Labour Leader Chris Hipkins is welcoming the Strategic Partnership agreed to by New Zealand and India but says there will be consequences if New Zealand does not fulfil its side of the deal.
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The SolarSaver package, announced today, would cost $160 million over four years, which the party says it will fund by repurposing the coalition's gas security fund.
Wed, Jul 8
Labour's Chris Hipkins has joined Government ministers in condemning the move.
Tue, Jul 7
On Sunday, Q+A reported MSD managers were being individually assessed on whether they keep emergency housing numbers under the Government's targets.
Tue, Jun 30
Leader Chris Hipkins has announced the election policy at the party congress in Wellington.
New Zealand
Sun, Jun 28
Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke from about 2pm today.
Winston Peters has previously been emphatic that the door is shut from his side.
This weekend it's Labour faithful saying they're going into the election campaign "optimistic".
The party's annual conference comes after a recent poll showing a drop for Labour, but the party is still ahead of National.
Sat, Jun 27
The last time Labour and National's ranking combined was this low was in 1996.
Tue, Jun 23
Meanwhile, leaders with parties down in the new poll have brushed off the results.
Both Labour and National have taken falls in the latest 1News Verian poll.
The Labour leader said his party disagreed with most of what was announced by the Greens in their tax policy.
The document's costings are based on National's own analysis of Budget figures and its opposition counterpart's announcements and other public statements.
Sun, Jun 14
"Public transport should help people get ahead, not become a luxury people get priced out of," said Tangi Utikere, Labour's transport spokesperson.
Wed, Jun 10
"I need to be reassured information he has been privy to through the course of his duties has been handled properly," says Richard Chambers.
Tue, Jun 9
Under the most recent 1News Verian poll, Naidoo's ranking means he would be comfortably elected to Parliament as a list MP.
Mon, Jun 8
The Labour leader and party president Jill Day said the team would give New Zealanders "real choice for the kind of country we want to live in".
The Labour leader confirmed a wave of policy announcements was on its way but says caucus has not yet finished assessing last week's Budget.
Tue, Jun 2
With six months until the election, Labour is still holding its tongue on major policy announcements.
Sun, May 17
New Zealand First had opposed the agreement, which meant National and ACT required the support of Labour.
Business
Thu, Apr 23
"We need to do better," he told 1News after recording his worst-ever party vote result as Prime Minister in the 1News Verian poll.
Sun, Apr 19
The results of the 1News Verian poll show that if an election were to be held today Labour and its partners would knock the coalition out of power.
The results of the 1News Verian poll, carried out amid the fuel crisis and after the PM's Cabinet reshuffle, will be released at 6pm.
The Labour leader spoke to Breakfast amid ongoing fallout from his ex-wife's social media post.
Wed, Mar 18
