Tag: Labour
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...