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NZTE and the great Greenstone giveaway
Monday, 15 February 2016, 9:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise has given all 500 of its staff a $55 pounamu at a total cost of over $30,000 – in the latest example of extravagant spending involving Steven Joyce agencies, says Labour’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson David ... More >>
Melanoma Referral by Business Card
Sunday, 14 February 2016, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Melanoma patients are being handed business cards for private cancer clinics as they leave hospital, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Talley’s Court ruling a victory for workers
Friday, 12 February 2016, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Iain Lees-Galloway Workplace Relations Spokesperson Meka Whaitiri MP For Ikaroa Rawhiti 12 February 2016 Talley’s Court ruling a victory for workers More >>
Labour to keep fighting to axe zero hour contracts
Friday, 12 February 2016, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will continue its fight to outlaw zero hour contracts after the Government broke its promise to scrap them, Labour’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. “The Employment Standards Legislation Bill has been reported ... More >>
We need a frontline drug for Melanoma
Friday, 12 February 2016, 11:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Pharmac’s latest refusal to fund Keytruda means thousands of melanoma sufferers are still without a front line drug, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Minister in La La Land over drug smuggling
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister in La La Land over drug smuggling The Customs Minister is in La La land if she thinks seven Customs officers can monitor all drug traffickers at the border when they have to assess 2,000 passengers an hour at Auckland International Airport, ... More >>
Wahine Maori MPs recognised
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Maori caucus have paid tribute to the two mana wahine Maori Members of Parliament, Hon Iriaka Ratana and Hon Whetu Tirikatene Sullivan OSM, who were recognised alongside the original male Native MPs in a special event at Parliament today. More >>
Minister deaf to mental health issues in Canterbury
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The people of Canterbury will be shocked to hear that the Minister of Health believes there is no problem with mental health funding in Canterbury, says Labour’s spokesperson on Health Annette King. More >>
Concern over dividend suspension by tertiary provider
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The decision by education provider IEG to suspend dividends following its subsidiary Quantum being referred to the Serious Fraud Office underlines the serious issues facing the tertiary sector, says Associate Education spokesperson David Cunliffe. ... More >>
Ministry spends $100K a day on consultants
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ministry of Education forked out a whopping $100,000 a day on consultants and contractors last year – eight times more since National came to office in 2008, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Smith floods the market with SHAs, not homes
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 10:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nick Smith’s constant announcements of new Special Housing Areas which never produce homes borders on the pathological, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Confidence in CERA at an all-time low
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Confidence in the Government’s handling of the Canterbury recovery has hit an all-time low as we approach the 5th anniversary of the February earthquake, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Disillusioned digital divide
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 8:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ministry of Education boss Peter Hughes seems to be under some kind of illusion if he holds the view that “most kids do have a device”, says Labour’s Associate Education spokesperson Jenny Salesa. “Peter Hughes today made the statement before ... More >>
Te Puni Kokiri contractors cost $7.8 million
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Change has not delivered the gains as the Ministry of Maori Development’s contracting and consultancy costs bulge to $7.8 million says Labour’s Whanau Ora Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. “Te Puni Kokiri’s Chief Executive Officer Michelle Hippolite was ... More >>
Police Commissioner doesn’t get force needs
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Stuart Nash Police Spokesperson 10 February 2016 Police Commissioner doesn’t get force needs The Police Commissioner has let down the public and his own force by insisting the police have what they need despite it taking a year to solve a burglary ... More >>
Ministers with free degrees hypocritical
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Senior National Party ministers who mock the idea of free post-school education for New Zealanders are hypocrites, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Government turns Housing NZ into disarray
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has run Housing NZ down and left the organisation in disarray, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “The Auditor General has found ‘significant deficiencies’ in Housing NZ’s management of the $220 million a year it spends ... More >>
Government must reinforce fishery officers
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must reinforce front line fisheries officers to manage New Zealand’s fishing stocks more closely following a controversial new report which claims the country’s catch has been underestimated for years, says Labour's Fisheries spokesperson ... More >>
Big bill for CERA spin doctors
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 11:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has had a major blowout in its public relations budget, despite the fact the organisation is meant to be winding down, says Labour’s Canterbury Spokesperson Megan Woods. “CERA is meant to be closing ... More >>
Concierge and plaza for ministry staff
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 8:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Hipkins Education Spokesperson 9 February 2016 Concierge and plaza for ministry staff – leaky, mouldy classrooms for kids Parents will be horrified Hekia Parata is overseeing a $19.5 million refit for Education Ministry staff which includes a ... More >>
