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In the Oct. 14 vote, the centre-right National Party led by Christopher Luxon is expected to emerge as the largest party with 34% of the vote, while Chris Hipkin’s Labour Party is sitting on 30% ...
In April 2024, Labour called for New Zealand to recognise Palestinian statehood. During the 2023 general election, Labour had campaigned on inviting a Palestinian representative to become an ambassador to New Zealand but had canceled it following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on 7 October 2023.
Regal and vice-regal Government Other party leaders in parliament Judiciary Main centre leaders Regal and vice-regal Head of state – Charles III Governor-General – Cindy Kiro Charles III Cindy Kiro Government Legislature term: 54th New Zealand Parliament. The Sixth National Government, elected in 2023, continues. Speaker of the House – Gerry Brownlee Prime Minister – Christopher Luxon ...
Several polling firms have conducted opinion polls during the term of the 54th New Zealand Parliament (2023–present) for the next New Zealand general election. The regular polls are the quarterly polls produced by Television New Zealand ( 1 News ) conducted by Verian (formerly known as Colmar Brunton and Kantar Public), along with monthly ...
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In late May 2024, Willis delivered the 2024 New Zealand budget, which delivered NZ$14 billion worth of tax cuts ranging from NZ$4 and NZ$40 a fortnight for all workers earning more than NZ$14,000. The Government also increased the Working for Families in-work tax credit, giving 160,000 low and middle-income families with children up to NZ$50 a ...
Dominic Harris of news website Stuff called it "perhaps the most unlikely of election night coups" which resulted in Labor taking every seat in Christchurch. [4] Pallett voted for cannabis reform in the 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum and for the End of Life Choice Act 2019 to come into force in the 2020 New Zealand euthanasia referendum.
The Labour Party's leader Chris Hipkins said that the 2024 Budget would "take New Zealanders backward" and that the Budget "is not worth the paper it is printed on." He criticised the Budget for making cuts to healthcare, public transportation, the first home grant, public services and climate change mitigation.