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IRD had foreign trusts review on action plan
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The IRD was so ready to review foreign trusts it had the review on its action plan in November 2014, just before the Revenue Minister met with John Key’s lawyer, says the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Public behind Healthy Homes Guarantee
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Almost 30,000 New Zealanders have signed an open letter asking MPs to support a bill in Parliament tomorrow which will ensure every child and family can live in a warm, dry home, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Minister must ensure 111 issue is fixed
Monday, 2 May 2016, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Stuart Nash MP for Napier Police Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 2 May 2016 Minister must ensure 111 issue is fixed The Police Minister must ensure the 111 fault is fixed as an urgent priority as a 40 minute wait can be the difference between life and ... More >>
New Zealand a world leader – in unaffordable housing
Monday, 2 May 2016, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has made New Zealand a world leader – in unaffordable housing, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Andrew Little visits Zaatari refugee camp
Monday, 2 May 2016, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition MEDIA STATEMENT April 30 2016 Andrew Little visits Zaatari refugee camp Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Little, has visited the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world, Zaatari in Jordan, a day after seeing ... More >>
Com Com’s Z Energy decision anti-competitive
Monday, 2 May 2016, 11:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer MP for Mt Albert Consumer Affairs Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 30 April 2016 Com Com’s Z Energy decision anti-competitive The Commerce Commission’s decision to allow Z Energy to buy Caltex can only undermine the competition in the fuel industry ... More >>
OAG raps Govt over the knuckles on HNZ contracts
Monday, 2 May 2016, 11:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford MP for Te Atatū Housing Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 29 April 2016 OAG raps Govt over the knuckles on HNZ contracts The Government has been rapped over the knuckles by the Auditor General over its failure to properly manage $2.3m of ... More >>
Key needs to stop shifting and come clean
Monday, 2 May 2016, 9:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s position on his lawyer’s offshore trusts lobbying has changed yet again with the Prime Minister admitting he told Todd McClay that Ken Whitney had approached him, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Aussie banks in NZ should ban lending to offshore buyers
Friday, 29 April 2016, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford MP for Te Atatū Housing Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 29 April 2016 Aussie banks in NZ should ban lending to offshore buyers ASB, Westpac and ANZ must confirm whether or not they will continue to fund the over-heated property market ... More >>
Brownlee must step in as EQC spin exposed
Friday, 29 April 2016, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee needs to step in after EQC’s desperate spin in the wake of yesterday’s landmark settlement has been exposed by its own documents, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
OIO must explain Argentine pollution prosecutions
Friday, 29 April 2016, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Cunliffe MP for New Lynn Land Information Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 29 April 2016 OIO must explain Argentine pollution prosecutions The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has questions to answer about how it safeguarded our sensitive land by allowing ... More >>
OIO must explain Argentine pollution prosecutions
Friday, 29 April 2016, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has questions to answer about how it safeguarded our sensitive land by allowing foreign investors with criminal prosecutions to purchase Onetai Station in Taranaki, says Labour’s Land Information spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
McCully needs to come clean over Tokelau ferry debacle
Friday, 29 April 2016, 10:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Foreign Minister Murray McCully needs to come clean on why a New Zealand aid-funded vessel intended to service the Tokelau Islands is delayed, over budget and failed its sea trials, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer says. More >>
Full independent inquiry needed to save NZ's reputation
Friday, 29 April 2016, 9:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Revelations that John Key's personal lawyer and trust advisor led a lobbying campaign to shut down a review of New Zealand's foreign trust regime makes the case for a full scale independent inquiry a matter of urgency, Labour's Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Little visits NZ troops in Iraq and refugees in Jordan
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Mr Little also met with Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled Al-Obedih and senior military officials from the Coalition forces in Iraq. He now heads to Jordan to see the unfolding refugee crisis first hand. More >>
Workplace death toll still too high
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s a damning indictment on the Government that as workers gather to remember their lost workmates on Worker’s Memorial Day, New Zealand’s workplace death toll is still far too high, Labour’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson ... More >>
Mossack Fonseca links to OIO approvals must be investigated
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 10:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister for Land Information must investigate and disclose how many applications to the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) have links to Mossack Fonseca, says Labour’s Land Information spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Minister must come clean on implications of settlement
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 10:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee has urgent and serious questions to answer in the wake of today’s landmark EQC settlement, which has major implications for thousands of Cantabrians, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Government to Reserve Bank - Rock or Hard Place?
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 10:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant Robertson MP for Wellington Central Finance Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 27 April 2016 Government to Reserve Bank - Rock or Hard Place? The Government’s complacency on the housing crisis and the economy has put the Reserve Bank Governor in a no-win ... More >>
Govt complacency leaves RB no room to cut
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has put the economy in a holding pattern, leaving the Reserve Bank Governor with little room to manoeuvre as he tries to balance a rampant housing market with non-existent inflation, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
