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Action not words, needed on housing speculation
Sunday, 24 April 2016, 8:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key should be taking action to crack down on speculation in our overheated housing market, instead of random musings on land tax, Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford said. "John Key suggested today on TVNZ's Q and A programme that a land tax ... More >>
Buying Lotto is not an arts funding strategy
Sunday, 24 April 2016, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Buying Lotto is not an arts funding strategy The Government must rethink the way the arts are funded after falling Lotto sales has left the sector with declining resources and increasingly vulnerable, Labour’s Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson ... More >>
Scientists 'gasping for oxygen' under National
Saturday, 23 April 2016, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Scientists 'gasping for oxygen' under National Steven Joyce's claims to be creating a science and innovation hub in New Zealand are a sham based on PR fluff, says Labour's Science and Innovation Spokesperson David Cunliffe. “A damning critique of the ... More >>
Clare Thinking: Hospital Meals, Flood Report
Friday, 22 April 2016, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
You may have noticed that community frustration is increasing around the declining standard of hospital meals in Dunedin Hospital. More >>
Thousands of invalid votes likely after rule change refused
Friday, 22 April 2016, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s refusal to make it easier to enrol and vote could result in tens of thousands of votes continuing to be ruled invalid at general elections, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Big jump in benefit numbers in Christchurch as rebuild slows
Friday, 22 April 2016, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Christchurch rebuild seems to be stalling with a 20% increase in people on the jobseeker benefit since March last year, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Fewer cops on the beat as police cuts bite
Friday, 22 April 2016, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s cuts to the police budget have led to big reductions in foot patrols and police struggling to cover the same ground with less resource, says Labour’s acting Police spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Social Development stats don’t add up
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s figures released by the Ministry of Social Development show that despite a drop in the number of beneficiaries, fewer people are going into paid employment or study, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Coleman’s ‘efficiencies’ strangling health
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s district health boards have made ‘efficiencies’ of more than $672 million over the past five years at the expense of everything from new drugs to elective surgery, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Record debt to income ratio shows economy out of balance
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 10:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s complacent attitude to debt to income ratios rising above pre-financial crisis levels will be a concern to many New Zealanders and the Government must take action to rebalance the economy, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Government’s tinkering will leave Kiwis cold
Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s tinkering which will only require some houses to be insulated to 1978 standards will leave many families in rental properties cold, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Local government sector let down by Cabinet
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Cabinet decision to cancel the planned online voting trial in this year’s local elections is disappointing for the councils who invested time, energy and funds to prepare for the trial, says Labour’s Local Government spokesperson Meka Whaitiri. More >>
New Zealand must act now
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must act urgently on climate change in the wake of the Royal Society’s report released today, says Labour’s Climate Change Spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Kris Faafoi promoted to Shadow Cabinet
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 9:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Kris Faafoi has been promoted to Labour’s Shadow Cabinet and receives the Tourism portfolio while Clayton Cosgrove takes on a business outreach role – a move prompted by Mr Cosgrove’s decision to not stand at the next election, says Opposition Leader ... More >>
NZ’s film reputation at risk after visa decision
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 9:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should reconsider reputational risk after denying a visa to internationally acclaimed film-maker Rokhasareh Ghaemmaghami, says Labour’s Arts Culture and Heritage Spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
99.85% of overseas buyers slip through OIO screen
Monday, 18 April 2016, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Cunliffe MP for New Lynn Land Information Spokesperson 18 April 2016 99.85% of overseas buyers slip through OIO screen More >>
National should back local councils with e-vote
Monday, 18 April 2016, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If the National Government decides to axe the local elections online voting trial this year, they will have let down the councils involved and must take responsibility for dropping the ball by failing to support the trial, says Labour’s Local Government ... More >>
Auditor-General must investigate Niue deal for donor
Monday, 18 April 2016, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key must come clean on how a donor who gave more than $100,000 to his party during a tender process, won a hotel management contract which led to a Government-funded, $7.5million upgrade to the resort, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Overseas carbon credits scam caused by National
Monday, 18 April 2016, 10:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett needs to fix the damage her Government has wrecked on the Emissions Training Scheme outlined in the Morgan Foundation’s damning "Climate Cheats" report released today, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson ... More >>
National ignores past mistakes
Friday, 15 April 2016, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An Auckland Council stoush over the unitary authority decision won’t help the government and proves National ignores past mistakes with planned law reforms, says Labour’s Local Government spokesperson Meka Whaitiri. More >>
