Tag: Labour

A National Government will introduce tougher penalties for crime and make the justice system put victims’ interests ahead of those of offenders, the party's...

By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga With advance voting now open for this year's general election, Kiwis across the country are heading to the...

By Christopher Luxon, Opposition Leader and MP for Botany Kiwis already struggling to make ends meet were dealt another blow at the weekend, as...

It hasn’t taken long for east Auckland motorists to feel more pain at the pump after the Labour Government reinstated the 25 cents per...

By Christopher Luxon, Leader of the Opposition and MP for Botany Last week's news that New Zealand is now in a recession will be...

The ACT Party will spend $1 billion to increase the number of prison beds as part of its crackdown on law and order if...

By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga Our health system has been falling apart on Labour's watch and this is no better illustrated than by...

By Naisi Chen, Labour List MP based in Botany I'm really proud that we've delivered on Labour's election commitment to establish a public holiday...

By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany and National Party leader I want to address the elephant in the room: our increasingly divided society. I entered...

Botany MP and National Party leader Christopher Luxon says the Government should immediately move Auckland to the 'orange' level of the Covid-19 protection framework...

By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany After weeks of huge sacrifice, it will be a welcome relief for our community that Auckland is now...

Almost 25,000 people have signed a petition opposing the Government's "Three Waters" plan to reform the management of New Zealand's drinking water, waste water,...

The latest statistics from police show that Auckland is becoming more dangerous with a 63 per cent increase in violent crime in Auckland's CBD...

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown says he will introduce a member’s bill to prevent future Government funding from being granted to organised crime units. Brown, the...

Gang violence is getting out of control in Auckland with another week of gang shootings and violence including a shooting at the Sofitel Hotel...

The Botany electorate has two additional new MPs who have come in via their party lists. Naisi Chen, who was 38th on the Labour list,...

So, a quick wrap-up of General Election 2020 - Labour has had an historic win claiming 49.1 per cent of votes (winning 64 seats)...

In the Government’s recent budget they announced the removal of school donations for all decile 1-7 schools. Whilst National has supported this Bill to Select...

There’s a lot of partisan commentary on Budget 2019 out there already. The red team says everything is great. The blue team says everything...

Right now it feels as though every week the Government breaks another promise to New Zealanders and last week was no different. Finance Minister Grant...

There was complete chaos on Queen Street yesterday as thousands of teachers from primary and secondary schools walked off their jobs in a combined...

Several local schools have strongly opposed the Government’s proposed changes to the education system. Pigeon Mountain Primary is among the many local schools, including Owairoa...

The Government’s flagship housing policy has been flaky from the get-go and last week we saw it completely crumble. Housing Minister Phil Twyford finally admitted...

OPINION: The Labour-led Government’s election bribe of fees-free tertiary education has been a complete failure with the Government’s own numbers showing that the number...

    Mental health is a significant issue facing New Zealand, with Labour coming to Government promising to make radical reforms to the sector. We were repeatedly...

Petrol prices went up 20 cents per litre, even before the Labour Government's petrol tax increases, says National Party Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross. The Government’s extra 25 cents...

By refusing to back down on new and increased fuel taxes, the Government is committing New Zealanders to higher fuel prices, says National Party...

The Government’s first Budget came out yesterday and the Times reached out to our local MP's Simeon Brown and Jami-Lee Ross to see what...

The Government's new plan for transport is bad news for Auckland. Hard-working taxpayers in our city are about to be whacked by an increase in petrol taxes of...

New legislation from the Government today means all Auckland motorists will be taxed 10 cents a litre more in just three months’ time, National’s...

The government’s new policy of giving tertiary students their first year at university for free has backfired, with Universities New Zealand recently confirming no...

A petition has been launched by National to garner support for the East-West link after Labour announced plans to review the project. The petition was...

MP for Pakuranga Simeon Brown is concerned that the new coalition agreements signed and announced between Labour, New Zealand First, and the Greens, will have...

National party whip and Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross has raised questions as to whether a NZ First coalition with Labour and Greens can last. “Already...

  Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga says he is disappointed with last night's announcement  that a Labour/NZ First/Green arrangement will form the new government. “I’m saddened by the decision made...