
Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins will visit Adult and Community Education (ACE) classes at Heretaunga College tomorrow evening to see first hand the immense value of night classes for our local community...

Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins joined in World Teachers Day with a visit to Trentham Kingergarten in Upper Hutt last week...

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee urgently needs to get on top of his portfolio and clarify whether the standards approved providers, must meet, under the Warm-Up New Zealand scheme have been lowered or not, Labour’s Associate Energy spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. ...

Any decision to amalgamate or reorganise local government within the Wellington region must be made by all Wellingtonians, not dreamed up and imposed by the Wellington City Council, Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins and Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson say...

Government Ministers are hiding how much they are spending on staff while expecting average New Zealanders to tighten their belts, Labour Internal Affairs spokesperson Chris Hipkins says...

The government’s decision to cap the number of houses heating and insulation firms can fit out under the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart scheme is putting undue pressure on small businesses already struggling in the current economic climate, Labour’s Associate Energy Spokesperson Chris Hipkins sai...

Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy must move to reassure sports clubs that they will continue to qualify for funding from charitable grants, Labour Internal Affairs spokesperson Chris Hipkins says...

The so-called wins made by the Maori Party over the ETS deal appear to be disintegrating by the day and highlight how shambolic the negotiations must have been, Labour’s Associate Energy spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. ...

Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins is urging Hutt Valley residents to come along and have their say at this week’s public meeting on the future of Adult and Community Education (ACE). ...

Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins has pledged to continue the fight against any reduction in police numbers and resources in the Hutt Valley following news that the National-led government is selling police cars and looking at selling police houses and stations...

New Zealand’s public health services must be some of the most restructured in the developed world. Unfortunately it now looks like another round of reorganisation is on the way. ...

Murray McCully and Anne Tolley need to get their stories straight and assure Kiwis that funding for programmes like Stage Challenge, Kapa Haka, Polyfest and the Pasifika Festival will be funded next year, Labour’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. ...

John Key and the National Government are stripping thousands of dollars out of low decile school sports programmes to pay for soccer balls in wealthier areas, Labour MPs Ross Robertson and Chris Hipkins say...

Sports co-ordinator jobs and the programmes they run are now on the line because of changes made today by the National Government, Labour’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. ...
























