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Climate change starts at home
Sunday, 13 December 2015, 11:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Paris has delivered a landmark agreement to cut emissions from 2020 sending a strong message that more ambition and action is needed to combat climate change, says Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
ETS review a farce as Groser evades advice
Friday, 11 December 2015, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Secretary for the Environment has admitted that the Ministry for the Environment gave no advice to Tim Groser about excluding agricultural greenhouse gas emissions from the review of the emissions trading scheme, says Labour’s spokesperson for ... More >>
Food recalls shows need for stand-alone agency
Friday, 11 December 2015, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Food recalls shows need for stand-alone agency A record number of food recalls this year shows the urgent need to re-establish a stand-alone food safety agency, Labour’s Food Safety spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
High risk institutions tip of tertiary iceberg
Friday, 11 December 2015, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Five high risk tertiary institutions are just the tip of the iceberg that is threatening the sector, Labour’s Associate Education (Tertiary) spokesperson David Cunliffe says. "After a real funding cut in Budget 2015, a massive transfer of resources ... More >>
Government must support Pacific spend on climate change
Friday, 11 December 2015, 10:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must support vulnerable Pacific island states who want to mitigate the damage from climate change, says Pacific Climate Change Issues Spokesperson Sua William Sio. “Tuvalu has had a bid for a US$100 million flood protection scheme ... More >>
Don’t rush into military commitment, warns Labour
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 11:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand should not rush into committing combat forces to Iraq, says Labour’s Defence spokesperson Phil Goff More >>
National needs to support rate cut with fresh ideas
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today's cut in the OCR needs to be supported with fresh ideas from the National Government to grow the economy, lower unemployment and lift incomes, says Labour's Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. “The fall in the OCR to 2.5% matches the ... More >>
Customs cost blowout skyrocketing
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 9:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Treasury says the cost blowout of the troubled Joint Border Management System is now closing in on $50 million and could rise to as much as $132 million over the life of the project, says Labour's Customs Spokesperson Rino Tirikatene. “Just ... More >>
Berry recall too late for Hepatitis A case no. 5
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The belated recall of imported frozen berries suspected of being contaminated with Hepatitis A came too late for the fifth New Zealander to be infected with the virus, Labour’s Food Safety spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Complacent National letting the economy drift
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English's disinterested and lacklustre performance at the Finance and Expenditure Committee this morning reflects National’s complacency as the New Zealand economy drifts into an economic malaise, says Labour's Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Dame Whina’s birthday time for reflection
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Meka Whaitiri MP for Ikaroa Rāwhiti 9 December 2015 Dame Whina’s birthday time for reflection As we commemorate what would have been Dame Whina Cooper's 120th birthday, it is time to reflect on her commitment around protecting Māori land, says MP for ... More >>
Millions in extra costs for ChCh as Govt walks away
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ruth Dyson Acting Canterbury Spokesperson 9 December 2015 Millions in extra costs for ChCh as Govt walks away The Government’s decision to slash spending on repairing Canterbury’s infrastructure has saddled Cantabrians with an extra $75 million in ... More >>
Programme cut-back latest blow for Māori Television
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Programme cut-back latest blow for Māori Television News that beleaguered current affairs programme, Native Affairs , will only get a half hour slot next year is another slap in the face for the staff at Māori Television, says Labour’s Māori Broadcasting ... More >>
National’s U-turn over Serco shows privatisation failure
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The cancelling of Serco’s contract to run Mt Eden is proof the Government’s plan to privatise prisons is an abysmal failure, Labour’s Corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis says. More >>
Overcharging of thousands of car owners continues
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 11:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Thousands of car owners whose vehicles are incorrectly classified under National's shambolic ACC motor vehicle risk rating system face further delays in getting their levies right, Labour ACC spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Countdown on to support Pacific Nations in Paris
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 10:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
As the Paris Climate Talks enter their final days, New Zealand must step up and support its neighbours, say Labour’s Pacific Climate Change Issues Spokesperson, Su’a William Sio. More >>
OIA report could have serious ramifications
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 8:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has serious concerns about the wide ranging and potentially chilling effect on the flow of government information following the release Beverley Wakem’s report, Labour’s Open Government spokesperson Clare Curran says. More >>
Land wars a vital part of who we are
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will be pushing hard to have a day set down for the remembrance of New Zealand’s land wars, Labour’s MP for Hauraki-Waikato Nanaia Mahuta says. More >>
Govt underfunds Pharmac by $115m
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s Government has underfunded Pharmac by more than $115m since 2012, and now Kiwis are missing out on life-saving drugs, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. “For the past four years our drug-buying agency’s budget has risen just 2% when ... More >>
Cash for cans and bottles scheme a great initiative
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The new Incentive to Recycle Report from Envision NZ recommending a return to offering cash for empty drink containers is a great initiative, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson David Parker. More >>
