Tag: Labour
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...