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Cuts see health staff rack up millions of annual leave hours
Monday, 18 January 2016, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s cuts to the health sector have left doctors and nurses overworked and stretched to breaking point, with more than eight million hours of annual leave currently owed, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Parents feeling school costs pinch
Monday, 18 January 2016, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris HIPKINS Education Spokesperson Labour Logo - red 18 January 2016 Parents feeling school costs pinch More >>
Tertiary cuts make skills shortage worse
Monday, 18 January 2016, 8:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National is making the skills shortage worse with their moves to restrict access to tertiary education, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “Steven Joyce is turning a deaf ear to industry leaders who are crying out for ... More >>
Labour Appoints a New General Secretary
Friday, 15 January 2016, 9:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The NZLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Kirton as its new General Secretary. More >>
Fishhooks in government’s park plan
Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has backed away from its promise of recreational fishing parks, with their proposal failing to ban commercial fishing operations in the area, says Labour Fisheries Spokesperson Rino Tirikatene. More >>
Diving deep to keep school pools full
Monday, 11 January 2016, 11:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Schools have resorted to begging for donations on a charity website in a last ditch attempt to keep school pools open, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Robertson to attend OECD future of work forum
Monday, 11 January 2016, 9:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Finance Spokesperson and Chair of the Future of Work Commission Grant Robertson will travel to Paris this week to attend the OECD Future of Work Forum and to London where he will also undertake meetings and visits. “We are at the halfway mark in ... More >>
Elderly bearing brunt of National’s health cuts
Monday, 11 January 2016, 9:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The government needs to take a step back from its health rhetoric and look at the impact that its continued underfunding of the health system is having on older people, says Labour’s Senior Citizens spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Remembering Ida Gaskin
Friday, 8 January 2016, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The death of Dr Ida Gaskin in New Plymouth at the age of 96 is personally a very sad occasion for me, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. More >>
Rail commitment better late than never
Thursday, 7 January 2016, 4:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says a report the Prime Minister is to announce a funding commitment for the City Rail Link is ‘better five years late than never’. More >>
Pasifika caucus visit frontline climate change states
Thursday, 7 January 2016, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is sending a special climate change task force to Tuvalu and Kiribati next month, says Labour’s Pacific Climate Change Spokesperson Su’a William Sio. More >>
Tragic road toll calls for strategy re-think
Thursday, 31 December 2015, 5:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's road safety strategies need an urgent re-think following the increase in road deaths over 2015, says Labour’s Transport Spokesperson, Sue Moroney. More >>
Cathedral argy-bargy over, now time for action
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Christchurch has been delivered a blue-print for getting on and sorting out the Cathedral fiasco once and for all, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. “A report released today by Miriam Deans, the Crown appointed facilitator, ... More >>
Privatisation plans for mediation services rejected
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Plans to privatise workplace mediation services in provincial New Zealand have been met with dismay from both unions and employers, says Labour’s Workplace Relations and Safety Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. “In another attempt by the National ... More >>
Salary curb call after bumper CEO pay hike
Friday, 18 December 2015, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The salaries of district health board bosses should be reined in, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. “There’s something very out of whack when we have our hospitals so squeezed for cash they are cutting back on frontline staff ... More >>
Troubled fishing parks sink without trace
Friday, 18 December 2015, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The fishing parks promised by National at the last election appear to be sinking without trace, says Labour's Fisheries Spokesperson Rino Tirikatene. More >>
Blurred lines cited in dodgy roadshow review
Friday, 18 December 2015, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The State Services Commissioner has given Housing Minister Nick Smith a serious ticking off for his office’s involvement in organising National Party roadshows, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Kris Faafoi says. More >>
Landmark ruling finds Police acted illegally
Friday, 18 December 2015, 9:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s landmark ruling from Justice Clifford that a raid on the home of journalist Nicky Hager was illegal means there was unlawful action by police during two elections in a row, Labour’s Shadow Attorney-General David Parker says. More >>
Economy not keeping pace under National’s watch
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders are worse off with economic growth per person going backwards over the first nine months of 2015, says Labour's Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. “Per capita GDP still remains lower now than it was at the end of 2014. This shows ... More >>
Kids trapped in charter school failure
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The students of Whangaruru are the ultimate victims in the National-ACT Government’s failed charter school experiment which has resulted in a proposal to close their school, Labour’s Acting Education spokesperson Jenny Salesa says. “The losers ... More >>
