Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More

Gordon Campbell | Parliament TV | Parliament Today | News Video | Crime | Employers | Housing | Immigration | Legal | Local Govt. | Maori | Welfare | Unions | Youth | Search

 

Record turnout for Young Labour

Press release
For Immediate Release

Record turnout for Young Labour
Wednesday, 18 April 2007

Over 70 young people gathered at Parliament last weekend for the annual Young Labour conference of the Labour Party.

This was the largest conference in over 25 years, following the largest turn out at a Labour Party conference last year.

Young Labour President Meg Bates said of the impressive delegation: "It is
obvious Labour remains the party of choice for young New Zealanders. It's also clear from our increasing membership that young people are choosing to get involved in the Labour Party to make a positive contribution to our society."

"It isn't just the youth sector that is increasing in membership and
activity, the Labour Party as a whole is growing across the country,
despite being three terms into government. This bodes very well for the
2008 general election", Ms Bates said.

Among the issues debated at the conference was the challenge of climate
change. The conference was organised around a "carbon neutral" theme, with delegates accounting for their carbon usage as they travelled to and from Wellington. The total carbon usage, calculated at around 3.3 tonnes, will be offset by Young Labour members planting native trees in various native restoration projects around the country.

"Helen Clark set a challenge for New Zealand last year to become the
world's first carbon neutral nation. This is a goal that Young Labour
shares unreservedly. We proudly stand with her as we strive to meet this
goal, and our members plan to get active at a community level to help
the government achieve this."

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.

The conference elected a new executive to lead the sector into the next
year:

President Meg Bates
Vice President Sonny Thomas
Maori Vice President Kapu Waretini
Secretary David Do
International Secretary Eric Goddard

Treasurer Glenn Riddell
New Zealand Council Tony Milne
Policy Council Rep James Kennelly
Communications Peter Wilson
Rangatahi Recruitment Kieran Brown
Maori Liaison Amelia Dalley
Pacific Island Rep Leah Rees
Women's Rep Sophia Blair
Rainbow Rep Jordan King
Affiliates Rep Jeremy Greenbrook-Held
Auckland/Northland Rep Rochelle Rees
Auckland/Northland Rep Stephen Cooper
Waikato Georgia Farrell-Summers
Central North Island Julia Haydon Carr
Wellington Rep Rita Lowe
Northern South Island Holly Griffin
Southern South Island Ashley Murchison
Immediate Past President James Coyle

ENDS

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines


Gordon Campbell: On The US Opposition To Mortgage Interest Deductibility For Landlords


Should landlords be able to deduct the interest on the loans they take out to bankroll their property speculation? The US Senate Budget Committee and Bloomberg News don't think this is a good idea, for reasons set out below. Regardless, our coalition government has been burning through a ton of political capital by giving landlords a huge $2.9 billion tax break via interest deductibility, while still preaching the need for austerity to the disabled, and to everyone else...
More


 
 

Government: Concerns Conveyed To China Over Cyber Activity
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand’s concerns about cyber activity have been conveyed directly to the Chinese Government. “The Prime Minister and Minister Collins have expressed concerns today about malicious cyber activity... More

ALSO:


Government: GDP Decline Reinforces Government’s Fiscal Plan

Declining GDP for the December quarter reinforces the importance of restoring fiscal discipline to public spending and driving more economic growth, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says... More

ALSO:


Government: Humanitarian Support For Gaza & West Bank

Winston Peters has announced NZ is providing a further $5M to respond to the extreme humanitarian need in Gaza and the West Bank. “The impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on civilians is absolutely appalling," he said... More


Government: New High Court Judge Appointed

Judith Collins has announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister Jason Scott McHerron as a High Court Judge. Justice McHerron graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in English Literature in 1994 and an LLB in 1996... More

 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 
 

InfoPages News Channels


 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.