Tag: Labour Party
NZ’s Labour calls on other cities to follow Israel boycott lead
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand's opposition Labour Party has backed Christchurch City Council and called for other cities to block business with firms involved in...
16,000 sign NZ petition urging more support for Gaza – tabled...
By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter
A petition urging the New Zealand government to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people has been...
Luxon warned over ‘meddling’ on Te Tiriti – ‘Māori will not...
RNZ News
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been warned that Māori will not sit by without a fight if the government attempts to...
NZ opposition parties urge PM Luxon to shut down ‘erase treaty’...
RNZ News
New Zealand's opposition parties have seized on a leaked ministerial memo about the coalition government's proposed Treaty Principles bill, saying the prime minister...
NZ Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins reveals new shadow cabinet
RNZ News
New Zealand's opposition Labour Party has announced its shadow cabinet to face off against the conservative coalition government.
The party endorsed Chris Hipkins as...
NZ election 2023: Polls understated the right, but National-ACT may struggle...
ANALYSIS: By Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
While the tide well and truly went out on Labour on election night in Aotearoa New Zealand,...
Lack of Pasifika MPs and ‘no voice’ in new NZ govt...
By Lydia Lewis and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalists
Pacific leaders fear they will have little or no voice in the new National-led government in...
NZ elections 2023: It’s National on the night as New Zealand...
By Debrin Foxcroft, Finlay Macdonald, Matt Garrow and Veronika Meduna, The Conversation
From winning a single-party majority in 2020, Labour’s vote has virtually halved in...
NZ election 2023: National, ACT poised to form new government
RNZ News
Christopher Luxon and the National Party are on course to form a new government with the ACT Party in Aotearoa New Zealand, with...
NZ election 2023: Two polls show boost for left bloc –...
RNZ News
Two polls out tonight both have Winston Peters firmly in the drivers' seat for forming a government with Aotearoa New Zealand's general election...
John Minto: A prime minister with Gaza ‘blood on his hands’
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
Aotearoa New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is correct to condemn Hamas killing Israeli civilians in its attacks on Israel this...
NZ election 2023: National’s support ‘overstated’ in close race, says ...
RNZ News
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says support for National in the polls for the Aotearoa New Zealand election next Saturday is "well and truly...
John Minto: NZ’s Labour refuses to recognise Palestine – even after...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) supporters are livid Labour is refusing to recognise the state of Palestine a full 104 years...
NZ election 2023: Labour’s disconnect with the electorate – and with...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
There is a sea change happening in the wider electorate in Aotearoa New Zealand which is counter intuitive to what the...
Ponsonby march highlights Dawn Raids pain and overstayer uncertainty
By Khalia Strong of Pacific Media Network
Dozens of Pacific Islanders and Palagi defied the bitterly cold wind and rain for a peaceful "remember the...
NZ elections 2023: Green Party, Te Pāti Māori call out ‘harmful...
RNZ News
Green Party co-leader James Shaw has compared the language of New Zealand First leader Winston Peters to former US president Donald Trump, saying...
NZ election 2023: Green Party pledges to double Best Start payment
RNZ News
New Zealand's Green Party says it will double the Best Start payment from $69 a week to $140 -- and it will also...
NZ election 2023: Overstayers issue kicks off Pacific communities debate
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Pacific Election 2023 debate kicked off today with one of the most pressing issues for Pacific communties --...
NZ election 2023: Bryce Edwards: The most hollow campaign in living...
ANALYSIS: By Dr Bryce Edwards
The 2023 general election campaign must be the most hollow in living memory. There really isn’t much that is positive...
NZ election 2023: Both Labour and National face multimillion dollar ‘climate...
By Eloise Gibson, RNZ climate change correspondent
While attention is focused on economists finding a $500 million-a-year hole in National's tax plans, a similar-sized hole...
NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...
ANALYSIS: By Ella Stewart, RNZ News longform journalist, Te Ao Māori
National Party leader Christopher Luxon made claims about health outcomes that were clearly false....
NZ election 2023: Hipkins and Luxon in fast-paced debate but fail...
ANALYSIS: By Maree Mahony, RNZ digital journalist
Labour leader Chris Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon have faced off in a fast-paced but unspectacular debate...