Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand
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The Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand is the administration formed by the Labour Party after its 2017 election victory, led initially by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and noted for its focus on issues such as child poverty reduction, climate change, and social welfare.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Government of New Zealand ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ardern–Hipkins Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionPartner | New Zealand First NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confidenceAndSupplyPartner | Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| election |
2017 New Zealand general election
ⓘ
2020 New Zealand general election ⓘ |
| endDate | 2023-10-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sixth National Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyFocus |
Pacific Reset policy
NERFINISHED
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climate diplomacy ⓘ multilateralism ⓘ |
| formedByParty | New Zealand Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneral |
Dame Cindy Kiro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dame Patsy Reddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headedBy |
Chris Hipkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacinda Ardern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedMeasure |
COVID‑19 elimination strategy
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COVID‑19 wage subsidy scheme ⓘ MIQ managed isolation and quarantine system NERFINISHED ⓘ nationwide COVID‑19 lockdowns ⓘ |
| introducedPolicy |
Families Package
NERFINISHED
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Fees‑Free tertiary education (first year) ⓘ Healthy School Lunches programme NERFINISHED ⓘ KiwiBuild housing programme NERFINISHED ⓘ Public housing building programme ⓘ Wellbeing Budget 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter Energy Payment NERFINISHED ⓘ Zero Carbon Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureStatus |
coalition government (2017–2020)
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single‑party majority government (2020–2023) ⓘ |
| notableEventDuringTerm | Christchurch mosque shootings 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passedLegislation |
Abortion Legislation Act 2020
NERFINISHED
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Cannabis referendum enabling legislation ⓘ Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018 NERFINISHED ⓘ Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ End of Life Choice Act implementation legislation ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
child poverty reduction
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climate change mitigation ⓘ housing affordability ⓘ mental health services ⓘ social welfare expansion ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fifth National Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister |
Chris Hipkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacinda Ardern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondedTo | COVID‑19 pandemic in New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responseIncluded | gun law reform after Christchurch attacks ⓘ |
| startDate | 2017-10-26 ⓘ |
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New Zealand Labour Party