Brooke van Velden
New ZealandpoliticianFemaleb. 19926.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Brooke van Velden is the Workplace Relations Minister of New Zealand, known for her role in shaping employment law reforms, including proposed changes to the Holidays Act and the Health and Safety at Work Act, aimed at enhancing the clarity and efficiency of employment relationships.
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Brooke van Velden visited Taiwan before she became a minister.
China sanctions four New Zealand MPs who visited Taiwan in political firstNew Zealand· 2026-06-03
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden said the new pay equity law was already being used to process pay claims.
Bay of Plenty union members protest in Tauranga over women’s pay equity claimsNew Zealand· 2026-03-05
Osborne and Rockhouse met Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden at Parliament on November 19 to warn that her workplace safety reforms risked another Pike River disaster.
Pike River mine disaster: Police near final stage of criminal probeNew Zealand· 2026-02-02
Brooke van Velden announced she was holding an inquiry into the regulations around scaffolding.
Aaron Smale: As Nicola Willis struggles to balance the books, the environment pays the priceNew Zealand· 2026-01-15
Brooke van Velden expressed her support for Fire and Emergency and criticized the strikes.
Pakūranga fire: Store owner describes harrowing effort to put out flames during strikeNew Zealand· 2026-01-13
Brooke van Velden is the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety involved in the rollback of safety measures.
Did we learn nothing? The new push that endangers NZ workers againNew Zealand· 2025-12-18
Brooke van Velden is an Act MP who reformed the Holidays Act.
Danyl McLauchlan on the highs and lows of the year for the coalition govtNew Zealand· 2025-12-08
Brooke van Velden is the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety.
Target on Chris Bishop’s back as National’s poll slide continues; Labour set for big selection weekend – Audrey YoungNew Zealand· 2025-11-20
Brooke van Velden is the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, overseeing health and safety reforms in New Zealand.
29 deaths at Pike River sparked workplace safety reforms – why are they now being dismantled?New Zealand· 2025-11-11
Brooke van Velden is the Minister who has the power to approve discretionary citizenship for Kwon.
Champion junior cyclist David Kwon faces uncertain future over citizenship concerns, unable to represent New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-11-07
Brooke van Velden was mentioned as the person David Seymour was filling in for as Workplace Relations and Safety Minister.
Former All Black Steve Devine hits out at Fire and Emergency over ageing fleet, briefing to David SeymourNew Zealand· 2025-11-07
Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden replaced two union-friendly members of the WorkSafe board this week.
Christopher Luxon aces first meeting with Donald Trump; capital gains tax adds up for National and Labour – Audrey YoungNew Zealand· 2025-10-30
Brooke van Velden’s ‘high trust’ approach draws criticism.
Letters: Brooke van Velden’s ‘high trust’ approach draws criticismNew Zealand· 2025-10-27
Brooke van Velden is the Workplace Relations Minister in New Zealand, known for her polarizing reforms in workplace relations and safety.
Meet Brooke van Velden – the minister loathed by unions and loved by businessNew Zealand· 2025-10-26
Act deputy leader Brooke van Velden repeated it in Parliament this year.
The C-word: Still offensive or just another swear word? – The ElephantNew Zealand· 2025-10-08
Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden told the Herald she had confidence the extremism team could continue to do their job despite the cuts.
Hawke’s Bay foiled knife plot: Muslim leaders say it was ‘sheer good luck’ the attack was interceptedNew Zealand· 2025-10-06
Brooke van Velden is the Act Minister overseeing the legislation for online gambling in New Zealand.
Four influencers, including Calen Morris and Millie Elder-Holmes, caught up in $125,000 Government gambling ad crackdownNew Zealand· 2025-09-28
Brooke van Velden has made a good fist of releasing proposals to simplify sick leave calculations.
Why Mood of the Boardroom winner Erica Stanford is more popular outside caucus than in it – Audrey YoungNew Zealand· 2025-09-25
Brooke van Velden was rated 3.25/5 for her performance in Workplace Relations.
Nicola Willis singles out Sir John Key in Mood of the Boardroom speechNew Zealand· 2025-09-24
Brooke van Velden is the Workplace Relations Minister proposing changes to the Holidays Act.
Sick leave entitlement for part-time work scrapped as Govt reforms ‘broken’ Holidays ActNew Zealand· 2025-09-23
Minister Brooke van Velden said she had work under way to take to Cabinet by the end of the year.
NZ First breaks with Government over ‘unfocused immigration proposal’ to establish two new pathways to residencyNew Zealand· 2025-09-22
Brooke van Velden is the Minister of Workplace Relations who has had limited meetings with the CTU.
Leading trade unionist Richard Wagstaff says Key met with him regularly but Luxon has refusedNew Zealand· 2025-09-21
Brooke van Velden said she wanted to be careful not to discuss a matter before the Waitangi Tribunal.
Labour’s Chris Hipkins not interested in automatic citizenship just for overseas Māori, says ‘issue for all New Zealanders’New Zealand· 2025-09-17
Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden announced that the Māori title on the Kiwi passport would cease to have precedence over the English title.
Talkin’ bout te reo-lution: The revitalisation of a language once on the brink of extinctionNew Zealand· 2025-09-15
Brooke van Velden revealed plans to seek Cabinet’s approval for a values pledge for citizenship applicants.
Winston Peters wars with the left as immigration tussle grows on the right - Adam PearseNew Zealand· 2025-09-07
Brooke van Velden has reversed the order of Aotearoa and New Zealand on passports.
Danyl McLauchlan: Why are our politicians fighting over issues that don’t fix the country?New Zealand· 2025-09-01
Brooke van Velden made comments about employment contracts that were criticized by the Public Service Association.
Attorney-General Judith Collins speaks with Minister Brooke van Velden after ERA commentsNew Zealand· 2025-09-01
Brooke van Velden is the deputy leader proposing an Online Gambling Bill in New Zealand.
Millie Elder-Holmes under investigation - again - for online gambling promotionsNew Zealand· 2025-08-23Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden expressed concern this week in Parliament over repeating the same model with online gambling.
Rotorua Lakes Council calls for fair share of online gambling profitsNew Zealand· 2025-08-19
Brooke van Velden announced a review of safety rules for scaffolding in the construction industry.
Nicola Willis criticised for cost of living ‘sermon’ during post-Cabinet press conferenceNew Zealand· 2025-07-28