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NZ falls down OECD unemployment ranks
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand is now 15th in the OCED for unemployment – a big drop from first ten years ago, Labour Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “Our current OECD ranking is the equal worst we have had since the 1990s. The two times we have been ... More >>
Foreign buyers ban will achieve what Govt failed to
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford Housing Spokesperson 12 November 2015 Foreign buyers ban will achieve what Govt failed to Labour’s Member’s Bill to ban foreign buyers from purchasing existing homes will achieve what the Government failed to in its Trans Pacific Partnership ... More >>
Christchurch build a joke
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Poto Williams Associate Housing Spokesperson 12 November 2015 Christchurch build a joke Housing New Zealand has built just one house in the past month in Christchurch, says Labour’s Associate Housing spokesperson Poto Williams. “If Housing New Zealand ... More >>
Detainees belong in Australia, not New Zealand
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 10:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Opposition Leader 12 November 2015 Detainees belong in Australia, not New Zealand The detainees from Christmas Island and those being held in detention centres throughout Australia belong in that country and should not be returned to ... More >>
Labour backs gender equal New Zealand
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 8:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
12 November 2015 Labour backs gender equal New Zealand The Government must reverse the trend of women going backwards and immediately implement the National Council of Women’s recommendations for a gender equal New Zealand, Labour’s spokesperson ... More >>
Joy on streets but challenges ahead for Myanmar
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party looking to have won a landslide victory in Myanmar’s first proper democratic election in decades the next big challenge will be the smooth handing over of power by the current military-backed government, ... More >>
National all talk no action on provisional tax
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
After months of discussion documents and talkfests National has kicked for touch on provisional tax, despite it being one of the biggest issues facing small business, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
National’s Tax Return Tax a cash grab
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is planning to overtax every New Zealander so they can ‘incentivise’ people to file their tax return, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Patients waiting in more pain for operations
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Annette King Deputy Leader Health Spokesperson 11 November 2015 Patients waiting in more pain for operations More >>
Ratepayers could subsidise Ruataniwha dam
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Meka Whaitiri Water Spokesperson 11 November 2015 Ratepayers could subsidise Ruataniwha dam after secret meeting More >>
No Plan B for Southern Response
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee has no Plan B for cost overruns in Southern Response’s repair programme, says Labour’s Canterbury Issues spokesperson Megan Woods. “Earlier this year, Southern Response warned their balance sheet was being put at risk by higher than ... More >>
Te Ture Whenua Bill opposition
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Meka Whaitiri MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti 11 November 2015 Te Ture Whenua Bill opposition Maori land owners should oppose the Minister of Maori Development’s Te Ture Whenua Bill as it disadvantages Maori says Labour’s MP for Ikaroa Rawhiti Meka Whaitiri. ... More >>
Increasing risks as housing contagion spreads
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English’s failure to diversify the economy or control the housing bubble is increasing the risks to financial stability identified by the Reserve Bank Governor today, Labour Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “Graeme Wheeler must be ... More >>
Enough is enough as dam deadline looms
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 8:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Enough is enough as dam deadline looms Today is D Day for assessing the viability of the Ruataniwha Dam and its backers still have to offer up some concrete answers on the future of the scheme, says Labour’s Spokesperson for Water Meka Whaitiri. ... More >>
Koreans can ban NZ buyers but we can’t ban theirs
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Trade Minister Groser has been forced to admit in Parliament that South Korea can ban New Zealanders buying Korean homes after refusing to acknowledge this previously, Labour’s Export Growth and Trade spokesperson David Parker says More >>
PM has lost his moral compass over Christmas Island
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
PM has lost his moral compass over Christmas Island John Key is showing his weak leadership and refusal to do what is morally right by not raising human rights abuses of New Zealand born Australians on Christmas Island with Malcolm Turnbull, Opposition ... More >>
Private tertiary education in freefall under National
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Cunliffe Tertiary Education spokesperson 10 November 2015 Private tertiary education in freefall under National More >>
Public health about people not headlines
Monday, 9 November 2015, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The health sector is at breaking point with DHBs looking to cut services as they struggle to balance their books, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Grant Robertson's Speech to 2015 NZLP Conference
Monday, 9 November 2015, 9:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It is a pleasure to be back in Palmerston North, the city of my birth. It is true to say that my family left Palmy reasonably soon thereafter, but there is no truth to the rumour that as a 16 month old I went to my mother to request a transfer! More >>
Annette King - Speech to 2015 NZLP Conference
Monday, 9 November 2015, 8:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
One of my all-time favourite movies is that 1997 Australian great – The Castle – where an “ordinary family” stands up to big money and bureaucracy, and wins. More >>
