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Questions remain over the Christchurch Regeneration Bill
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While Labour will support the Christchurch Regeneration Bill at its first reading, a raft of questions remain, says Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. “This is an important measure for the city as it marks the first steps back from crisis government ... More >>
Minister sacks Ministry for rural broadband
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Amy Adams must start an independent technical audit of the delivery outcomes on the Government’s $300m rural broadband scheme after the Minister sacked the ministry responsible for its management, says Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Bennett resorts to snide attack on the vulnerable
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Paula Bennett is once again engaging in snide attacks on our most vulnerable citizens when under her Government more Kiwis than ever before are living in garages and campgrounds, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “The Social Housing Minister ... More >>
From Rock Star to Risk Watch in a year
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The same bank that labelled the New Zealand economy a rock star last year has now put New Zealand on risk watch – a striking failure of economic management from National, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “This is a dramatic ... More >>
Ozone hole gases on the rise
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 11:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Two of the gases that deplete the ozone layer above New Zealand are on the rise, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Govt broadband scheme slammed by regions
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s rural broadband initiative is failing the regions and prompting an outcry among local mayors, councils, National MPs, Fonterra and Federated Farmers, Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>
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 >>
