カテゴリー: Labour party
Freshly appointed envoy to Ireland Trevor Mallard did much good in his time in parliament, but never shied from controversy – sometimes to his cost It is hard to find someone in New Zealand who does not have a strong opinion about Trevor Mallard.The ma…
PM Jacinda Ardern said caucus voted to expel Sharma over ‘repeated and calculated’ breaches of its rulesJacinda Ardern and her Labour colleagues have expelled MP Gaurav Sharma from caucus, the first time in more than a decade that the party has taken s…
The prime minister imposed peace on a party once riven by public bickering, but a rogue MP has threatened all of thatJust hours after electing Jacinda Ardern leader in 2017, an extremely bruised Labour caucus stood onstage trying to assure media the pa…
Suspension of Gaurav Sharma for party rule breaches comes after he made allegations of bullying within the partyNew Zealand’s Labour party has suspended MP Gaurav Sharma over what the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said were “repeated breaches” of cau…
Centre-right National and libertarian Act could form government, according to latest survey, with Labour-Greens bloc trailing on combined 42% supportJacinda Ardern’s chances of re-election are looking shakier, with new polling indicating that New Zeala…
Government signals sweeping changes to address ‘reliance on temporary migrant labour’New Zealand has become an increasingly appealing destination for those seeking a haven – from Covid-19, economic recession or chaotic international politics. In recent…
Labour’s historic win delivered Ardern a second term while voters punished politicians who embraced populism Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Labour prime minister who was returned to power for a second term with a commanding majority, has often been hail…
Supporters jubilant after defying poor early polls and gaining first electorate win since 1999The mood at the election headquarters of New Zealand’s Green party was triumphal, almost as though the party had won the election outright. The election resul…
With its most resounding victory since 1946, the weight of expectation on Labour has never been greaterThe Jacinda Ardern-led New Zealand Labour party has swept to its largest election night victory since 1946, winning 49.1% of the party vote and 64 se…
Survey puts support at 61% – handing New Zealand PM an extra 40th birthday presentJacinda Ardern has been handed a 40th birthday present in a new poll showing Labour is on track to cruise to victory in this year’s New Zealand election.Her party charted…
List has more than doubled in size to 14,500 in two years since Jacinda Ardern promised to fix crisis The waiting list for state housing in New Zealand has hit a record high as the government struggles to cope with the booming number of homeless people…