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Brownlee ignoring EQC allegations
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee is ignoring serious allegations that builders in Canterbury are being ‘squeezed to do the least work possible’ on repair jobs for EQC, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Time to modernise role of Reserve Bank
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The dilemma faced by the Reserve Bank Governor in setting the official cash rate highlights the need to broaden the objectives of the bank to put jobs and the overall well-being of the economy at the heart of its mandate, Labour Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Govt broadband not keeping up with business needs
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 11:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest MYOB Business Monitor which shows just 40 per cent of businesses are happy with their internet service only touches the surface of regional dissatisfaction, says Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Unprepared government scrambles to deal with deportees
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is staggering that Amy Adams is only now waking up to the fact that the deportees Australia is sending back to New Zealand will need monitoring, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer says. More >>
Dunedin South Youth MP selected
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare Curran MP for Dunedin South 27 October 2015 Dunedin South Youth MP selected After a two month selection process, the Dunedin South Youth MP for 2015/16 has been selected with Hamish Duncan from King’s High School selected, Dunedin South MP ... More >>
Labour for hire not a recipe for exploitation
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 9:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is supporting a call for an investigation into alleged dodgy employment practices within labour hire companies. More >>
No hiding another tertiary provider going belly up
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 9:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"Cynically dumping news of the liquidation of rort-ridden Agribusiness Training Ltd (ABT) over a long weekend can't hide the fact that the tertiary sector is in a compliance crisis", Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe ... More >>
Baa-d behaviour or a bit of a dag?
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 9:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
No matter how he spins it Steven Joyce will be a laughing stock over revelations of expensive repairs to model sheep roughly treated at a government department Christmas function, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark says. More >>
Medical advice on obesity fails to tip scales
Monday, 26 October 2015, 10:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government snubbed advice from its chief child health adviser to set an obesity target in favour of soft pedalling in the interests of big business, Labour’s Acting Health spokesperson David Clark says. More >>
Medical advice on obesity fails to tip scales
Monday, 26 October 2015, 10:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government snubbed advice from its chief child health adviser to set an obesity target in favour of soft pedalling in the interests of big business, Labour’s Acting Health spokesperson David Clark says. More >>
Detainees isolated and desperate
Saturday, 24 October 2015, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders in Australia’s remote Christmas Island Detention Centre have spoken about the trauma of being locked up thousands of miles away from their families in a facility designed to house people considered to be a terrorism threat. More >>
Patients get sicker on ‘ghost’ waiting list
Saturday, 24 October 2015, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jonathan Coleman owes an apology to tens of thousands of Kiwis who have been denied surgery assessments over the last five years, Labour’s Acting Health spokesperson David Clark says. More >>
Register urged for those with asbestos concerns
Friday, 23 October 2015, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling for Health Minister Jonathan Coleman to set up a register so that people who believe they may have been exposed to asbestos at Dunedin Hospital can be assessed and monitored if they wish. More >>
Disturbing report shows need for EPA Bill
Friday, 23 October 2015, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A landmark report on the state of the environment paints a disturbing picture and highlights the need for a private member’s bill that reinforces the role of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), says Labour’s Water spokesperson Meka ... More >>
Security guard’s death must lead to change
Friday, 23 October 2015, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Adding the security industry to the list of high risk industries under the Health and Safety Reform Act would be the best memorial for slain 22-year-old Charanpreet Singh Dhaliwal, Te Atatu MP Phil Twyford says. More >>
Labour Day tradition worth preserving
Friday, 23 October 2015, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While Labour Day offers many working people a great opportunity to spend precious time with our families, there’s more to do before we can really celebrate about our rights at work again, Labour Relations spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
Bloated uber-Ministry continues spend up
Friday, 23 October 2015, 9:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
MoBIE is living up to its acronym with bucket loads of taxpayer cash being spent on media monitoring and news tracking services, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Kris Faafoi says. The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment has become a ... More >>
Government continues to hide over Canterbury legislation
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has again reduced the timeframe for Cantabrians to have their say, this time shortening the select committee process for the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Bill, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. “Just as with the ECan ... More >>
55km Cable to Nowhere serves one customer
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A 55km Cable to Nowhere has been laid between Wairoa and Tuai to apparently serve just one company, while in many other regions there is limited rural internet access, says Labour ICT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Catastrophe as Coleman’s complacency continues
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The discovery of dangerous levels of asbestos at Dunedin Hospital confirms everyone’s worst fears and should jolt Jonathan Coleman into action, Labour’s Acting Health spokesperson David Clark says. More >>
