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Milk payout drop: Govt must take action on economy
Thursday, 28 January 2016, 9:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National must take urgent action to diversify the economy after Fonterra slashed its forecast milk solids payout in a move that will cost farmers tens of thousands of dollars this year, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
New TPPA study at odds with Govt report
Thursday, 28 January 2016, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A new US study on the impacts of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement casts doubt on the Government’s analysis of its impact and highlights the need for a truly open debate on the controversial deal, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
NZ loses squeaky clean corruption-free reputation
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A second consecutive drop in a global transparency index busts the notion that New Zealand would remain corruption-free, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Key last to board the City Rail Link
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s five-year-late commitment to fund Auckland’s desperately need City Rail Link shows the short-term thinking his Government is known for, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
National can’t ignore economic warnings
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 10:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Fitch ratings agency’s warnings of the worsening economic outlook is yet another signal that National needs to diversify the economy and take action to prepare New Zealand for a volatile year ahead, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. ... More >>
Secret Lobbying Shows Disregard for Transparency
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Meka Whaitiri Labour MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Spokesperson for Local Government Revelations that Environment Canterbury's (ECan) commissioners secretly lobbied the Government to retain their special powers - including blocking appeals to the Environment Court ... More >>
TPP analysis confirms sovereignty at stake
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The release of old and outdated information about the Trans Pacific Partnership will disappoint the many New Zealanders who want transparency around this controversial deal, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Future of Work Conference
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 8:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Internationally renowned economists and authors Robert Reich and Guy Standing will be the keynote speakers at Labour’s Future of Work Conference in Auckland in March More >>
Government needs to do more than mind the pay gap
Friday, 22 January 2016, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's weak response to gender pay gaps of up to 39 per cent in its own Ministries underlines years of inaction on fair pay for women, Labour's Associate Workplace Relations Spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
From one waiting list to another
Friday, 22 January 2016, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford Housing Spokesperson 22January 2016 From one waiting list to another New information shows plans to pay state house tenants to move to the regions will only increase waiting lists in those areas, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil ... More >>
Lives lost as funding indecision continues
Friday, 22 January 2016, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Annette King Deputy Leader Health Spokesperson 22 January 2016 Lives lost as funding indecision continues More >>
Employment case makes case for clarification
Friday, 22 January 2016, 10:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Employment case makes case for clarification around work definitions It’s time the Government ended the confusion around casual employment agreements, Labour’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. “Bay of Plenty ... More >>
Spiralling student debt deterring further education
Friday, 22 January 2016, 9:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Hipkins Education Spokesperson 22 January 2016 Spiralling student debt deterring further education Student loan debt has increased by over 50 per cent since National became the government, hitting $15 billion this year and projected to continue increasing ... More >>
Aspirational nonsense - they want work
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Anne Tolley’s description of the Government’s unemployment target as ‘aspirational’ is not only confirmation that National is failing to get people into work, but astonishing in its naivety, Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Monetary policy must get into 21st Century
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 10:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The lowest inflation since last century combined with rising unemployment and turbulent global markets is making a farce of monetary policy, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “New Zealand’s monetary policy is outdated and not fit to handle ... More >>
Regional neglect sees 60 jobs go in Nelson
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 11:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The loss of 60 fish processing jobs in Nelson is yet another troubling sign that regional New Zealand is being neglected by the National Government says Labour's Fisheries Spokesperson and Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene. “The regions are hurting ... More >>
Dairy prices fall part of a bad start to the year
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 9:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Global dairy prices have fallen for the second time in a row and with whole milk powder down 23 per cent since October, the worrying start to the year continues, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “The global economy has had ... More >>
Free education a joke as parents prop up schools
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 9:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The underfunding of New Zealand’s school system is placing the whole notion of an equal shot at education at risk, Labour’s Education Spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “Parents and other donors are propping up our schools to the tune of $1 billion ... More >>
Nats must work to support business confidence
Tuesday, 19 January 2016, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
In the face of recent turmoil in the financial markets and a forecast increase in unemployment, National must work with business to keep up the positive economic confidence from the end of last year, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David ... More >>
Ngapuhi showdown over TPP deal
Tuesday, 19 January 2016, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should not be surprised if they have a TPP showdown with Ngapuhi at Waitangi. This is because they have failed to inform Maori about the implications of the free trade deal, says Labour’s Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis. “Ngapuhi ... More >>
