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Underfunding hip & knee surgeries hurts
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New research showing that people who would have got hip or knee surgery six years ago wouldn’t get it now reveals how broken our health system is, says Labour’s Health Spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Treasury calls city rebuild Government’s biggest fail
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Treasury has slammed the central city rebuild as the worst performing of the Government’s major projects, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Labour Bill to abolish charter school model
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
MP for Rimutaka Education Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 7 April 2016 Labour Bill to abolish charter school model More >>
CYF report should only be the start of reforms
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If the Government is truly determined to protect our most vulnerable children recommendations in a report into Child, Youth and Family need to be backed up with proper resourcing, Labour’s Spokesperson for Children Jacinda Ardern says. “The independent panel ... More >>
Growing concern over Pacific Business Trust
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 10:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A business lifeline for Pacific Communities is being ripped apart and sold off without proper consultation, says Labour’s Pacific Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. More >>
New Zealand Business R&D lags OECD pack
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand business R&D ranks in the bottom quarter of the OECD and far below leading small countries, Labour’s Science, Innovation, Research and Development spokesperson David Cunliffe said today. More >>
Labour seek AG investigation on OIO forestry plant failure
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Forestry spokesperson Stuart Nash will ask the Auditor-General to investigate a Malaysian forestry company’s failure to deliver on 20 years’ worth of promises to build a processing facility that has never appeared. More >>
What is going on at Pacific Business Trust?
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Su’a William Sio MP for Māngere Pacific Affairs Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 6 April 2016 What is going on at Pacific Business Trust? Pacific Peoples Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga must explain why the business advisory group Pacific Business Trust ... More >>
Key shrugs shoulders at tax haven status
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister’s inability to tell New Zealanders how many of the 12,000 secret foreign trusts in New Zealand are being used for illegal purposes makes a mockery of his claims there is full disclosure in the regime, Leader of the Opposition Andrew ... More >>
Supported living payments
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Patients suffering from life threatening illnesses could receive extra support if Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni has her Members Bill dawn from the ballot. More >>
Government cannot stand on side line as job losses grow
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 11:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s Government is refusing to act as growing numbers of New Zealanders lose their jobs to automation and industry disruption with little hope of new work in the future, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Labour committed to KiwiBank in public ownership
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“KiwiBank must remain in public ownership - the bottom line for New Zealanders who don’t want to see KiwiBank end up in the hands of overseas owners like the other major trading banks, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Ministers sought no advice on level of tax avoidance
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has dropped the ball with Michael Woodhouse admitting in the House today that Ministers have never sought any advice from Treasury on the extent and impact of multinational tax avoidance on the Government’s finances, says Labour’s ... More >>
National’s flood excuse does not wash
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Parker Water Spokesperson Environment Spokesperson 5 April 2016 National’s flood excuse does not wash Question time in Parliament today flushed out the silly “flood” excuse used against the swimmable – rather than wadeable – standard ... More >>
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 >>
