Chris Hipkins
Labour leader Hipkins on govt scrapping first-home grants
The Government appears to have confirmed first-home grants will be scrapped in next week's Budget. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 15 May
On today's episode, we get reaction on the Government's new National Gang Unit, Police Association president Chris Cahill and Labour leader Chris Hipkins join us, we also hear from two school… Audio
Labour leader Chris Hipkins on new gang units
Police are setting up a new national unit, as well as district gang disruption teams, with the aim of curbing crime and intimidation. Labour says the moves are simply a 'rebrand' of what it had… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 8 May
On today's episode, Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses MP behaviour and Corrections funding, Genesis Energy is to resume importing coal, Resource Minister Shane Jones joins us, a Te Pāti Māori MP… Audio
Labour leader Chris Hipkins on MP behaviour
Over at Parliament, the last seven days have been peppered with calls of bad behaviour in the House. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 1 May
On today's episode, the Remuneration Authority has determined that MPs will get a 10.5 percent pay rise, we get reaction from Labour leader Chris Hipkins as well as from the Taxpayers' Union… Audio
Labour leader Hipkins on EU trade deal
The Labour Party signed off the agreement in July last year, after twelve rounds of negotiations between 2018 and 2022. Opposition leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 30 April
On today's episode, a shock 1 News Verian poll has National down by two points to thirty-six percent, while Labour has inched back up to thirty percent, ACT is down a point to seven percent, and New… Audio
Labour leader on latest poll numbers
Labour is taking heart from the latest political poll showing it could be back in power if an election was held now. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 24 April 2024
On today's episode, the Labour Party says the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act are short-sighted, leader Chris Hipkins joins us, lawyers are pushing back against the… Audio
Labour leader Hipkins on Resource Management Act changes
The Labour Party says the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act are short-sighted and put short-term profits ahead of environmental protection. Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 17 April
On today's episode we hear from Resource Minister Shane Jones on reducing barriers to coal mines, we get Labour's reaction to the changes from leader Chris Hipkins, journalist and media commentator… Audio
Labour leader Chris Hipkins on government's plan to ease consenting rules for coal mines
While the government continues squeezing the public sector to cut costs, the scale of spending under the previous government has come to light. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Labour leader on Government's new targets
Members of Labour say the Government's new targets aren't as ambitious as they are making out - and with no clear plan, they are setting public servants up to fail. labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke… Audio
Getting stuck on attack: the slow road to positivity in government
The Speaker has begun steering ministerial answers away from outright attacks on the previous government, and towards answers. The road to positivity for new governments is long and difficult. Audio
Getting stuck on attack: the slow road to positivity in government
The Speaker has begun steering ministerial answers away from outright attacks on the previous government, and towards answers. The road to positivity for new governments is long and difficult.
AudioLabour leader Chris Hipkins on response to China's cyberattack
The Government says it isn't planning to invoke sanctions against China after confirming that a cyberattack involving the republic targeted two parliamentary agencies.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters… Audio
Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick on tax reform
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he wants to revamp the tax system, after ruling out such a move just last year.
In a state of the nation speech in South Auckland, Chris Hipkins said New Zealand has… Audio
Hipkins promises to turn attention to tax system in state of the nation speech
The Labour party leader is promising to turn his attention to tax, saying the current system is inequitable and unsustainable.
In a state of the nation speech in South Auckland, Chris Hipkins said… Audio
Labour setting itself up to deliver tax reform say inequality experts
One of the country's leading inequality experts says the Labour Party has set itself up to finally deliver tax reform.
Chris Hipkins called the tax system "inequitable" and "unsustainable" in his… Audio
