Week That Was: Righting the wrongs of the past
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Our Week That Was series gives you a round-up of all the achievements, announcements, and other political goings-on around Parliament and across the country over the past week. We’re proud of all we’re doing to make New Zealand a great place to live – and we want to share it […]
Read More →Rebuilding our hospitals!
Source: New Zealand Labour Party If we want to have a world-leading healthcare system, we have to get the basics right. That’s why we’re rebuilding hospitals and fixing our health system’s critical infrastructure. We’ve spent the last few months rolling out our hospital investments around the country – from Middlemore to Maniototo. Take a look at […]
Read More →Week That Was: Changing the game in education, business, and housing
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Our Week That Was series gives you a round-up of all the achievements, announcements, and other political goings-on around Parliament and across the country over the past week. We’re proud of all we’re doing to make New Zealand a great place to live – and we want to share it […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: When “Labour got cool”
Dr Bryce Edwards. #LabourGotCool according to MP Kiri Allan, who tweeted yesterday while waiting for Jacinda Ardern to deliver her keynote speech at the party’s annual conference in Dunedin. Ardern’s speech was the highlight of what was a very successful weekend for the party. Once more, the Prime Minister showed her star power and impressed […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fixing New Zealand’s rotten dental healthcare
Dr Bryce Edwards. Yesterday at their annual conference in Dunedin, the Labour Party adopted a new policy of introducing universal free dental care. This is a big deal. If the Government actually follow through on this decision, it will make a huge difference to New Zealanders’ lives. And it’s a policy thats time has come. […]
Read More →Jacinda Ardern’s Speech to the 2018 Labour Party Conference
Source: New Zealand Labour Party I’m really pleased to be here in Dunedin. For all of the creativity, history, and beauty that this city holds, you still had me at ‘cheese roll.’ I’m also pleased to be here because this is my first leader’s speech at a Labour Party conference. That means my first order […]
Read More →Kelvin Davis’ Speech to the 2018 Labour Party Conference
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Inside my beehive office are an assortment of photos. They are not just there to cover the walls – they are a constant reminder of where I come from, of the many people that helped along the way, of the values we all believe in, of what we as a […]
Read More →Grant Robertson’s Speech to the 2018 Labour Party Conference
Source: New Zealand Labour Party It is my absolute honour to speak to you today, not just once again as Labour’s Finance Spokesperson, but this time as the Minister of Finance. It is an incredible privilege to have this role, and the opportunity every day to be part of a Government that is getting on […]
Read More →What we’re doing for housing
Source: New Zealand Labour Party When we entered Government, we also inherited a housing crisis – a product of nine long years of neglect. New Zealanders were struggling to buy their own home, and those who were renting were too often living in cold and unhealthy conditions. Everyone deserves a warm, healthy, and affordable home. […]
Read More →Year That Was: 365 days in Government!
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Our Week That Was series gives you a round-up of all the achievements, announcements, and other political goings-on around Parliament and across the country over the past week. We’re proud of all we’re doing to make New Zealand a great place to live – and we want to share it […]
Read More →Trans-Tasman e-Invoicing Arrangement signed
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Today in Canberra Small Business Minister Hon Stuart Nash signed the formal trans-Tasman e-Invoicing Arrangement with Australian Assistant Treasurer, Hon Stuart Robert. As well as signing the Arrangement they also discussed the longer term advantages for businesses using the Australian Business Number (ABN) and the New Zealand Business Number (NZBN). […]
Read More →Minister visiting Australian counterparts
Source: New Zealand Labour Party This week Minister for Small Business, Hon Stuart Nash, is travelling to Canberra for a range of meetings with his Australian counterparts across three of his portfolios. The first visit is with the Australian Assistant Treasurer, the Honourable Stuart Robert in Canberra to discuss e-Invoicing. The aim of this visit […]
Read More →Week That Was: Business, Bicycles, and backing our film industry!
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Our Week That Was series gives you a round-up of all the achievements, announcements, and other political goings-on around Parliament and across the country over the past week. We’re proud of all we’re doing to make New Zealand a great place to live – and we want to share it […]
Read More →One-stop shop for earthquake claims
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Earlier this month, we set up a new “one-stop shop” service for Canterbury’s earthquake claimants. In its first week, more than 100 people signed up to the Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution Service (GCCRS). We’re thrilled with the response to GCCRS. It means that people are in great need of such […]
Read More →e-Invoicing to boost productivity
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Small Business Minister Stuart Nash is encouraging the Australian and New Zealand public to provide feedback on a joint electronic invoicing (e-Invoicing) initiative that will save businesses time and money. “Research indicates that the economic benefits of e-Invoicing could exceed $30 billion over ten years, thanks to the significant productivity […]
Read More →Week That Was: Water, Wairarapa rail and women in sport!
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Our Week That Was series gives you a round-up of all the achievements, announcements, and other political goings-on around Parliament and across the country over the past week. We’re proud of all we’re doing to make New Zealand a great place to live – and we want to share it […]
Read More →What we’re doing for the environment
Source: New Zealand Labour Party New Zealand has one of the most beautiful natural environments in the world. We want to protect our environment for future generations. We’re working hard to clean up our oceans and make our rivers swimmable again, to protect our natural biodiversity, and to care for our small part the world […]
Read More →Clearer picture of community drug use
Source: New Zealand Labour Party A picture of New Zealand’s drug use is set to become clearer with the expansion of wastewater testing across New Zealand, says Police Minister Stuart Nash. “The Commissioner of Police today announced that wastewater testing at 38 sites in each of the 12 Policing districts will be rolled out this […]
Read More →Week That Was: R&D and rail safety, hospitals and Hobbiton!
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Our Week That Was series gives you a round-up of all the achievements, announcements, and other political goings-on around Parliament and across the country over the past week. We’re proud of all we’re doing to make New Zealand a great place to live – and we want to share it […]
Read More →Week That Was: From New York to New Zealand!
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Our Week That Was series gives you a round-up of all the achievements, announcements, and other political goings-on around Parliament and across the country over the past week. We’re proud of all we’re doing to make New Zealand a great place to live – and we want to share it […]
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