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Broken promise leaves schools chasing truants
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s broken promise to provide extra funding to tackle truants has left schools picking up the tab for chasing absent students, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Be prepared – Government has been given the hard word
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The inescapable conclusion from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s second report on rising sea levels is that both central and local government must start planning now, says Labour’s spokesperson on Climate Change Megan Woods. More >>
Sick leave surveys not to be sneezed at
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 10:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Annette King Deputy Leader Health Spokesperson 19 November 2015 Sick leave surveys not to be sneezed at More >>
Sheep cover-up ridiculous
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The ongoing cover-up of the Saudi sheep scandal has reached new lows with the Primary Industries Minister saying releasing a taxpayer-funded report into the lamb deaths isn’t in the public interest despite admitting he hasn’t read it, says Labour’s ... More >>
Offshore workers shipped in at expense of locals
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cut-price contractor Visionstream is trying to bring in offshore workers for the UFB fibre roll-out while at the same time workers doing the same job are being cut at Downer, says Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
The Pacific loses a great friend
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party says the Pacific has lost a friend and a hero with today’s death of rugby legend Jonah Lomu, says Labour’s Pacific Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio. “On behalf of Labour I want to convey to Jonah’s family our sincere condolences. ... More >>
Scrap flag vote and stop state house sell-off
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 10:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
If the Government scrapped the flag referendum and stopped selling-off state houses it could completely eliminate homelessness, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “The Salvation Army report out today shows homeless people are the ... More >>
Big gaps in rushed returning offenders law
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Legislation passed under urgency to have New Zealanders with criminal records monitored when they're sent back from Australia contains some glaring holes, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Long-term unemployed now long-term problem
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s failure to reduce the number of long-term unemployed has become clear with current levels the highest in three years, Labour Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “Long-term unemployment is a huge problem. The longer you’re ... More >>
Lawsuit an indictment of Govt’s EQC failings
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 10:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Lawsuit an indictment of Govt’s EQC failings The class action lawsuit filed against EQC filed today is an indictment of the Government’s failure to provide clear answers about its obligations to homeowners, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan ... More >>
Nats still dragging feet on GST after 7 years
Monday, 16 November 2015, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nats still dragging feet on GST after 7 years National is still dragging its feet on applying GST to products bought from overseas and not giving small business a fair go, despite being in government for seven years, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson ... More >>
Ministry covers up damning NCEA report
Sunday, 15 November 2015, 11:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New documents show the Education Ministry succumbed to political pressure and covered up an attempt to help hundreds of special needs students at our poorest schools during their NCEA exams, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
NZ unemployment now worse than Australia
Friday, 13 November 2015, 9:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s unemployment rate is now worse than Australia’s – an economy described as ‘fast becoming a basket case’, Labour Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “Last night Australia’s new figures put unemployment at 5.9 per ... More >>
It’s black and white: National caught out
Friday, 13 November 2015, 8:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has been caught red-handed trying to hide the fact its MPs have been using taxpayer money for political campaigning, says Labour’s State Services spokesman Kris Faafoi. More >>
Independence of the ERO called into question
Friday, 13 November 2015, 8:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The independence of the Education Review Office has been seriously called into question following news they re-wrote a damning report on the state of early childhood education following pressure from the government, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins ... More >>
Hardship tailored to suit government coffers
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government appears to have magic-ed a figure out of a hat to base its child poverty policy on, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
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 >>
