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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 >>

Labour will use buying power to create jobs

Monday, 9 November 2015, 12:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour will use the government’s $40 billion in buying power to create jobs and back local businesses by requiring suppliers to make job creation in New Zealand a determining factor for contracts, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. “Since ... More >>