UPCOMING EVENTS
Hutt Valley Health Forum
Join the Hutt Valley local organising group to put health to our local candidates. Topics for the evening will include Hutt Hospital infrastructure. Access to GPs, primary and after-hours care. Health workforce shortages & retention. Aged residential care. Māori & Pacific health equity
Thursday 17 September at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Kōraunui Community Hub, Stokes Valley
Wairarapa Local Electoral Candidates Forum
Join us at the Local Electorate Candidates' Forum run by Unions Wairarapa. Topics for the forum are workplace relations and workers' health and safety. Mike Butterick (National), Kieran McAnulty (Labour), Lauren Craig and Heather Skipworth (Greens) and Matt Shepherd (Opportunity) have accepted the invitation to participate.
Friday 18 September at 5:30pm
Rangatahi Hub - 50 Hollaway St, Carterton
Unions Bay of Plenty Election Forum - "50 day fiancé"
This is a chance for union members to have your say on who should represent you and lead Aotearoa beyond Election 2026! This event will be run in a 'speed dating' style with candidates from political parties across the political spectrum engaging directly with union members, in a round table set-up, about members' priorities for this year's election.
We've got a fantastic line-up confirmed so far:
- GREENS: Daniel Oosthuizen
- LABOUR: Jan Tinetti, Toni Boynton, Rhieve Grey
- NATIONAL: Tom Rutherford, Sam Uffindell
- TOP: Michael Carter, Pāpā Wharewera (maybe)