro at Lake Onslow Accelerate ... More >>
National Needs To Come Clean On Debt
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 9:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant Robertson Labour Finance spokesperson MP for Wellington Central The National Party needs to come clean about whether it is going to use accounting trickery to meet its debt target, Labour Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson says. A report ... More >>
Balanced Revenue Policy Targets Debt, And Protects Essential Services Like Health And Education
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 11:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant Robertson Finance Spokesperson Stuart Nash Revenue Spokesperson No income tax changes for 98% of Kiwis A new top rate of 39%, but only on income earned above $180,000 No new taxes or any further increases to income tax next term Extra revenue ... More >>
Small Business Plan To Keep New Zealand Moving
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Small businesses are at the centre of Labour’s plan for economic recovery with a raft of further measures to support SMEs to respond, recover and rebuild from the global impact of COVID-19. “We took decisive action to cushion the blow of the ... More >>
Where Are National’s Policy Costings?
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 10:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s chaotic and inconsistent approach to policy is on show with a string of announcements made with no costings attached to them. “National’s team and its financials are in chaos. It’s incredible that a party that used to pride itself ... More >>
Chatham Islands MP Welcomes Government Support
Saturday, 29 August 2020, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Paul Eagle, Labour MP for Rongotai and the Chatham Islands, has welcomed further financial support from the Government for the Rēkohu/Wharekauri/ Chatham Islands community, including for a building in memoriam to the late Norman Kirk. Regional ... More >>
Proposed Hamilton-Auckland Rapid Rail Will Be A Significant Boost For Waikato River Towns
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Waikato electorate candidate, Kerrin Leoni, has hailed today’s announcement of detailed planning work for a high-speed rail service between Hamilton and Auckland as a “game changer for northern Waikato River towns like Huntly and Ngaruawahia.” ... More >>
Speech: Ardern - Let’s Keep Moving - 2020 Election Campaign Launch
Saturday, 8 August 2020, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
E ngā mana e ngā reo Ngāti whātua ngā mana whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau, e tika te kōrero Ehara taku toa he toa (taki tahi) he toa (taki tini) No rēira tātou e huihui mai nei, ka ‘Hoake tonu tātou’ Thank you for that welcome. And thank ... More >>
Labour Backs Businesses To Hire 40,000 New Zealanders
Saturday, 8 August 2020, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
· Business subsidy of on average $7500, and up to $22,000, to hire unemployed New Zealanders · Up to 40,000 jobs to be supported by $311 million investment in keeping New Zealanders off the unemployment benefit · Ring-fenced fund to help unemployed ... More >>
Powhiri At Manurewa Marae | Arena Williams, Labour Candidate for Manurewa
Saturday, 1 August 2020, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Arena Williams, Labour’s candidate for Manurewa, was formally welcomed to the Manurewa Marae today by Chairman Rangi McLean. A pōwhiri onto Manurewa Marae was held for Williams, her family, and Labour Party supporters. A crowd of almost 100 ... More >>
National's Transport Plans An Uncosted, Unfunded Shambles
Saturday, 18 July 2020, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Confirmation that National hasn’t even costed the centre-piece of its transport announcement yesterday is a further sign of the shambles in the Opposition, and raises serious questions about National’s competence,” Finance Minister Grant Robertson ... More >>
Speech: Ardern Labour Party Congress 2020
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tena koutou katoa Nga tangata whenua o tenei rohe o Pōneke, tena koutou Nau mai, haere mai ki te hui a tau mo te roopu reipa Ko tatou! Ko to tatou mana! Ko to tatou kaupapa kei te kokiri whakamua Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa Welcome. ... More >>
Labour moves to protect productive farmland
Friday, 3 July 2020, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MPs say they will require any conversion of highly productive farmland into forestry to have a resource consent to ensure rural communities are well supported during our economic recovery. More >>
Shanan Halbert Welcomes Investment In Northcote College
Friday, 3 July 2020, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Northcote’s Labour candidate Shanan Halbert is welcoming the Government’s investment of $48.5 million in Northcote College announced today by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The funding is designed to upgrade two of Northcote College’s heritage buildings, ... More >>
Labour Party List 2020 Election
Monday, 15 June 2020, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
LABOUR'S 2020 LIST: 1 Jacinda Ardern 2 Kelvin Davis 3 Grant Robertson 4 Phil Twyford 5 Megan Woods 6 Chris Hipkins 7 Andrew Little 8 Carmel Sepuloni 9 David Parker 10 Nanaia Mahuta 11 Trevor Mallard 12 Stuart Nash 13 Iain Lees-Galloway 14 Jenny Salesa ... More >>
Labour Māori Caucus Supports Further Delivery Of Puao-te-ata-tu At Oranga Tamariki
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 10:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Overdue change has started at Oranga Tamariki, say Labour Māori Caucus Co-Chairs Willie Jackson and Meka Whaitiri. “Labour Māori Caucus acknowledges the first report from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner ‘Te Kuku o Te Manawa’, ... More >>
Labour Māori Caucus Backs Stand Against General Arming Of NZ Police
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Māori Caucus stands against the general arming of Police and backs the Prime Minister and Police Minister’s position to not do so, Labour Māori Caucus Co-Chairs Willie Jackson and Meka Whaitiri said today. “In meeting with the Minister ... More >>
Local Girl Stands Up To Be Counted: Dr Emily Henderson Is Labour Candidate For Whangarei
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 6:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Dr Emily Henderson Last night, the Labour Party named Whangarei Family Court lawyer, Dr Emily Henderson, as its candidate to contest the Whangarei seat in the September general election. Emily has lived in Whangarei since she was seven years old, attending ... More >>
Labour Selects Experienced Community Campaigner Anna Lorck For Tukituki Electorate
Friday, 13 March 2020, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Tukituki candidate Anna Lorck says she’s thrilled to have been selected to run again in the electorate and is greatly encouraged by the opportunity to “get the job done”. Ms Lorck, a Hastings businesswoman and experienced local issues ... More >>
