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Per person New Zealand is getting poorer
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand economy is not keeping up with a migration boom, leaving Kiwis poorer individually since the election, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Māori TV decision a victory for common-sense
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s decision by the Māori Television board for the channel to remain in Auckland is a victory for common-sense but raises the question why such a move was ever considered in the first place, says Labour’s Broadcasting spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Report an indictment of Government’s environmental record
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A landmark report on the state of the country’s environment slams our level of greenhouse emissions, our record on the conservation of native plants and animals, and the worsening quality of our rivers, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson ... More >>
Labour will expose injustice on Christmas Island visit
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 11:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will have the opportunity to investigate the conditions of New Zealand detainees and push for fair and humane treatment with MP Kelvin Davis given permission to enter Christmas Island Detention Centre, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Resignation another blow to public trust in EQC
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Canterbury Spokesperson 20 October 2015 MEDIA STATEMENT Resignation another blow to public trust in EQC More >>
Pacific and Maori kids left out of equation
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s target to have 95 per cent of pre-school children identified as obese referred to an appropriate health professional by 2017 will make little difference to obesity rates in some of our most disadvantaged communities, Labour’s ... More >>
Auckland house prices rising 35% faster than Sydney
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Recent house price data shows Auckland house prices are now rising 35 per cent faster than those in Sydney, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Breastfeeding an important tool in obesity battle
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is deeply ironic that the Government is happy to tell pregnant women and new mothers what to eat but won’t extend paid parental leave to support breastfeeding for six months – an important tool in reducing childhood obesity, Labour’s spokesperson ... More >>
Joyce’s MoBIE Empire strikes back
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce’s MoBIE empire is going on strike in the latest department debacle to undermine the so-called Mr Fixit, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark says. “After spending thousands of dollars on sundecks, hair straighteners, ... More >>
Complaints soar as Govt sacrifices quality ECE
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 9:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Hekia Parata’s decision to prioritise participation over quality has resulted in complaints about early childhood education centres soaring by 46 per cent in a year, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Andrew Little to meet Chinese Vice President
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 9:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party leader Andrew Little will this week travel to China for discussions with Vice President Li Yuanchao. This follows a meeting between President Xi Jinping and President of the Labour Party Nigel Haworth last week. More >>
New mums only part of the solution
Monday, 19 October 2015, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Beating up on mums-to-be is not the way to tackle New Zealand’s alarming obesity rates, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. “More than a million Kiwi adults and 79,000 Kiwi kids are obese. We are the fourth fattest country in the OECD. “Prenatal ... More >>
Discretion must be more than empty rhetoric
Monday, 19 October 2015, 8:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull must keep his commitment to give individual circumstances of Kiwis in Australia facing deportation more consideration after a tetraplegic was dumped at Auckland Airport, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Healthy school tuck shops needed
Sunday, 18 October 2015, 11:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s five-year plan Living Well With Diabetes puts a much needed focus on community strategies but fails to regulate school tuck shops, Labour’s Māori Development spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says. More >>
Teaching still the key to student success
Sunday, 18 October 2015, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Quality teaching will always be far more important than school buildings, but that doesn't mean we can't deliver on both, Labour's Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
John Key should be part of OIA inquiry
Sunday, 18 October 2015, 11:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Chief Ombudsman’s description of the Prime Minister’s attitude to releasing public information as “cavalier” and “a disregard for the law” reinforces growing concerns that democratic principles are being consistently undermined, Labour’s ... More >>
Lack of alternatives sees farmers back sell-out
Friday, 16 October 2015, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A lack of alternatives and confusing information given to farmer shareholders is the only reasonable excuse for Silver Fern Farmer shareholders to support a sell-out of their co-operative, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor ... More >>
Another blow to Bill’s bungled sell-off
Friday, 16 October 2015, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Habitat for Humanity pulling out of the Government's state house tendering process is another blow to the Government's sell-off policy, Labour's Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Andrew Little Speech to CTU Conference
Friday, 16 October 2015, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It is an honour to address the CTU for the first time as the Leader of the Labour Party. More >>
Zoo CEO: Panda project doesn’t bear thinking about
Friday, 16 October 2015, 9:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Wellington Zoo would be ‘playing with fire’ if it pandered to the Prime Minister’s desire to house two giant pandas its CEO has warned. “Correspondence released to Labour under the Official Information Act reveals zoo boss Karen Fifield raised alarm ... More >>
