Labour Promises to Reinstate Pay Equity, but only Costs One Claim, Leaving $8.5b Out of Plan

Labour promises to reinstate pay equity, but only costs one claim, leaving $8.5b out of plan

The Labour Party published its fiscal plan on Sunday afternoon, reiterating a pledge to restore the old pay equity regime, but declining to include a specific cost for this in its spending plan.

Labour promises pay rise for care and social workers in fiscal plan

Labour promises pay rise for care and social workers in fiscal plan

Hipkins says Nats failed to 'pay women properly', as Willis calls Labour’s fiscal plan a 'fraud'

The Labour Party published its fiscal plan on Sunday afternoon, reiterating a pledge to restore the old pay equity regime, but declining to include a...

Election 2026: Weekend RoundUp

Alongside strategic voting and the release of The Maori Party list, tax, wages and transport dominated the weekend’s election announcements, as parties set out spending plans and clashed over their costs. Labour released its fiscal plan, promising a $4-an-hour pay rise for 65,000 care and support workers from 1 January, alongside reinstated pay-equity legislation. The […]

Labour’s busy weekend: Pay equity, fiscal plan and hitting the campaign trail

Labour proposes restoring pay equity law and giving an immediate pay rise to care and support workers while also releasing its fiscal plan