This week for our regular catch-up with Labour Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni, Caeden asks about the Ministry of Social Development’s questioning on benefit sanctions by members of the Social Services and Community Select Committee and the laws the Government has passed under urgency over the past week.
For this week's weekly catch-up Caeden asked Minister Andrew Little about Labour's fair pay announcement for the defense force.
They also ask about an RNZ article claiming MBIE has expanded their intelligence wing, and where this government's fear around mass migration has come from.
They also, perhaps regrettably, ask about a TikTok the Minister made with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.
For our weekly catch up Caeden spoke to Labour Minister Andrew Little about Labour’s high profile health announcements, including to restrict vaping and reform responses to 111 distress calls.
They also asked about the ongoing investigation into employers who abused migrant workers, and National’s tax policy which includes cost recovery for immigration services.
This week for our regular catch-up and current focus on local economy coverage Caeden asks Minister Andrew Little about Labour’s plans to combat the cost of living crisis, especially in the context of the GST off fruits and vegetable announcements and calls for tax reform.
Caeden also asked about the recent open letter calling to scrap the acceptable standards of health criteria for visa applications, and the criticism of our immigration system being discriminatory and colonial.
They started by asking the Minister to talk about Labour’s policies to combat the cost of living crisis.
For their regular catch up News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Labour’s Andrew Little about New Zealand’s first National Security Strategy to address new security threats facing Aotearoa, criticism of the proposed Immigration (Mass Arrivals) Amendment Bill, and reports that complaints of migrant exploitation have increased sixfold under Labour.
News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Labour’s Andrew Little about an office for an Independent Inspector-General of Defence being established after a bill passed in parliament, The New Zealand Defence Force's deployment to the Republic of Korea being extended, and National's proposed Pothole Fund.
First, she asked Hon Andrew Little about why an office for an Independent Inspector-General of Defence is needed.
An independent review has found that government ministers did not take adequate action to stop Dawn Raids despite an apology from the Prime Minister for historic Dawn Raids in 2021.
This week, the government also ruled out introducing a wealth or capital gains tax after the election, despite a study from Inland Revenue which found Aotearoa’s wealthiest families paid less than half the amount of tax compared to other New Zealanders.
For their weekly catch-up, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins asked Immigration Minister Andrew Little about both of these topics.
First, she asked Little about what the government's next steps are in addressing the impact of Dawn Raids.
This week, Spike speaks to Labour MP Andrew Little about his new appointment as Minister of Immigration following Michael Wood's resignation from Cabinet, and his thoughts and focuses going into the role.
This week, Spike speaks to Labour MP Andrew Little about the new defence deal between New Zealand and Fiji, allowing for more New Zealand military collaboration and presence in the country.
This week, Spike speaks to Andrew Little about the new defence collaboration agreement reached with Japan, his visit to the Shangri-La defence summit in Singapore, and the new review into intelligence laws.
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