Brooke van Velden
ACT MP, Internal Affairs Minister
Topics
- Brooke van Velden profanity in ParliamentQuiet since 15 May 2025
- Fire and Emergency NZ levy breachOngoing
- WorkSafe reforms and road cone hotlineQuiet since 4 Jun 2025
- Holidays Act replacementQuiet since 24 Sep 2025
- Benjamin Doyle death threatsQuiet since 1 Apr 2025
- Pay equity changes 2025Quiet since 9 Jun 2025
- Pay equity law changesQuiet since 18 Aug 2025
- Pike River anniversary and justice callsQuiet since 21 Nov 2025
All stories
October 2026
- Fire and Emergency NZ chief executive Kerry Gregory resigns
+2 - Fire and Emergency chief remains on leave after minister's rebuke
September 2026
- TVNZ defends election reporting after criticism from senior MP
- Brooke van Velden delivers final speech in Parliament
- Christopher Luxon to hold post-Cabinet briefing as Parliament enters final week
- Minister says Fire and Emergency NZ breached law over levy collections
- Minister loses confidence in Fire and Emergency chief executive
- Act Party releases 2026 election list with Paul Henry ranked fourth
December 2025
- Taboo swear word named Massey University quote of the year
- Government to close road cone hotline ahead of schedule+1
- Kiwis urged to renew passports as 1.3 million expire by 2027
- Minimum wage to increase by 2 per cent from April+1
November 2025
October 2025
September 2025
- Government to replace Holidays Act with new employment leave legislation
- Government to reform Holidays Act to simplify leave entitlements
- Government to replace Holidays Act with new leave system+1
August 2025
- Film director James Cameron becomes a New Zealand citizen
- Ministers kept pay equity law changes secret to protect budget
- Federated Farmers says farm chore rule changes have been misunderstood
July 2025
- Minister considers regulating farm chores for children
- Government proposes simplifying scaffolding rules to reduce construction costs
- English to appear above te reo Māori in New Zealand passport redesign
June 2025
- Bill to bar high earners from unjustified dismissal claims introduced
- Maximum weekly paid parental leave payments to increase from July 1
- Government considers changes to sick leave entitlements+2
- WorkSafe launches 12-month road cone hotline pilot
- Government launches road cone hotline as WorkSafe undergoes reforms+2
- Government shifts WorkSafe focus from enforcement to guidance
May 2025
- Chris Hipkins calls Labour question mistake after parliamentary incident
- Minister van Velden meets with Council of Trade Unions
- Minister uses profanity in Parliament to protest against misogyny
- Chris Hipkins takes responsibility for MP's use of offensive term
- Labour defends referencing controversial column in Parliament+1
- Brooke van Velden uses profanity in Parliament during column critique+1
March 2025
- Government to reduce health and safety rules for small businesses
- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference
- Offshore companies expected to lead new online gambling market
February 2025
- Singh is the most common family name for New Zealand newborns
- Minister refuses to meet with New Zealand's largest workers' union
January 2025
November 2024
Photo: Health & Safety Association NZ, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons