Tag: Labour
‘Crime must have real consequences’
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...
Election an opportunity to get New Zealand back on track
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...
Cost of living – it gets worse
By Christopher Luxon, Opposition Leader and MP for Botany
Kiwis already struggling to make ends meet were dealt another blow at the weekend, as...
Rising fuel prices exacerbate cost of living crisis
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...
Economic recession casts dark cloud
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...
ACT pledges $1.6 billion for law and order overhaul
The ACT Party will spend $1 billion to increase the number of prison beds as part of its crackdown on law and order if...
National’s plan to address urgent nursing shortage
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...
Celebrating New Zealand’s first Matariki public holiday
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...
A society divided
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...
Luxon slams Covid decision as National rises in new poll
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...
Delta sacrifice has come at a cost
By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany
After weeks of huge sacrifice, it will be a welcome relief for our community that Auckland is now...
Petition opposes water reforms
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,...
Crime in Auckland on the rise
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...
MP’s bill will stop Government from ‘funding organised crime’
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...
Government must get tough on gangs
Gang violence is getting out of control in Auckland with another week of gang shootings and violence including a shooting at the Sofitel Hotel...
Two MPs in on party lists in Botany electorate
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,...
Luxon into Parliament, Brown retains seat
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)...
OPINION: School donation policy another broken promise
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...
OPINION: A budget on botched catch phrases
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...
OPINION: Government throws debt target out the window
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...
Teachers take strike action
There was complete chaos on Queen Street yesterday as thousands of teachers from primary and secondary schools walked off their jobs in a combined...
Schools oppose ‘Tomorrow’s Schools’ proposal
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...
Brown: ‘Government’s flaky KiwiBuild scheme crumbling’
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...
BROWN: Govt Fees-Free Policy is a fail
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...
Brown: “Mixed messages from Government on mental health”
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...
Price of petrol up 20 cents before Govt fuel taxes
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...
Government commits to higher fuel prices
By refusing to back down on new and increased fuel taxes, the Government is committing New Zealanders to higher fuel prices, says National Party...
Local MP’s weigh in on new budget
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...
Jami-Lee Ross: Government ramps up taxes, cancels new projects
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...
Ross: Fuel tax to solve Council’s runaway costs
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...
Brown: “Zero benefit from zero-fees policy”
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...
Petition launched to support East-West Link
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...
Labour’s transport policy means uncertainty for Pakuranga
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...
Can the Labour coalition last?
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 saddened by Winston’s decision
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...