Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand

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The Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand is the administration formed by the Labour Party after its 2017 election victory, led initially by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and noted for its focus on issues such as child poverty reduction, climate change, and social welfare.

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instanceOf Government of New Zealand
alsoKnownAs Ardern–Hipkins Government
coalitionPartner New Zealand First
confidenceAndSupplyPartner Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
country New Zealand
election 2017 New Zealand general election
2020 New Zealand general election
endDate 2023-10-27
followedBy Sixth National Government of New Zealand
foreignPolicyFocus Pacific Reset policy
climate diplomacy
multilateralism
formedByParty New Zealand Labour Party
governorGeneral Dame Cindy Kiro
Dame Patsy Reddy
headedBy Chris Hipkins
Jacinda Ardern
implementedMeasure COVID‑19 elimination strategy
COVID‑19 wage subsidy scheme
MIQ managed isolation and quarantine system
nationwide COVID‑19 lockdowns
introducedPolicy Families Package
Fees‑Free tertiary education (first year)
Healthy School Lunches programme
KiwiBuild housing programme
Public housing building programme
Wellbeing Budget 2019
Winter Energy Payment
Zero Carbon Act
legislatureStatus coalition government (2017–2020)
single‑party majority government (2020–2023)
notableEventDuringTerm Christchurch mosque shootings 2019
passedLegislation Abortion Legislation Act 2020
Cannabis referendum enabling legislation
Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018
Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019
End of Life Choice Act implementation legislation
policyFocus child poverty reduction
climate change mitigation
housing affordability
mental health services
social welfare expansion
precededBy Fifth National Government of New Zealand
primeMinister Chris Hipkins
Jacinda Ardern
respondedTo COVID‑19 pandemic in New Zealand
responseIncluded gun law reform after Christchurch attacks
startDate 2017-10-26

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New Zealand Labour Party governingPeriodsInclude Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand
subject linked to: NZLP
Phil Goff partOf Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand
Chris Hipkins served in government of Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand
Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand alsoKnownAs Ardern–Hipkins Government
linked to: Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand
New Zealand First participatedInGovernment Labour–New Zealand First–Green government (2017–2020)
linked to: Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand
Minister for Child Poverty Reduction createdBy Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand