Labour’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Chris Hipkins has welcomed the Government’s change of heart over providing funding to support the iconic Rally of New Zealand. Read the rest of this entry »

The National government has given up another golden opportunity to promote New Zealand by wiping the iconic Rally of New Zealand off the national events calendar, Labour’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Sports Minister Murray McCully is winding back the clock with plans to split high-performance sport from the umbrella of SPARC, Labour’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. Read the rest of this entry »