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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 >>

Under-reporting shows need to review quota system

Monday, 16 May 2016, 9:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Rino Tirikatene Fisheries Spokesperson 15 May 2016 Under-reporting shows need to review quota system The Government must launch an independent review into New Zealand’s 30-year-old Quota Management System following a new report suggesting gross under-reporting ... More >>

Investigations into tertiary institutions overdue

Friday, 13 May 2016, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A Tertiary Education Commission investigation into the Tai Poutini Polytechnic is overdue and should have been launched last year, Labour’s Associate Education (Tertiary) spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>

National puts Easter trading in the too hard basket

Friday, 13 May 2016, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Iain Lees-Galloway MP for Palmerston North Workplace Relations Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 12 May 2016 National puts Easter trading in the too hard basket All Labour MPs will vote against National’s move to leave Easter trading laws up to councils, ... More >>

Govt in disarray over foreign trust secrecy

Friday, 13 May 2016, 11:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government has shown itself to be in disarray over the foreign trusts issue with Judith Collins contradicting John Key over the need for more transparency around foreign ownership, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>

Where is the fair share for most New Zealanders?

Friday, 13 May 2016, 11:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Most New Zealanders reading the news that chief executive pay has risen 12 per cent in the last year will be wondering when they are going to get their fair share, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>

Investment in infrastructure needed now

Thursday, 12 May 2016, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Despite the Reserve Bank highlighting the need for higher levels of capital expenditure to stimulate the economy, the Government is going to do the exact opposite, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>

Debt to income ratios could fold developments

Thursday, 12 May 2016, 11:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Lending restrictions being considered by the Government could threaten desperately needed new housing developments, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>

Symonds Street social housing sold for a song

Thursday, 12 May 2016, 12:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Housing NZ must explain why it practically gave away desperately needed social housing on Symonds Street in central Auckland, Labour’s Auckland Central-based list MP Jacinda Ardern says. “Information obtained by Labour under the Official Information ... More >>

Number of offshore buyers could be 3-4 times higher

Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s selective and misleading presentation of foreign buyers’ data means the number of offshore speculators operating in the New Zealand housing market could be as much as three to four times higher than Nick Smith claims, Labour’s ... More >>

Govt hasn’t made the TPP case for small business

Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Almost two-thirds of small businesses do not fully support staying in the TPP – showing the Government has struggled to sell New Zealand businesses on the deal, says Labour’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson David Clark. More >>

Government inaction puts financial stability at risk

Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 10:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s double failure to address the housing crisis and diversify the economy is leaving New Zealand exposed to major risks, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Foreign buyers’ data selective and ineffective

Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s newly released foreign buyer data doesn’t give an accurate picture because it was collected at a time when offshore speculators had temporarily deserted the market, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>

$154 million hole in Chch economy due to Govt delays

Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Ongoing delays with the Government’s central city anchor projects have robbed Canterbury of $154 million in crown investment, says Labour’s Canterbury Spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>

Key has more questions to answer on trusts

Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 11:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition MEDIA STATEMENT 10 May 2016 Key has more questions to answer on trusts Revelations today that the Prime Minister’s close personal advisor who lobbied him and the Government over foreign trusts has links with the ... More >>

NZ deep at the heart of mega-rich tax avoidance

Monday, 9 May 2016, 10:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must act to preserve New Zealand’s reputation by shutting down the system that sees our country implicated in a massive global network of tax avoidance, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. More >>

Emergency housing inevitable in national crisis

Monday, 9 May 2016, 10:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s emergency housing announcement is the inevitable consequence of National’s failure to address the housing crisis and its stubborn determination to sell-off state houses instead of building more, Labour’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>

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