Press Release – Kapiti Coast District Council
Voting in the 2020 Waikanae Community Board by-election is being made easier with a series of “pop-up” voting stations leading up to the close of polling on 16 December. Read more »
by Cr Jenny Condie
For those who oppose the development at Shelly Bay, the Wellington City Council decision last week was a blow that has left them feeling hurt and disappointed. I have been asked several times for an explanation of why I voted in support of the sale and lease of council land, particularly given I was on record in an Enterprise Miramar survey during the election campaign as being against the development. Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson becomes deputy Prime Minister in the new Cabinet announced this afternoon by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. He retains his position as Finance Minister and also becomes Infrastructure Minister. Read more »
RNZ photo
Wellington.Scoop
At Parliament this morning, the Green Party and the Labour Party signed a Co-operation Agreement with a commitment to work together on child poverty, climate change, and the environment. The agreement gives the Greens two ministerial posts outside Cabinet. Read more »
Report from RNZ – October 29
The Greens and Labour are inching closer to a governing deal, with an announcement expected on Sunday. Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
Gathering in Wellington today, the newly elected caucuses of three political parties. The biggest group (above) was all the Labour MPs who will make up the new government. Read more »
News from NZ Vegetarian Society
The NZ Vegetarian Society has welcomed Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s invitation to take TV3’s Duncan Garner for a meal at Aunty Mena’s in Cuba Street. Read more »
Press Release – Wellington Chamber Of Commerce
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce congratulates the New Zealand Labour Party on their election win and looks forward to working closely with the next government. Read more »
Labour Party celebrations in Wellington. L-R: New list MP Ibrahim Omer, list MP and former leader Andrew Little, Ohariu MP Greg O’Connor, new list MP Ayesha Verral, Finance Minister Grant Robertson, and Rongotai MP Paul Eagle.
by Martin Plaut on Eritrea Hub
An Eritrean has won a place in New Zealand’s Parliament. Congratulations! Ibrahim Omer’s story is one every Eritrean will appreciate. He has just been elected as a Labour list Party MP in Wellington. Read more »
Report from RNZ
Former Wellington National Party MP Chris Finlayson says long-serving representatives Gerry Brownlee and Nick Smith have run their races. Read more »
