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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 >>
Talley’s first to attempt to flout Mondayisation
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Iain Lees-Galloway Workplace Relations Spokesperson 9 February 2016 Talley’s first to attempt to flout Mondayisation More >>
Government disregard for Waitangi Tribunal
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 9:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The disregard shown to the Waitangi Tribunal by the National-led Government and their support party the Maori Party is unacceptable and a warning sign of their desire to push through unpopular changes to laws governing Māori land, says Ikaroa-Rawhiti ... More >>
Government should give more than a little
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 9:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should make this a Waitangi weekend to remember by agreeing to meet the remaining cost of buying Awaroa beach so this beautiful piece of New Zealand will be available to future generations, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. More >>
Minister shows contempt for Waitangi Tribunal
Friday, 5 February 2016, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Māori Development Minister’s decision to release a new version of Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill before the Waitangi Tribunal has prepared its report on whether the previous draft is in line with treaty principles shows a continuing disregard ... More >>
