Tag: labour
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Labour Pledges Cheaper School Uniforms, Restored Lunches and Rural Bus Routes
ACT says Labour has backed its policy to cap compulsory branded uniform items at three and calls on all other parties to support it.
Politics and GovernmentEducationGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesLabour PartySocial IssuesElection ACT New ZealandLaura McClureschool uniformsLabourChris HipkinsWINZ hardship loanscost of livingNew Zealand Labour PartyGinny Andersenschool lunchesrural school busesback-to-school costs
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POLITICAL PULSE: What Party Leaders Are Saying on Social Media (5pm, 20 September 2026)
Seymour turns on coalition partners over supermarket policy as Hipkins renews food-price promise
Politics and GovernmentGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesSocial IssuesMedia David SeymourACTChris HipkinsLabourQiulae WongOpportunity Partysupermarket policygrocery pricesfood pricesNew Zealand FirstNationalPolitical PulseNewswire.nzsocial mediacoalitionWinston PetersChristopher Luxon
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Waitangi Tribunal Report Slams Government's Māori-Crown Relations
A new Waitangi Tribunal report criticizes the government's handling of Māori-Crown relations, with Labour's Willie Jackson citing breaches of treaty principles and potential harm to Māori children, calling for Te Tiriti o Waitangi to remain in schools.
Politics and GovernmentGeneral PoliticsLabour PartyEducationSocial Issues Waitangi TribunalMāori-Crown relationsWillie JacksonLabourTe Tiriti o WaitangiGovernmentNew Zealand Labour PartyElection