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  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
July 26, 2020 at 4:43 AM

Watch: Message from Jacinda

  Kia ora John,Earlier this month, Labour volunteers came together after one of our first big campaign moments - our 2020 Congress. After Jacinda’s Leader’s Address, volunteers got together for a nation-wide day of action where we got on the phones and the doors to connect with vot…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
July 22, 2020 at 8:18 AM

Have you seen them?

  Hello John,  Hopefully, this week you'll have noticed our election hoardings popping up and delivering our people-powered message to communities across the country.  Thanks to the incredible generosity of people like you, we've raised over $78,000 so far - meaning we’ve covered t…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
July 19, 2020 at 6:43 AM

Campaign Update: Two months to go

  John,  A few months back, when I shared Labour’s campaign strategy - Our Plan to Win - I set out the three things we needed to do to get re-elected in September: run a positive and uplifting campaign, grow our grassroots movement across New Zealand, and raise enough money to comp…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
July 12, 2020 at 4:50 AM

Hoardings: Update

  John, Last week I emailed you asking if you’d help us boost the number of hoardings within your community this election, by chipping in and sponsoring one. A staggering 952 of you have already sponsored one (or more!), and that means there’ll be thousands more Labour hoardings ac…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
July 9, 2020 at 8:45 AM

Hoardings

  Hi John,One of the first stages of any election campaign is the putting up of hoardings. These billboards are put up in local communities to highlight our candidates and provide what election strategists call ‘layering’ of our message. The key to this layering being successful is…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
July 6, 2020 at 9:46 AM

Yesterday

  Yesterday I delivered the Leader’s Address at Labour’s Congress. It is the first time I’ve been privileged enough to do this as Labour Leader, and, given the global context of COVID-19, my speech - and the announcements made - were a bit different to what would normally be expect…
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
July 5, 2020 at 1:40 AM

LIVE: Jacinda's speech

  Hi John,  Jacinda has just gone on stage to deliver her 2020 Congress speech. Jacinda will be in touch later today with more details of her announcements, but for now, you can: Click here to watch her speech live Click here to read her speech Thanks for everything you do, Labour …
  Labour Campaign HQ · [email protected]
July 4, 2020 at 7:16 AM

Get your 2020 campaign t-shirt now

  Hello John, This morning, Jacinda launched our 2020 slogan - ‘Let’s Keep Moving’ - our rallying call for September’s election. We’re really excited about using it over the next 77 days, and, with your support, making it a reality for the next three years! To celebrate this import…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
July 3, 2020 at 11:05 PM

I wanted you to know first:

  Kia ora John,I’ve got an exciting campaign update that I wanted to share with our Labour members, volunteers and supporters before anyone else.  Almost 3 years ago now, we said ‘Let’s do this’, and together, we did. Now, for 2020, we’ve got a new rallying call: watch this video t…
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
July 3, 2020 at 7:03 AM

Don't miss Jacinda's speech

  Hi John,  This Sunday, Jacinda will deliver her Leader’s Address at the Labour Party Congress in Wellington, where she’ll be making some important announcements. Do you want to be one of the first to hear the details of her speech?  Sign up here and we’ll send it straight to your…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
July 1, 2020 at 8:08 AM

Phenomenal

  Hi John,Last month, Jacinda and I both reached out to ask for your help to re-start our 2020 Campaign. It was our first full month back in campaign mode and I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who got behind us!The generosity, messages of encouragement and the many pe…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
June 29, 2020 at 6:09 AM

Budget update

  Hi John, I hope you had a good weekend. I just wanted to check in following my email on Friday with a bit of an update. Your response has been nothing short of amazing! With the money we’ve raised over the last few days, I’ve been able to instruct our digital team to increase the…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
June 26, 2020 at 2:35 AM

Did you see the 6 o'clock news?

  Hello John,Last night a new poll was released by TVNZ. And while it showed that if their numbers were repeated on Election Day, Labour could still form a government alone, the gap with National has closed a lot. Will you donate to our election campaign and help us cement - and th…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
June 22, 2020 at 5:10 AM

Hayden gave me an update

  Hey there John, I caught up with Hayden to get an update on how the campaign is going since we restarted last month. He let me know how many of you had contributed to our 2020 campaign fund, and how much of a difference it’s going to make to our campaign to secure a second term f…
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
June 20, 2020 at 12:48 AM

Tell us why

  Hey John,  Are you voting Labour this year? If so, we’d like to know why - will you take our 2-minute survey?   I'm voting Labour - I'll tell you why   I'm not voting Labour   We're keen to share stories of why people are planning to vote Labour this election on…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
June 11, 2020 at 6:30 AM

100 days to go

  Hello John, Today marks 100 days until people across New Zealand get to decide who they want to see leading our country through the next three years.  We’ve always believed that putting people and our shared futures at the heart of everything we do is the only way to run a Govern…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
June 9, 2020 at 8:02 AM

Just a quick message

  Hi John - just a quick message. This past week, I’ve been emailing you about the extra funding our Opposition received through the Electoral Commission’s 2020 broadcasting allocations. I reached out to our grassroots movement and asked for your help to make up the difference so w…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
June 8, 2020 at 8:03 AM

Two bits of good news

Good evening John,There are two pieces of good news that I’m happy to be able to share with you today. First, there are now no active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. Second, we announced today that as of midnight tonight, New Zealand will move down from Alert Level 2 to Alert Lev…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
June 7, 2020 at 3:18 AM

Fwd: $82,915 (I’ve just looked at the numbers...)

  John, did you see my last email? I’ve got an exciting update! In just 48 hours, because of people like you donating to Labour, we’re nearly two-thirds of the way to making up the $82,915 broadcasting allocation advantage National was given last week! So far, the response has been…
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
June 5, 2020 at 6:33 AM

For our people and our planet 🌏

  Kia ora John,We know the health and wellbeing of our people and our economy relies on a healthy environment. As we start to move into a new, safer normal here in New Zealand, we’re determined to use this moment to reflect on how we can do things a bit differently, especially when…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
June 4, 2020 at 8:10 AM

$82,915

  The National Party has been allocated an $82,915 advantage. Will you help us make up the difference by donating to Labour today?Hi John, Last Friday, the Electoral Commission announced the broadcasting allocations for the 2020 Election, and the news wasn’t good: National received…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
May 28, 2020 at 6:28 AM

A small challenge

  Kia ora John,  In my last message, I said to expect to hear a bit more from me and the team as we begin to restart our campaign for this year’s general election - so hello again! I know it’s only been a few days, but today marks a significant milestone in the run-up to the 2020 e…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
May 25, 2020 at 5:58 AM

Labour Campaign update

  We’re restarting our 2020 election campaign today. Will you donate now and help us re-elect Jacinda and the Labour team? Click here to donate. Hi John, A lot has happened since I was last in touch with you about Labour’s campaign strategy. During Alert Levels Four and Three we ma…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
May 24, 2020 at 6:49 AM

Thank you

  Kia ora John,I’m going to keep this email brief, as I’m aware the last few that I’ve sent have been pretty information heavy.  I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you and acknowledge the incredible job you’ve all done to stay home, break the chain of transmission and save…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 9:58 AM

Tomorrow

Kia ora John,  When we wake up tomorrow, the country will be at COVID-19 Alert Level 2. As we start the day, we’ll see a lot more of our country getting back to work. Shops, cafes, restaurants, and playgrounds will all be open once again, and we’ll be able to see friends and famil…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
April 27, 2020 at 8:10 AM

Tomorrow

Kia ora John,When you wake up tomorrow (Tuesday 28 April), New Zealand will officially be at COVID-19 Alert Level 3. Because of the extraordinary sacrifices New Zealanders have made to this point, we’ve managed to get on top of COVID-19, and countless lives have been saved.We shou…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
April 20, 2020 at 8:42 AM

Update: COVID-19 Alert Level

Kia ora John,  When faced with the threat of COVID-19 spreading across New Zealand, we believed that decisive action - going hard and going early - would give us the very best chance to stamp out the virus. And the evidence shows it’s working.So far, thanks to our collective effor…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
April 9, 2020 at 8:42 AM

COVID-19: Alert Level 4 update

Kia ora John,  As we reach the halfway point of our country’s lockdown, I wanted to send a quick message to you all to say thank you. Thank you for staying in your homes. Thank you for sticking to your bubbles. And thank you for helping us to save lives. I also wanted to update y…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
March 25, 2020 at 8:41 AM

At 11.59 pm tonight we will go into self-isolation

Kia ora John,At 11.59 pm tonight, New Zealand will move to the highest COVID-19 Alert Level of 4, and as a nation, we’ll go into self-isolation. The reason we’re doing this is simple: It will save lives.It’s likely that COVID-19 has already started to pass from person to person in …
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
March 18, 2020 at 3:15 AM

Update: COVID-19

  Kia ora John,After a week of major announcements regarding COVID-19, I wanted to send an email to update you all on the wide-ranging actions this Government has taken to further protect the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders and slow the virus in New Zealand. As a warning, i…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
March 5, 2020 at 4:20 AM

Our 2020 campaign strategy

Hi John, Normally in political campaigns, election strategies are a tightly guarded secret. But ours is different. We’re committed to running a winning, positive and open campaign that’s powered by our grassroots supporters. That’s why I asked you to help me finalise Our Plan to …
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 4:01 AM

Will 200 of you do this?

Hey John, there are just 200 days to go until the 2020 election! That means we have 200 days to recruit and train thousands of volunteers, get our message of progress in front of as many voters as possible and run a positive, uplifting campaign in line with our shared Labour valu…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
February 25, 2020 at 6:46 AM

What the latest stats show

Hi John,  This is going to be a long email, so I want to put the news right up top: Today, Stats NZ released the latest child poverty figures — and these figures show our work to reduce child poverty is making a difference. More than 18,000 children have been lifted out of pover…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
February 20, 2020 at 5:24 AM

Social justice

Hi John, Today is the World Day of Social Justice, and this year’s theme is about closing the inequalities gap - a subject I know is important to many of us within our movement. I want to take a few moments today to reflect on the work we’ve done in Government to close this gap h…
  Hayden Munro, Labour Party · [email protected]
February 12, 2020 at 5:40 AM

Thank you for your feedback

Hi John, Wow - thank you to every single one of you who responded to our campaign survey last week! I’ve been blown away by the thousands of replies we received and your dedication, passion and commitment to making sure we keep making progress by returning a Labour Government in …
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
February 9, 2020 at 7:35 AM

It’s closer than you think

Hey John,Did you see the Newshub News at Six?  They’ve released their latest opinion poll, and it shows that this year’s election is going to be neck and neck, with Newshub’s Political Editor Tova O’Brien saying she couldn’t call it. The message is clear, we can’t afford to be co…
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
February 6, 2020 at 4:18 AM

Waitangi Day

Kia ora John,  Today, we’re commemorating 180 years since Te Titiri o Waitangi was signed.  Waitangi Day is an opportunity for us all to pause and reflect on our lessons as a nation, as well as a chance to look forward to the kind of aspirational Aotearoa we want to leave for our…
  Hayden Munro, Labour · [email protected]
January 31, 2020 at 3:10 AM

Can I get your feedback?

Hi John, The campaign is on! With the election date announced we’ve got just 231 days to go, and as Labour’s Campaign Manager, I’m beginning to finalise our campaign plan to win in September.  I started in my role managing Labour’s 2020 campaign earlier this month and I’ve been b…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
January 28, 2020 at 3:11 AM

It’s on.

Kia ora John, Earlier today, I announced that the 2020 general election will be held on the 19th of September. That means our campaign to keep delivering our progressive vision for New Zealand begins now. The last two years of leading this Government and working for you have been…
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
January 23, 2020 at 5:16 AM

Positive, robust and accurate

John, Today, I’ve reaffirmed our commitment to running a relentlessly positive campaign in 2020. As Kiwis, we recognise the importance of robust political debate. We question. We challenge our perspectives and views. But we also value fairness and facts. As a Party, we want to cr…
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 7:24 AM

How much will your school get? 🏫

Kia ora John, Did you see the news?  Our Government has announced a $400 million cash injection for nearly every state school in New Zealand!  This is the largest investment in state school upgrades in at least 25 years, helping our schools get on with any upgrade projects they’v…
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 4:24 AM

Vital cash injection 🏫

Kia ora John, Did you see the news?  Our Government has announced a $400 million cash injection for nearly every state school in New Zealand!  This is the largest investment in state school upgrades in at least 25 years, helping our schools get on with any upgrade projects they’v…
  Andre Anderson, Labour Party · [email protected]
December 15, 2019 at 1:09 AM

Our most important month yet

John, your support today is vital. At the start of 2019, we worked out how much we needed to raise this year in order to build our strong people-powered movement ahead of the 2020 election - unfortunately this month we’re tracking behind. To secure a winning election result next …
  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
December 1, 2019 at 9:36 AM

Some big news

Kia ora, This afternoon I shared some big news at our Labour Conference — an announcement that will benefit almost every single state school and kura in New Zealand, improving our children’s education, while also creating work for tradies across the country.  Now, I’ve been to a …
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
November 29, 2019 at 1:50 AM

Don't miss out!

Hi John, Want to be one of the first to hear about our latest announcement? This Sunday, Jacinda will deliver her Leader’s Address at the Labour Conference in Whangarei, where she’ll reveal the details of the Government’s latest announcement. We’ll send the speech straight to you…
  Labour Climate Campaign Team · [email protected]
November 15, 2019 at 12:07 AM

Quiz: Why it's so important

Kia ora John, Did you hear the great news? Last week our Government passed the Zero Carbon Act, taking us another step towards a cleaner, greener Aotearoa!  At Labour, we are committed to doing all we can to tackle climate change head on, and this Act is an important part of our …
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
November 8, 2019 at 4:15 AM

YES 💪

John, have you heard the news? MPs voted YES to taking serious action on climate change by passing the Zero Carbon Bill! This means that New Zealand is going to be doing our bit to address the climate crisis, setting up a Climate Change Commission and enshrining the target of stop…
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 3:50 AM

Have you seen this?

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  Jacinda Ardern, Labour · [email protected]
October 25, 2019 at 11:25 PM

Happy Anniversary

Kia ora John, Two years ago today, I remember standing on the steps of Parliament, looking out at the crowd of people who’d gathered to welcome our new Government to the Beehive, and feeling truly humbled. Humbled by those of you who’d taken the time out of your busy day to come …
  Labour Campaigns Team · [email protected]
October 25, 2019 at 4:16 AM

We're backing NZ

Labour has always backed New Zealand for the win. Warning: This email contains some terrible punts puns.   Hi John, Labour has always backed New Zealand for the win. But over the past nine years under National, on some of the tough issues like child poverty, our health system and …