Labour New Plymouth

Meri Kirihimete to all New Zealanders! We hope everyone enjoys a well-deserved break and time spent with their loved ones this Christmas ❤️

Meri Kirihimete for tomorrow Aotearoa! We hope you all having a lovely day surrounded by joy, love and warmth, wherever you are. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷

It’s with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Grant Knuckey. Grant has been a long standing member of our Labour movement and has been a member of our Executive Board since March this year.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family at this time.

As soon as we have the details for his memorial service, we will let you all know.

BREAKING: We’ll remove GST from fresh and frozen fruit and vege

Great news!!

Labour to cut GST on fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables from April Chris Hipkins has shared more details on his tax plans and announced a boost for Working for Families.

The day has finally come! We are absolutely thrilled to have our hoarding signs going up. If you have a property that we could put one of our signs on, please contact us!

We would like to wish a very happy birthday to our amazing MP, Glen Bennett for New Plymouth!!!

Yesterday, we had the privilege of hosting Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Chris Hipkins MP, Angela Roberts MP, Soraya Peke-Mason MP and our amazing MP, Glen Bennett for New Plymouth. It was a great chance for our LEC members to hear from the Prime Minister and our other guests ahead of the General Election (which is now only 65 days away!!).

New Plymouth's Labour MP Glen Bennett given significant lift in party list New Plymouth MP Glen Bennett has made a signifiant shift up Labour’s list of candidates for the 2023 election.

We are absolutely over the moon with Glen Bennett for New Plymouth’s new place on the New Zealand Labour Party list… #29! We are really proud of you and we are proud to have you as our MP!

Mānawatia a Matariki! We honour and remember the loved ones we’ve lost since the last rising of Matariki, and celebrate the present – looking ahead to the promise of the new year.

We hope everyone enjoys the public holiday tomorrow with friends and whānau. Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing to celebrate, stay safe and have a good one.

Cost should not be a barrier to contraception. National is out of touch with reality for many women.
Chosing when, and if, to have a child should be a fundamental right, and this kind of announcement from National is chilling.

Chris Bishop talked a big game about National’s tenancy policy, but turns out not all was as it seems 😂. No one can find the charity who told him bring back no-cause evictions.

Meanwhile we're delivering a plan to tackle the housing crisis and support affordable rents, by building more houses and delivering changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to provide secure tenure to the hundreds of thousands of people who are renting. The exact law National want to gut.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3p7ha46

Great news!! ❤️

Labour confirms Angela Roberts as Taranaki-King Country candidate List MP Angela Roberts has again been chosen as Labour’s candidate for the Taranaki-King Country seat.

Join us today at Barclay Hall (158 Tukapa Street) at 5pm to watch the livestream of Jacinda’s Valedictory Speech at 5:30pm. See you then!

Tonight, Labour New Plymouth had our 2023 Annual General Meeting. At this meeting, we appointed our new Executive for the 2023/2024 year. This new Executive is:

Chairperson: Fraser Bremner
Deputy Chairperson: Heather Thomas
Secretary: Lorraine Webber
Treasurer: Rob Fleming
Deputy Treasurer: Grant Knuckey
Membership Manager: Troy Ryan
Executive Members: John Ferrie, Tom Stephens, Claire Lamb, Kate Thomas, Sonja Barrett & Hon. Harry Duynhoven

Also at tonight's meeting, as we are going into the election year, we had the pleasure of hearing from Ruth Pfister, who is serving as Glen Bennett for New Plymouth's Campain Manager!

We have a very exciting year ahead and we can't wait to hit the ground running!

Meet the new New Zealand Labour Party candidate for Wellington Central, Ibrahim Omer MP . He was selected today from an exceptional field of candidates. Ibrahim's story of courage, determination and heart is extraordinary. From escaping Eritrea, to a refugee camp in Sudan, to coming to New Zealand, working as a cleaner at Vic Uni, then getting a degree, becoming a union organiser and then an MP.

I could not be more proud of my friend. I first met him in 2014 when he came doorknocking on my campaign that year. As he said today he might not have started life here, but Wellington is his home. He will be a great MP for Wellington Central, and with your help he will get there.

Here is Ibrahim's maiden speech from 2020 if you want to hear more about his story. https://vimeo.com/483858326

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the sad news that Georgina Beyer, the world’s first openly transgender MP, national taonga, former Mayor of Carterton, Labour MP, activist, and rainbow legend, passed away peacefully at Mary Potter Hospice, today March 6 at 3.30pm.

Farewell Georgina. Your love, compassion and all that you have done for our country and for the Rainbow & many other communities will live on for ever.

Rest in peace.

Congratulations Glen Bennett for New Plymouth!!

New Deputy Chair role, previously Deputy Chair of Social Service and Community Committee... such a privilege.
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We know rural communities have been hit hard by the recent extreme weather events, which is why we’ve moved quickly to provide support with the initial stages of the recovery. This includes:

- $25 million in grants to support farmers and growers

- Support for growers to remove silt from trees and minimise losses

- Grants for farmers to help initial recovery on-farm

This is not the end of the support we’ll be providing. We’re committed to working with people on the ground, the primary sector, and the business community to ensure we can rebound strongly from Cyclone Gabrielle.

A huge congratulations to our new Labour Leader, and incoming Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins MP, and our incoming Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni MP!

Happy New Year, Aotearoa! We’re wishing you all a safe and happy 2023!

Meri Kirihimete to all New Zealanders, here in Aotearoa and around the world! We hope everyone enjoys a well-deserved break and time spent with their loved ones this Christmas ❤️

We were absolutely thrilled to see one of our Labour New Plymouth members, Lorna Fawkner, being recognised by Volunteering New Plymouth for her services to the Marfell community. If you are a regular at our Labour LEC meetings and fundraising events, you will probably have bought some of her AMAZING jams and preserves... and yes, they are AMAZING!

Well done Lorna! We are super proud of you and very honoured to have you in our ranks of Labour members.

WOW what a great celebration Volunteer Recognition Awards.
Each recipient has an amazing volunteering journey. Congratulations to all

Today, we’ve taken another step to ensure Kiwis are paying a fairer price at the pump.

We know current global fuel prices are adding pressure to families’ budgets.

That’s why we’re giving the Commerce Commission the power to step in and set fair petrol and diesel prices if needed. We’re also moving back the deadline for companies to include biofuels in their supplies, to ensure consumers aren’t facing extra potential costs during the current cost of living crisis.

This is on top of the actions we’ve already taken to ease cost pressures for New Zealanders, including extending our fuel tax cut, reduced road user charges and half price public transport until January 2023.

You can read more about today’s changes here: http://nzlp.nz/21lcg

Labour have been, and will always be, the Party that stands up for workers' rights.

From reintroducing the right to tea breaks that the last National government scrapped, to the introduction of a new, uniquely Kiwi public holiday, Matariki, we'll make sure hard working families across the country get the breaks they deserve.

Christopher Luxon and the National Party on the other hand? Earlier this year, they said they wanted to scrap Labour Day.

But you can rest assured, under this Government your public holidays and hard earned breaks will be protected.

This morning, Chris Luxon doubled down on his UK-style tax plan. British PM Liz Truss’ version saw the UK economy go into meltdown - and she was forced to U-turn to save the economy from collapse.

Three billion dollars of tax cuts for the very richest New Zealanders and housing speculators is unbelievably dangerous. It would drive up interest rates, add debt - and risk market turmoil like we’ve seen in the UK.

Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis need to read the room - and the global environment - and follow the lead of Liz Truss and reverse this ideological economic plan.

This week, we passed legislation to end the practice of live exports by sea, further strengthening New Zealand's hard-earned reputation around the world for ethical high-quality animal protein and fibre. This decision will help protect our reputation into the future.

You can read more here: http://nzlp.nz/n2q0b

Happy Suffrage Day - on this day in 1893 New Zealand led the world when women won the right to vote!!

Today marks five years since Jacinda Ardern was elected Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.

Throughout these five years, Jacinda has navigated New Zealand through unprecedented times. From the tough calls she made to protect the nation’s health to her work on lifting incomes and supporting families, we’re proud to have her at the helm ❤️

To celebrate this milestone, take a look back at some of Jacinda’s most defining moments as Leader of the Labour Party: https://bit.ly/3vubXDK

While abroad last week, Chris Luxon spoke at an event where he said New Zealand businesses are ‘getting soft’.

Today, he was asked by Susie Ferguson on Radio New Zealand five times why he made those comments - and five times he couldn't answer.

Listen to the whole thing here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018849241/christopher-luxon-defends-comments-about-nz-businesses-being-soft

Last night, we held our annual Labour New Plymouth Quiz Night to raise funds to re-elect our amazing .bennettmp in the 2023 General Election. Here is a photo featuring (left to right) Glen Bennett MP, Quiz Master Fraser Bremner and the winning team - Jacob’s Team.

As part of our Cost of Living Package, we’ve extended the fuel tax cut and reduced road user charges until mid-August, helping to ease the pressure at the pump ⛽

📢 With the lowest unemployment on record, we're in a good position to continue growing our economy and supporting Kiwis with the cost of living 📢