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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 >>
Increased taxes mean ‘waitresses’ don’t foot study bill
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Universities New Zealand study released today makes a mockery of the Government’s claims that lower-income New Zealanders are subsidising those in post-school education, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Labour to call for NZTE to answer to committee
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 9:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour members of the Commerce Select Committee have put a motion on the agenda to request NZTE officials re-appear before the committee to answer more questions on suspension of funding for the Saudi agri-hub. More >>
Taxpayers shouldn’t fork out for fundraising dinners
Monday, 15 February 2016, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Getting the taxpayer to pay for his press secretary to attend a National Party fundraising dinner is the latest in a litany of rule breaking by Cabinet Minister Nick Smith, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Kris Faafoi says. More >>
Apology required as civil servants cover for Minister
Monday, 15 February 2016, 11:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The chair and chief executive of NZTE must apologise for denying that funding for the Saudi Arabian Food Security Partnership was suspended, despite a board paper confirming it, Labour MP David Parker says. More >>
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 >>
