Labour Candidate for Wellington Bays in 2026. Economist, Unionist, and believer in a better Aotearoa. Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington
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Delighted to be at Dr. Ayesha Verrall’s campaign launch today. Ayesha is an MP will get things done for Wellington, and knows how to represent everyone in our City. We have 84 days until we can get rid of this one term government, and start looking after people again.
Delighted to stand with @NZPSA and Deb, who works for Nurse Maude. She is one of 250 care workers on strike today, because their employer wants to cut sick leave, and has offered no pay deal. Deb & other care workers deserve decent pay, decent conditions, and our total support.
ALT Standing with Deb, a care worker for Nurse Maude
Get where you're going for less with Labour. $20 a week is the most you'll pay for public transport. This package would save a typical 2-commuter household nearly $2,500 a year in Wellington Bays/Rongotai. No paperwork, just real cost of living support for you and your family
ALT Labours Public Transport Policy
Labour stands with public servants, public service unions, and the services we all need. 167 days to make this a one-term government and turn New Zealand around
Everyday this government tries to do Wellington down, we just wake up in the morning and look better than ever. It’s the perfect day to see you at Te Papa at 12 - stand with @NZPSA and tell the government how out of touch it is with the values we hold. See you there!
With more rain coming for Wellington, please look out for each other over the next few days. Stay safe, stay out of flood water, & follow emergency services advice.
Have a look at the WREMO & Wellington City Council websites:
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Child poverty data from Stats NZ out today. All political parties except Act agreed to the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018, creating legally mandated targets for child poverty reduction. Right now, we are missing even the looser targets the government has set. A 🧵
This is what happens if you cut the minimum wage in real terms year after year. This is what happens if you spend more time kicking people out of housing rather than building it. This is what happens when you care more about cruise ship passengers than Kiwis.
Prices for basics are rising again at a rate much faster than wages, new data from Stats NZ shows. 70% of workers got a pay rise less than 3% last year and 44% got no pay rise at all. Food prices rose 4.6% overall, with the price of white bread rising 58% this year. A 🧵
For households on the lowest incomes, annual inflation is 3.4%. For pensioners, its 3.8%. For the richest its 1.2%. The minimum wage goes up by less than inflation for 3 consecutive years in 26. That laser-like focus on the cost of living seems to be pointing at the wrong people
I’m here at the release of the Salvation Army State of the Nation for 2026. It’s a portrait of the problems facing Aotearoa, and how we are doing in tackling them. Many of the problems we face have worsened over the past two years. A 🧵
Drug consumption has rocketed over the past two years. Meth use has nearly doubled during that time. Support for people affected by drug abuse needs more support given this weight of consumption.
