Michael Wood - Labour MP

Join in as your hosts, Harita Gandhi-Kashyap, Haley Rachel Rolls, and Tracey Patterson touch on a vast array of topics with New Zealand Labour Party MP, Michael Wood.Topics include gender equality, paid parental leave, Covid 19, refugees, the wage subsidy for our disabled work force. We also touch on Electric Vehicles, emissions reductions targets, our power grids capacity to handle the extra use of electricity, the focus on training for fire services when responding to rare electrical fire events, and more.07/08/2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM-i4b8z6ng&ab_channel=ConversationsWithW%C4%81hine-NCWNZRadio__________________________________________________________________Michael Wood was first elected at the 2016 Mt Roskill by-election. In opposition he was Labour’s spokesperson for Transport, Revenue, and Consumer Affairs. He also had roles as Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Ethnic Communities and Chair of the Finance & Expenditure Select Committee, before coming into the Chief Labour Whip role in mid-2019. Following the 2020 General Election, Michael was appointed the role of  Minister of Transport and Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety. He was also Deputy Leader of the House. In June 2022 he became Minister of Immigration, and in January 2023, he was awarded additional responsibilities such as Minister for Auckland and Associate Minister of Finance. Sponsored by The National Council of Women New Zealand.