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Expensive talk shop or a great idea?

Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A new Christchurch pilot to set up a one stop shop on family violence must be supported with new money, says Labour’s Spokesperson on Sexual and Domestic violence Poto Williams. More >>

Roads more dangerous after Police lost funding

Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 10:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Our roads will be more dangerous after the Police lost $26 million funding for road safety following a scrap with the Transport Agency, Labour’s Police spokesperson Stuart Nash says. More >>

Documents prove Crown land sell-off a fiasco

Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 10:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party

New documents obtained by Labour prove Nick Smith lied when he denied the Government had identified land occupied by substations and cemeteries as Crown land to be sold off for housing, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>

Kermadec: don’t forget foreshore and seabed

Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Environment Spokesperson Kelvin Davis Maori Development Spokesperson 12 April 2016 Kermadec: don’t forget foreshore and seabed The lessons of foreshore and seabed must not be forgotten and the Crown should not by legislation run rough-shod over ... More >>

Record house prices shows bright line test failed

Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Record house price sales in Auckland and other major centres last month show the Government’s half-hearted attempt to cool the housing market has failed, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>

Tax history should be an open book for leaders

Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

In revealing his tax history for the past six years today, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says transparency is crucial for public confidence in political leaders. More >>

Foreign trusts review a charade

Monday, 11 April 2016, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A review into offshore trusts must involve more than one tax advisor behind closed doors if it is to have any credibility or salvage New Zealand’s international reputation, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>

Too many Kiwis in pain waiting for operations

Monday, 11 April 2016, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Health Minister must take urgent action to help the 174,000 New Zealanders that a new report estimates can’t even get on a waiting list for surgery, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>

Clayton Cosgrove not standing as a candidate next election

Monday, 11 April 2016, 10:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Clayton Cosgrove Labour List MP MEDIA STATEMENT 10 April 2016 Clayton Cosgrove not standing as a candidate at next election Labour List Member of Parliament, Clayton Cosgrove, today announced that he would not be standing as a candidate in the next ... More >>

New claims lodged opposing Māori land reforms

Monday, 11 April 2016, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party

New Waitangi Tribunal claims objecting to the Crown’s proposed Maori land reforms are further evidence of the lack of support for the changes, says Labour’s Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri. More >>

New info shows ‘very weak’ NZ laws help tax evasion

Monday, 11 April 2016, 8:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party

New revelations about just how easy New Zealand’s ‘very weak’ laws make tax evasion put the lie to John Key’s repeated claims that we are not a tax haven, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>

Full transparency needed from PM and Government

Monday, 11 April 2016, 8:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key’s proposal to appoint a ‘tax expert’ to review our foreign trusts doesn’t go far enough and he must instead launch a full independent inquiry into the details coming out of the Panama Papers, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. More >>

$106 million underspent on Canterbury

Friday, 8 April 2016, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Anchor projects in the rebuild of Christchurch will be delayed because the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has underspent it’s budget by $106 million, says Labour’s Canterbury Issues spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>

Homeownership rates fall under National

Friday, 8 April 2016, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New data shows that homeownership rates have fallen 3 per cent since National came to office despite the number of private rental properties rising by 83,600, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>

Chorus’ cut-price approach hit telco workers

Friday, 8 April 2016, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

MP for Dunedin South Associate ICT Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 8 April 2016 Chorus’ cut-price approach hit telco workers Chorus’ cut price approach to the ultra-fast broadband roll-out means telco workers will likely have to work for a company with ... More >>

Labour to back young entrepreneurs

Friday, 8 April 2016, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The next Labour Government will encourage innovative and driven young entrepreneurs to create a viable business by providing training, a business mentor and up to $20,000 capital for successful applicants in its Young Entrepreneurs Plan, Leader of the ... More >>

Govt worried about public scrutiny – cuts down TPP process

Friday, 8 April 2016, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government wants to trim the process for hearing TPP submissions to get the controversial legislation off the agenda for election year in a shocking case of political expediency, Labour’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson David Clark says. More >>

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