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Budget building materials policy backfires
Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 9:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford MP for Te Atatū Housing Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 24 May 2016 Budget building materials policy backfires On the eve of this year’s Budget official figures show Nick Smith’s Budget 2014 centrepiece to reduce the cost of building materials ... More >>
Police burning $2m a month on ‘new Novopay’
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A five month delay in the Police’s new HR system is costing $2m a month and the full cost has now blown out by millions of dollars – at a time when police are underfunded by $300m, says Labour’s Police spokesman Stuart Nash. More >>
Grant Robertson: Pre Budget Speech
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today I want to talk about success. As we know success can come in many different forms, from the fact you all made it here at such an early hour on a Monday, for which I am very grateful, to the success of getting a business up and running and ... More >>
Andrew Little: Pre-Budget Speech 2016
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
As every Kiwi family knows, setting Budgets is about making choices. It’s about choosing where the priorities lie. For most Kiwis, our priorities are pretty simple. More >>
Govt must come clean on tax cuts in Budget
Monday, 23 May 2016, 10:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National is making a mockery of the Budget process by dangling the promise of tax cuts but failing to include them in the Budget, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Budget must deliver for middle New Zealand
Monday, 23 May 2016, 9:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must ensure next week’s Budget stops the squeeze on middle New Zealand and delivers shared prosperity for all New Zealanders, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Statement regarding Earl and Lani Hagaman
Friday, 20 May 2016, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little has written to legal representatives for Earl and Lani Hagaman today. He has informed them that, as Leader of the Opposition, he has a constitutional duty to challenge the actions of the Government over the expenditure of public funds. More >>
Car rego victims must get a refund
Friday, 20 May 2016, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Motorists who have been overcharged for their car registration should get a refund, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Council statement shows they just don’t get it
Friday, 20 May 2016, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Auckland Council’s statement today shows they don’t understand the problems created by the urban growth boundary, says Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Inspecting electronic devices a potential privacy threat
Friday, 20 May 2016, 11:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is expressing concern for New Zealanders’ privacy rights as the Government signals Customs will have the power to inspect electronic devices coming across the border, says Labour’s Customs Spokesperson Rino Tirikatene. More >>
Older Kiwis to miss out on electives
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is not doing enough elective surgery to keep up with New Zealand’s ageing population, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Most principals say their college is underfunded
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must substantially increase funding for secondary schools in next week’s Budget after a new survey found 86 per cent of principals consider their college under-resourced, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Bill English and Nick Smith on different pages
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 11:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s support for Labour’s policy to remove the Auckland urban growth boundary is good news, but National needs to clarify its position, Labour’s Housing and Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Labour calls for independent inquiry into illegal fish dump
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party is reiterating its call for an independent inquiry into New Zealand’s fishing industry after two reports revealed the Ministry for Primary Industries turned a blind eye to widespread fish dumping in New Zealand waters, says Labour’s Fisheries ... More >>
Government should abolish Auckland urban growth boundary
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should rule out any possibility of an urban growth boundary in Auckland Council’s Unitary Plan if it is serious about fixing the housing crisis, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Kiwis don’t want iPads for Land deals
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 11:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It is outrageous that schools are relying on money and iPads from foreign land investors to meet the learning needs of their students, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>
Moko case should never have been manslaughter deal
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 9:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Jacinda Adern List MP based in Auckland Central Children’s Spokesperson 17 May 2016 Moko case should never have been manslaughter deal Confirmation again yesterday that the manslaughter charge in the Moko Rangitoheriri case was a deal done by the ... More >>
Overseas investor funds school’s digital devices
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 9:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Hipkins MP for Rimutaka Education Spokesperson 17 May 2016 Overseas investor funds school’s digital devices The Government must address the inequality laptops and tablets in classrooms are causing after a Queenstown school was forced to use ... More >>
Key plucks $3b out of thin air - reckless and irresponsible
Monday, 16 May 2016, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key refuses to give up on his dream of tax cuts to the wealthy, despite being shot down by Bill English, and is resorting to plucking numbers out of thin air, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
John Key woefully out of touch on homelessness
Monday, 16 May 2016, 10:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key is completely out of touch if he thinks desperate South Auckland families forced to live in cars can simply go to Work and Income for help, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
