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New Zealand gave away right to protect houses and land
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand has sold itself down the river by failing to even try to protect New Zealand land and homes from offshore interests in the TPP negotiations, Labour Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
National lengthens the digital lag
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 9:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Rural New Zealand’s growing anger at substandard internet connections is catching up on the Government with panicked, unfunded and unambitious promises made by Communications Minister Amy Adams, says Labour ICT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Suicide prevention needs to focus on red flags
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government moves to tackle suicide are sadly not making the inroads we need to reduce New Zealand’s tragically high suicide rate, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Lowest business confidence in over four years
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Business confidence has plunged to the lowest point since the global financial crisis with key sectors such as manufacturing extremely gloomy about the future, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “According to NZIER’s Quarterly Survey ... More >>
Groser playing games over Pharmac fallout
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 11:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Tim Groser is not being upfront with Kiwis about what the TPP will mean with regards to life-saving drug costs, Labour’s Acting Leader and Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Govt should act now on OECD tax changes
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 10:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National cannot delay timing and implementation of the OCED’s new tax changes and must act now to crack down on multinational tax avoidance, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “The OECD has announced significant proposed changes to base ... More >>
TPPA fails dairy and foreign buyers tests
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 9:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The gains from the TPP for New Zealand’s largest export industry have failed to meet the test set by the government, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
New Zealand has missed the bus on TPP
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 7:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government appears to have failed to deliver in the secretive TPP deal, with no meaningful gains for dairy and new costs for Pharmac, Labour’s Acting Leader Annette King says. More >>
English should send himself to Australia
Monday, 5 October 2015, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English should be sticking it to the Australians rather than sticking by them and their dreadful treatment of Kiwis in detention centres, Acting Labour Leader Annette King says. More >>
Seven year science wait wasn’t worth it
Monday, 5 October 2015, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Cunliffe Science and Innovation spokesperson 5 October 2015 Seven year science wait wasn’t worth it After seven years in office and a year of consultation, today’s Statement of Science Investment (NSSI) was not worth the wait, Labour’s Science ... More >>
Sexual assault at Wiri prison another Serco failure
Monday, 5 October 2015, 9:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The alleged rape of a prisoner who was moved out of segregated custody and locked in a cell overnight with mainstream prisoners is clear evidence Serco are not fit to run New Zealand’s prisons, says Labour’s Acting Corrections Spokesperson Jacinda ... More >>
Are you fighting for our health, Mr Key?
Monday, 5 October 2015, 9:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must not back down in the TPPA negotiations and allow a loss of access to cutting edge medicine for diseases like cancer, Labour Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Last chance for Joyce to fund science
Monday, 5 October 2015, 8:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Tomorrow is the Government’s last chance to avert disaster in our science and research sector with its National Statement of Science Investment (NSSI), Labour’s Science and Innovation spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>
Breach of privacy a breach of patients’ trust
Friday, 2 October 2015, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A privacy breach, which has seen the unauthorised release of confidential birth and death details of over 24,000 people, is inexcusable, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
TVNZ profits up, regional coverage slashed
Friday, 2 October 2015, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
State-owned broadcaster TVNZ’s plan to axe two critical frontline news positions from Dunedin has an immediate negative impact on coverage for the whole of Otago and Southland, says Labour’s Broadcasting spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
National underfunds scientific research
Friday, 2 October 2015, 11:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David Cunliffe Science and Innovation spokesperson 2 October 2015 National underfunds scientific research A new report released this morning confirms that the Government is underfunding research, Labour’s Science and Innovation spokesperson David Cunliffe ... More >>
Step up or stay away
Friday, 2 October 2015, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nanaia Mahuta Maori Development Spokesperson Step up or stay away 1 October 2015 The Chris Brown story is nothing more than the tour promoters trying to influence the outcome of a visa application, promote the tour and sell tickets, says Labour’s ... More >>
Govt ignored warning of spending blowout
Friday, 2 October 2015, 8:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Treasury warned National that it could not meet its public promises on spending from the proceeds of asset sales, and this would lead to a $2 billion shortfall, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “Documents released to Labour under ... More >>
Chain of failures leads to paedophile’s escape
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An inquiry into the escape of convicted paedophile and murderer Phillip John Smith shows a chain of failures by government departments enabled him to flee to Brazil, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Despite the spin our universities slide
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A dramatic slip in rankings for three New Zealand universities in The Times Higher Education report released today is a legacy of the Government’s underfunding of tertiary education, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>
