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Labour will restore pay equity legislation in its first 100 days and give an immediate pay rise to care and support workers. The reinstated legislation will accommodate the previous work already underway, so women aren’t starting their claims from scratch.
From 1 January 2027, care and support workers will receive an immediate pay rise of $4 an hour, worth around $8,320 a year, or $160 a week before tax, for an average full-time worker.  Future pay equity settlements are different. Pay equity is determined through negotiation, and announcing in advance how much has been set aside for individual claims would undermine that process. Future settlements will be funded responsibly through future Budgets as agreements are reached and their costs become clear. – Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall Labour’s health policies can be found in full here: https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/ |
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We support restoring the pay equity framework that applied before the 2025 amendments, so women-dominated workforces can again bring claims on fair terms. – Health spokesperson Jessica Hammond Opportunity health policy can be found here: https://www.opportunity.org.nz/healthy_people |
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Te Pāti Māori will repeal the coalition government’s pay equity changes and resume all cancelled claims.
Te Pāti Māori’s full health policy can be found here and its education and training policy here. |
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The Green Party have committed roughly $4.5 billion over four years to settle the pay equity claim for around 65,000 care and support workers whose claims were halted, and restore pay-equity law to its pre-2025 position.
Women-dominated workforces deserve pay that reflects their skill, responsibility and contribution. – Health spokesperson Hūhana Lyndon The Green Party’s full health policy can be found here: https://www.greens.org.nz/health_policy |
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 National’s health spokesperson, current Minister of Health Simeon Brown, refused to answer any of Kaitiaki’s questions, citing NZNO’s “politicising” of health in the lead up to the General Election. |
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The ACT Party’s health spokesperson Todd Stephenson did not answer questions due to “capacity constraints”. |
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No answers were received from New Zealand First’s health spokesperson Casey Costello. |
Responses published in the order they were received.
