More damage to workers? Hasn’t Brooke van Velden caused enough carnage?
Workers say the new leave law changes will make them worse off, and critics argue Brooke van Velden has already done enough damage.
Election 2026
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For all the climate deniers & big polluter pimps this Super El Niño will be a nightmare
A Super El Niño is coming, and it could smash through New Zealand’s climate denial, insurance system and political complacency all at once.
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Trump has gifted Iranian theocracy legitimacy! He has no option other than to surrender
Trump’s Iran war is blowing out in cost and chaos, and may end up strengthening the very regime it was meant to crush.
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CTU Launches Roving Health and Safety Reps Policy
As New Zealand marks Workers’ Memorial Day, the CTU is demanding new union-backed health and safety reps to stop preventable deaths on the job.
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Modern Slavery Bill Advances After Labour Pressure
After years of delay, Labour has forced movement on modern slavery, dragging hidden exploitation in global supply chains into the light.
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Hidden Transfer Fees Bill Passes First Reading
Kiwis are paying $743 million a year in hidden transfer fees. Labour’s new Bill wants banks to finally show the real cost upfront.
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Boarding House Bill Passes First Reading
After the horror of Loafers Lodge, Labour says it’s time unsafe boarding houses were dragged out of the shadows and held accountable.
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After wanting to mine conservation land, will Matua Shane Jones get pelted with cold Butter Chicken everywhere he speaks this election?
Shane Jones wants to mine conservation land. Voters might just respond by throwing butter chicken at him on the campaign trail.
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Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?
After a year of Erica Stanford’s wrecking-ball education reforms, Labour has finally put something on the table, and it’s bigger than just undoing the damage.
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If only Nicola Willis was right and Labour has a list of secret taxes!
Nicola Willis thinks Labour has secret taxes. God, if only. NZ doesn’t need tax panic, it needs the rich to finally pay up.
