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Overworked medical staff not confined to Hawke’s Bay
Friday, 16 October 2015, 9:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Hawke’s Bay DHB staff are struggling with heavy workloads and say patient care is being compromised because of it, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Woodhouse: In a wormhole he keeps digging
Friday, 16 October 2015, 8:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Michael Woodhouse has made it even clearer today that his decision to deny people who work on farms the right to ask for health and safety representatives was made in response to vested interests in the National Party, says Labour’s spokesperson ... More >>
Nats play politics while Kiwi kids die in homes
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Speaker’s decision to not read my Healthy Homes Bill smacks of political interference from a Government that is more concerned with playing politics than stopping children dying in cold damp homes, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Response to families’ pleas arrogant and unreasonable
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Pleas by the families of veterans who died during deployments to Vietnam and Malaysia to have the remains of their loved ones returned home have fallen on deaf ears, Labour’s Veterans Affairs spokesperson, Phil Goff. More >>
Warm, dry healthy rental homes a step closer
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Landlords would be required to make sure their rental properties are warm and dry through a Labour Member’s Bill to be debated by Parliament, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. “This Bill was lodged following the tragic death of Emma-Lita Bourne ... More >>
Auckland houses skyrocket $300k in 5 years
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s refusal to take effective steps to solve the Auckland housing crisis is highlighted in new figures showing prices in our biggest city skyrocketed by $300,000 in the past five years, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford ... More >>
Lochinver appeal shows OIO reform needed
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Pure 100’s appeal of the Overseas Investment Office’s Lochinver decision shows the Office’s rules need to be tightened and toughened up immediately, says Labour’s Land Information spokesperson Stuart Nash. “At the moment you could drive a truck ... More >>
Labour bill to stop stealth cuts to Radio NZ
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 9:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Radio New Zealand’s punishing six-year funding freeze would be put to an end by Labour’s bill that matches funding to inflation and population growth and assists the broadcaster’s transition to a multimedia public service network, says Labour’s ... More >>
Kindy teacher lay off after Govt funding cuts
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 8:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Government funding cuts are hitting home with kindergartens being forced to lay off teachers, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Nats sacrifice Kiwis’ health and education for surplus
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s drive for surplus has meant less investment in critical areas like health, education, housing and transport – yet John Key told Parliament today he wants the money for cycleways, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Cancer patients deserve help, not threats
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key needs to show some moral leadership and end his Government’s heartless practice of insisting cancer patients look for work, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
First surplus a blip on radar screen of debt
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English’s first surplus is just one black drop in a sea of red, with New Zealanders still paying over $10m a day in interest payments, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Four year funding freeze for OIO causes delays
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) hasn’t received an increase in funding or staff for four years - causing long delays for sellers and buyers and tarnishing New Zealand’s good name as a place to invest, says Labour’s Land Information ... More >>
Govt must clarify if software patents are in TPP
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s tech sector faces an uncertain future if a hard-fought for exclusion for software patents is missing from the final text of the Trans Pacific Partnership, Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>
Woodhouse wrote own worm farm risk list
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Documents obtained by Labour show Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse was advised to include dairy as a high risk activity in new health and safety legislation but didn’t, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues Iain Lees-Galloway ... More >>
Youth MP for Manukau East selected
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
MP for Manukau East 12 October 2015 MEDIA STATEMENT Youth MP for Manukau East selected More >>
Government hiding from ECan submissions
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has radically reduced the amount of time for public submissions on their controversial ECan bill, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Bill English’s first surplus will be his last
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
On Wednesday it is almost certain the Government will announce a surplus for the last financial year – when it was at the peak of the economic cycle – but will be on course to break its promise for surpluses in the years ahead, Labour’s Finance ... More >>
One last chance to stop power grab in Canterbury
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today Parliament has one last chance to stop the Government’s ECan power grab, by voting to restore a fully elected regional council, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Children’s teams left high and dry
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 9:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A cornerstone Government initiative to help our most vulnerable kids has come unstuck with Treasury raising major concerns about its effectiveness and key stakeholders describing it as unmanageable, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern ... More >>
