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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 >>
Ground-breaking new policy to make homes cheaper
Sunday, 8 November 2015, 11:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s ground-breaking new policy on reforming planning rules will make housing more affordable, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Hours owed in annual leave compromising patient care
Sunday, 8 November 2015, 10:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Health workers, struggling with heavy workloads and under pressure to do more with less, are owed almost $500 million in overdue annual leave, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Māori ready to play part in the new economy
Saturday, 7 November 2015, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Māori economy will be a big driver of work changes and must be in a strong position to reap the benefits of new opportunities, Labour’ Chair of the Future of Work Commission Grant Robertson says. More >>
Screws put on health as budgets blow out
Friday, 6 November 2015, 9:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
More than half the country’s health boards have blown out their budgets just months into the new financial year, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Make the right call, mate!
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key should be questioning whether Australia is qualified to be on the United Nations Human Rights Council, says Labour’s Corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Govt refuses to even try to fix its Korea land sales mistake
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National refuses to fix its major blunder in the Korean FTA which allows Kiwi homes to be sold to Korean investors – creating a flow on effect with other trade partners such as China, says Labour’s Export Growth and Trade spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Minister asleep at Agribusiness wheel since January
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce has admitted in Parliament he knew about the problems around Agribusiness Training Limited back in January, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Maori Party not at the table
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Despite claims, it is obvious the Maori Party is not at the table with the Government when it comes to sticking up for tangata whenua, says Labour’s Associate Māori Development spokesperson Peeni Henare. “The Māori Party promotes itself as a partner ... More >>
Overwhelming opposition to locking-in zero hour contracts
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Lawyers, workers, the Human Rights Commission and even employers were united in their opposition to the Government’s bid to entrench zero-hour contracts during hearings which end today, Labour Issues spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
Government confirms minimal standards
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 9:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Government confirms minimal standards Finally the Government has come clean over its commitment to the dirty water issue says Labour’s Water spokesperson Meka Whaitiri. “In Parliament today Nathan Guy confirmed the Government is committed to ‘minimal ... More >>
The great tyre rip-off
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 11:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Megan Woods Environment Spokesperson 4 November 2015 The great tyre rip-off Consumers are being ripped off in many parts of New Zealand when they pay a tyre disposal fee to garages, says Labour Environment spokesperson Megan Woods. “If you pay a $5 ... More >>
Unemployment rises. In work numbers fall. National fiddles.
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 11:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant Robertson Finance Spokesperson 4 November 2015 Unemployment rises. In work numbers fall. National fiddles. More >>
Another blow for the Government as DOC staff work to rule
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 10:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Celebrating Conservation Week this week has become another disaster for the Government as Department of Conservation workers take industrial action, says Labour’s Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson. “DOC staff are highly regarded, passionate and motivated ... More >>
