Tag: Naisi Chen

With less than two months until this year's general election, Kiwis are being urged to enrol to vote so they can make their voices...

By Naisi Chen, Labour List MP based in Botany Last week the Government announced it had delivered on its commitment to put an extra...

The Labour Government's local water reforms are affordable and necessary and they'll save ratepayers money, Botany-based Labour List MP Naisi Chen says. The Government recently...

The Government is adding to east Auckland's housing stock by partnering with Fletcher Residential to build more than 150 new homes in Flat Bush. A...

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...

Members of Parliament travel across the Tasman this week to learn more about Australia’s federal and state political and electoral systems. The delegation includes Botany-based Labour...

A Labour MP based in east Auckland says the narrative that youths who commit ram-raids and smash-and-grab burglaries face no consequences for their crimes...

The Labour Government spent almost $3 million providing emergency housing to people in east Auckland in the six months from March to August this...

After months of delays due to Covid-19, the ribbon for the official opening of a local medical centre has been cut by the Associate...

Budding young east Auckland politicians have seized the chance to quiz the Government about major issues including housing affordability and mental health. Three local teenagers...

The National Party is hitting back at an accusation it's to blame for the closure of east Auckland's only overnight medical service. The after-hours service...

An east Auckland-based Labour MP says underfunding of the health system by the previous National Government is to blame for the closing of east...

There have been two very successful planting days at the Mangemangeroa Reserve. The first was with Forest and Bird on June 11 which was at...

Singing and music were the main focus on an all-afternoon event at Uxbridge over the weekend. On Sunday, the Botany and Flat Bush Ethnic Association...

A Government MP based in east Auckland is defending the Labour Party's record when it comes to building new homes in the local community. Botany-based...

By Naisi Chen, Labour List MP based in Botany On Saturday, the Government announced it would redistribute money from the Northern Pathway towards the...

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

I want to thank everyone in east Auckland for all of your hard work over the past few weeks as we've stayed home to...

The Government recently announced it was introducing the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill that will ban conversion therapy. The landmark legislation will stop a practice that...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has officially opened a new social housing development built in east Auckland by Christian charity the Salvation Army. Ardern and Housing...

If you've been following the news this past week, you might have heard that our Government has released this year's Budget. At its core, the...

Hello Times Readers! It's great to be able to contribute regularly to this incredible local news outlet. I'm looking forward to some heated discussion and...

East Auckland-based Labour list MP Naisi Chen is adding her voice to those calling for East Care's overnight medical service to be reinstated. The 11pm-7am...

In my first official column in the Times as the new MP for Botany, let me firstly say a big thank you for putting...

As the country waited with bated breath on Saturday evening while the early votes were being counted, there was a palpable buzz of excitement...

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,...

What a night on the hustings. General Election 2020 saw National record its worst showing since 2002. Labour recorded an historic win claiming 49.1 per...

Opinion It’ll come as little surprise that there are very few swing voters in the traditionally blue Botany electorate seat. Hosted by the Life Growth Community...

All systems are go to have Naisi Chen (Labour) and Christopher Luxon (National), the two Botany electorate candidates, appear at the Life Growth Community...

With voting set to begin in under two weeks, the Howick Youth Council’s interactive candidate forums have been the first successful community meetings held...

EXCLUSIVE Independent MP Jami-Lee Ross is not contesting the Botany seat in the General Election in October. The former National front bencher who fell out spectacularly...

Naisi Chen (Labour), Jami Lee-Ross (Advance NZ) and Christopher Luxon (National) will be answering questions from the public at the Botany Meet-the-Candidates evening on...

A series of community election forums for local parliamentary candidates is set to be hosted by the Howick Youth Council (HYC) for the Botany...

Botany’s heavyweight electorate candidates will be hosted by the Life Growth Community Trust at its Botany Meet the Candidates evening on Tuesday September 1. The...

Labour Botany candidate Naisi Chen celebrated her campaign launch recently. She was joined by Labour candidate for Takanini Dr Anae Neru Leavasa and Labour List...

The Labour Party has selected consultant and public servant Naisi Chen to contest Botany at the 2020 general election in September. “It’s an honour to...