Tag: Labour Party
NZ election 2023: Raucous Northland debate crowd rails at covid, te...
By Peter de Graaf, RNZ News
Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime walked into the lion's den when she took part in an election debate in Kerikeri...
NZ election 2023: Pay parity an electoral issue among South Island...
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist
A Pacific leader in New Zealand's South Island wants the future government to prioritise bridging the Pacific pay-gap.
Reverend Alofa...
NZ election 2023: ‘People power’ alliance wins pledge of 1000 new...
Asia Pacific Report
Opposition National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis was among three political leaders who made a surprising commitment at a debate last night...
NZ election 2023: National hits back over union ads slamming Luxon
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist
National says a series of attack ads targeting its leader Christopher Luxon funded by the Council of...
Election 2023: Labour kicks off campaign with free dental promise
RNZ News
Labour has officially kicked off its Aotearoa New Zealand election 2023 campaign with a promise to extend free dental care to all those...
Hipkins warns NZ voters against ‘turning the clock back’ on reforms
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist
Parliament has ended for another term, shutting down ahead of the Aotearoa New Zealand election campaign with...
King’s Birthday Honours: Former NZ leader Jacinda Ardern receives high accolade
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has received one of the top accolades in today's King's Birthday...
Health NZ chair fired over ‘political’ post, but says govt ‘overreacted’
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand's board chairperson Rob Campbell has been sacked over a political attack he made about the opposition National Party's...
Iwi leaders warn Hipkins not to bow over Three Waters co-governance
By Jamie Tahana, RNZ News Te Ao Māori journalist at Waitangi, and Russell Palmer, digital political journalist
Iwi leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand have accused opposition...
Chris Hipkins’ first question time as PM – will he ‘win...
ANALYSIS: By Peter Wilson, political commentator for RNZ News
Tuesday, February 7, at 2pm. That's when New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' parliamentary year...
Why NZ voters should beware of reading too much into political...
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
With a new prime minister sworn in and a cabinet reshuffle imminent, it is no exaggeration to say the...
Sepuloni’s ‘historic’ appointment symbolic for NZ, say Pacific leaders
RNZ News
Leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand's Pacific community believe the appointment of the country's first deputy prime minister of Pacific descent will bring positive...
NZ’s incoming PM Chris Hipkins singles out ‘global inflation pandemic’ as...
RNZ News
Incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins of Aotearoa New Zealand has signalled tackling the "inflation pandemic" will be a top priority for his cabinet's...
Chris Hipkins becomes NZ’s new prime minister – there are two...
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
Following the surprise resignation of Jacinda Ardern on January 19, Aotearoa New Zealand already has a new Prime Minister...
Hipkins energised and excited about chance to become NZ’s PM
RNZ News
Chris Hipkins says the opportunity to become Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand is the biggest privilege of his life and his eyes...
‘The shoes needing filling are on the large side of big’...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University
Well, no one saw that coming. For those in New Zealand relieved that Christmas was over because it means...
The hatred and vitriol NZ’s Jacinda Ardern endured ‘would affect anybody’
"History will judge Jacinda Ardern as a remarkable leader. She is genuinely kind and has an incredible intellect, she’s made more of a contribution...
Ardern’s resignation as NZ prime minister a game changer for 2023 general...
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by February 7 and will go to the polls on October...
Ardern won’t back down on Māori advance if co-governance made key...
Whakaata Māori
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her Aotearoa New Zealand government will not back down on advancing Māori issues, even if National frames co-governance...
Greenpeace condemns NZ silence on Pacific deep sea mining risks
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Greenpeace Aotearoa has condemned New Zealand for "standing by" while "deep wounds are inflicted on its Pacific neighbours" by silence over...
Departing Labour MP Louisa Wall: ‘This was not entirely my choice’
RNZ News
The long-serving New Zealand MP Louisa Wall has fired a broadside at her own Labour Party as she leaves Parliament to take up...
NZ support for opposition leader Judith Collins dives in new poll
RNZ News
New Zealand's opposition National Party leader Judith Collins has suffered a sharp dip in support in the preferred prime minister stakes, in the...