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Stay of execution just temporary
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Christchurch East MP Poto Williams is welcoming the stay of execution for the Burwood Birthing Unit, which the Canterbury District Health Board has announced will remain open until June. More >>
Key misleading over OECD tax haven report
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition 5 April 2016 Key misleading over OECD tax haven report Prime Minister John Key has again been caught out misleading the public over New Zealand’s role as an international tax haven for the world’s mega-wealthy ... More >>
Helen Clark our Kiwi trailblazer
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 9:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition April 5 2016 Helen Clark our Kiwi trailblazer Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little has expressed his support and encouragement of former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark’s announcement that she will stand ... More >>
Unison move sends wrong signal
Monday, 4 April 2016, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Stuart Nash MP for Napier Energy Spokesperson 4 April 2016 Unison move sends wrong signal Charging users of solar panels a special high rate because they won’t be using as much power is ridiculous, says Labour’s Energy spokesperson Stuart Nash. ... More >>
Minister must stop prison privatisation failure
Monday, 4 April 2016, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kelvin Davis MP for Te Tai Tokerau Spokesperson for Corrections MEDIA STATEMENT 4 April 2016 Minister must stop prison privatisation failure The Government’s announcement that Serco will pay back some of the profits made from mismanaging our prisons is ... More >>
John Key must come clean on offshore trust loopholes
Monday, 4 April 2016, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key must come clean about what he knew and what he has done about New Zealand becoming a haven for rich foreign investors looking to hide their fortunes in secret trust accounts, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Māori broadcaster Whairiri Ngata dies
Monday, 4 April 2016, 9:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It is with great sadness we learn of the passing of pioneering Māori broadcaster, journalist and lexicographer Whairiri Ngata, says Labour’s Maori Development spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Velvetleaf a major threat to farming sectors
Friday, 1 April 2016, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The confirmation of widespread Velvetleaf infestation in crops throughout New Zealand is a major risk to New Zealand’s arable and wider farming sectors, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Minister should put his mouth where his money isn’t
Friday, 1 April 2016, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Health Minister should prove his claims that meals served by all district health boards meet standards – and stay for an early dinner at Dunedin Hospital when he visits this afternoon, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. “I challenge ... More >>
Deadliest start to year on roads since 2010
Friday, 1 April 2016, 11:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
This year has seen the deadliest start on our roads since 2010, with 89 deaths since January 1, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Joyce needs to take responsibility for his blunders
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce today admitted he’s got no idea of the size of his Ministry’s payroll liability six months after being told legal breaches were being investigated, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark says. More >>
Man without power in HNZ home for 2 years
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing NZ has totally flawed priorities when it can let a man with an intellectual disability live in a flat without power because of water damage for two years, but require tenancy managers to approve paddling pools, Labour’s MP for Hutt South ... More >>
Benefit rises welcome but won’t cut inequality
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tomorrow’s benefit increase will put some much needed extra dollars in the pockets of our most vulnerable but will do little to reduce growing inequality, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni says. More >>
Govt sham support for RNZ laid bare
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 9:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s flaccid support for public broadcasting was highlighted last night as a Bill reviewing RNZ’s charter was finally passed after a seven year wait while the broadcaster remains severely underfunded and forced to cut staff, ... More >>
Labour joins Double the Quota campaign
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 9:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will double New Zealand’s refugee quota when in Government because it’s the right thing to do, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Joyce must get to grips with widening payroll debacle
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 8:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Revelations that 95 per cent of complaints about holiday pay to MBIE have been upheld and news that McDonalds is investigating its own systems show Steven Joyce needs to get to grips with the extent of the unfolding payroll debacle, says Labour’s ... More >>
Police station ‘relocations’ closures by stealth
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is pulling the wool over people’s eyes by claiming 24 police stations have been ‘relocated’ when staff have been transferred to the main local station instead of opening a new office – creating closures by stealth, says Labour’s ... More >>
Labour's Māori MPs support UN Land Law action
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An appeal to the United Nations to stop the Government’s Māori land law reforms shows the depth of concern throughout the country about these proposed changes, says Labour’s Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Meka Whaitiri. More >>
Dairy slump sees regional business confidence plummeting
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The dairy slump is sending business confidence in major regions such as Waikato and Southland through the floor with some areas going into recession, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark. “The Westpac NZ Regional Economic ... More >>
Government fails to tackle corporate tax dodgers
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s admission today that it has failed to enforce OECD guidelines on multinational tax laws and doesn’t know how much New Zealanders are being ripped off by is galling, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says More >>
