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Australia and Singapore fought harder for foreign buyers ban

Thursday, 18 February 2016, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government did not fight as hard as other countries to strengthen the right to restrict and ban foreign buyers from purchasing their farms and homes, says Labour’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson David Clark. “The Government claims no other ... More >>

Orchardists should look in their own back yards

Thursday, 18 February 2016, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government should work with Hawke’s Bay orchardists who are struggling to find workers to promote jobs to New Zealanders before looking to any relax immigration rules, Labour’s Workplace Relations and Immigration spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway ... More >>

National set to pass charter for corruption

Thursday, 18 February 2016, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National is today set to pass a law giving its Ministers extraordinary and unprecedented powers in a bid to salvage its disastrous state house sell-off, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “This charter for corruption will exempt Ministers ... More >>

John Key must stand up for Kiwis in Australia

Thursday, 18 February 2016, 11:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Prime Minister has a great opportunity to stand up for the rights of New Zealanders in Australia when he meets his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull tomorrow, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>

Minister speaks with forked tongue

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Jonathan Coleman was economic with the truth when he told Cantabrians this morning their District Health Boards only has to ask for more money for services such as mental health, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>

Beekeepers need one hive to keep industry buzzing

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Damien O’Connor MP for West Coast-Tasman 17 February 2016 MEDIA STATEMENT Beekeepers need one hive to keep industry buzzing Beekeepers need to endorse a proposal to combine two organisations into a single and effective industry body, Labour’s Primary Industry ... More >>

Commissioner fears for children in residences

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Children’s Commissioner today admitted the current monitoring and inspection of Child, Youth and Family residences is insufficient and could be putting children at risk, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>

Student debt killing hopes of home ownership

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New analysis shows the home ownership rate among Kiwis under 40 has plummeted since student loans were introduced, putting long-term financial security at risk and shutting a generation of New Zealanders out of the Kiwi dream, Andrew Little says. More >>

Housing crisis makes life a misery for many Aucklanders

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s out-of-control housing crisis has made life a misery for many in what is supposed to be the world’s most liveable city, Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “In their latest State of the Nation report, the Salvation Army ... More >>

Govt should hang head in shame over report

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 11:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is deliberately manipulating statistics around poverty, crime and hardship and is putting pressure on the public sector to participate in its charade, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>

Why is CYFs investigating less child abuse?

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 10:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Child, Youth and Family needs to explain why it is investigating 12 per cent less child abuse cases when notifications haven’t fallen, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>

KiwiRail security fail: tickets available for free

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 10:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party

KiwiRail’s amateur cyber security left a test website open to the public where it was possible to book train and ferry tickets for free, says Labour’s Open Government spokesperson Clare Curran. “KiwiRail left its test website open for anyone on the ... More >>

Secret Cabinet paper scathing of emergency housing

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 9:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Phil Twyford Housing Spokesperson 17 February 2016 Secret Cabinet paper scathing of emergency housing Documents obtained by Labour show the Government was warned emergency housing was underfunded, unfair and unaccountable – just days before ... More >>

Goodwill from teacher aides being exploited

Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Goodwill from teacher aides being exploited A new Universities New Zealand study showing qualified teacher aides are earning less than those with no qualifications at all, shows just how much the system needs to change, Labour’s Education spokesperson ... More >>

Underfunding of Canterbury mental health services

Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Jonathan Coleman cannot go on claiming that Canterbury is not below the New Zealand average when it comes to funding mental health services, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>

Yet more complacency from Bill English

Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Despite admitting global economic conditions are worsening, Bill English is seemingly unwilling to do anything to prepare the economy from outside shocks, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “At Select Committee today Bill English said ... More >>