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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 >>
Collins can’t back up John Key’s promises
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
There are more than 500 fewer General Duties Constables on the beat since John Key promised as Leader of the Opposition to have ‘more police on the beat’, says Labour’s Police spokesman Stuart Nash. More >>
Labour mourns loss of Māori academic Matiu Dickson
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tangi kau ana ngā tai e! E te manu whititua. E te pou tokomanawa o ngā whare maire o ngā tūpuna. Tāhuhu kau ana ngā puke I te tonga ka mōkaia ngā tai o Tauranga moana e! More >>
O’Connor lodges medicinal cannabis approval bill
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Damien O’Connor has lodged a Member’s Bill to make it easier for patients like the late Alex Renton to access medicinal cannabis products. More >>
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 >>
