Tag: Chris Hipkins

Politicians are paying tribute to former National Party deputy leader Nikki Kaye, who has died after a battle with cancer. The former MP for Auckland...

The coalition Government plans to increase fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees, despite having campaigned last year on tackling the cost of living crisis. Transport...

Multiple MPs' offices in Auckland were vandalised by a group protesting the military conflict in Gaza in the Middle East. National Party leader and incoming...

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown has ensured east Auckland's political map remains a very strong shade of blue by being returned to Parliament at this...

The man vying to become New Zealand’s next prime minister has already cast his vote in this year’s general election. Botany MP and National Party...

Christopher Luxon has announced he will talk to New Zealand First leader Winston Peters if necessary to form a new Government after this year's...

A young woman’s brutal murder by an east Auckland man has led the Labour Party to announce it will strengthen laws relating to stalking...

The Labour Government is implementing changes to the justice system to tackle youth and gang crime. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins revealed the new policy in...

By Christopher Luxon, Leader of the Opposition and MP for Botany Last week, the Labour Government unveiled their Budget which outlines how the Government...

The Labour Government has today delivered Budget 2023 which contains a package targeted at "easing the pressure" on under-the-pump Kiwi households. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins...

A National Government will restore fiscal discipline, end Labour's “wasteful spending” and deliver clear reporting of public finances, party leader and Botany MP Christopher...

National drops 0.9 points on last month to be on 35.6 per cent but retakes the lead over Labour who falls back 3.1 points...

The number of Kiwis who have reported being the victim of crime has risen 46 per cent since 2017. New police data shows victimisations have...

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown has labelled the Labour Government "arrogant, entitled, and tired" during a blistering attack on its track record. Brown was the first...

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced the Labour Government is boosting the incomes of senior citizens, beneficiaries, students, and parents from April 1. The move...

Chris Hipkins thinks that fixing the Labour Government’s addiction to spending on expensive consultants is as simple as sending a memo, National’s Public Service...

By Christopher Luxon, Opposition Leader and MP for Botany You might have seen news reports last week that showed retail crime has spiked to...

Data obtained by the National Party shows the number of reported retail crime incidents in New Zealand has skyrocketed to more than 10,000 in...

By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga Labour might have a new leader, but the same challenges face New Zealand and it will be the...

By Christopher Luxon, National Party leader and MP for Botany What a start to the political year this has been. Not only do New Zealanders...

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has reshuffled his Cabinet with Dr Ayesha Verrall being promoted to Health Minister and Nanaia Mahuta losing the Local Government...

New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he has a plan to help dairy owners impacted by crimes such as ram-raid burglaries. He addressed the issue...

Blomfield’s (Darren Blomfield) latest cartoon following the shock resignation of Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister on January 19. She has been succeeded by Chris...

A bombshell was dropped on New Zealand's political landscape on January 19 when a tearful Jacinda Ardern publicly announced she was stepping down as...

The Counties Manukau Police district is getting eight new officers from the group of 56 constables graduating from their initial training course today. Among the...

Police are investigating a robbery that allegedly saw two offenders enter an east Auckland bar and present what appeared to be a firearm at...

The Labour Government has announced a multi-million dollar package designed to reduce retail crime and re-offending. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Police Minister Chris Hipkins...

Data supplied to the National Party shows more than two ram-raid burglaries were committed across the country every day throughout August. Numerous east Auckland businesses...

Education Minister Chris Hipkins made a visit to Howick College last Thursday to view the property improvements the college has been able to complete...

A call by Botany MP and National Party leader Christopher Luxon for Poto Williams to be replaced as police minister has come to fruition. On...

The Minister of Education has recently announced that public consultation has opened on a proposal for primary schools to only offer healthy drinks. "We know...

There's just one community collection site in east Auckland where people can collect free rapid antigen tests (RATs) for Covid-19. That compares to five such...

Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) is beginning to scale down its operations as international travel starts back up, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced...

  Only confirmed cases and their household contacts required to isolate All other contacts now asked to monitor symptoms but do not have to...

HIGHLIGHTS: Reconnecting New Zealand - the next steps          Fully vaccinated Kiwis and other eligible travellers can travel to NZ from Australia without staying in MIQ...

The Government has failed to properly prepare for the outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta strain by increasing Middlemore Hospital's ICU capacity by just one...

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has announced all year 1-10 school pupils in Auckland can return to face-to-face learning at schools and kura from November...

Mayor Phil Goff is hailing a major milestone in New Zealand's ongoing fight against Covid-19. Goff says 85 per cent of eligible Aucklanders have now...

More than 2 million people have now received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, Minister for Covid-19 Response, Chris Hipkins announced on Monday. "As of...

Legislation that will give the Government the power to delay next year’s local body elections until 2023 is being met with howls of outrage...

From 11:59pm tonight additional reasons for permitted travel will be introduced for movement across the Auckland boundary, Chris Hipkins says. “As this outbreak has shown...

Pakuranga MP and National Party police spokesman Simeon Brown is describing the actions of Police Minister Poto Williams as "shameful". His criticism relates to his...

The Government is being criticised for waiting more than a month to reveal people may have been injected with incorrect Covid-19 vaccine doses in...

The Ministry of Health is investigating whether people who received the Covid-19 vaccine at a site in east Auckland may have received an “incorrect...

It sounds like the Government may finally be waking up to the massive public opposition to their planned $785 million cycle bridge across the...

A petition asking the Minister of Education to build a secondary school in the Pohutukawa Coast was successfully presented to Parliament. The subject has been...

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown is criticising Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt for paying a $200 donation to a gang. Brown, the National Party’s police...

It’s not very often that a politician gives credit to a member of the opposition, but that is exactly what Minister of Education Chris...

The energy at the Picton Centre on Monday morning was contagious with more than 350 local teachers gathered to discuss the possibility of further...

As primary school teachers threaten another strike on November 12, the Ministry of Education made a recent announcement of their new plan to hire...

Former principal of Pakuranga College Bali Haque has been named the chair of a new taskforce set to undertake the biggest school review in...