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Louise Nicholas to deliver Dame Dorothy Fraser Lecture
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
We are delighted to have secured Louise Nicholas ONZM to deliver the fourth annual Dame Dorothy Fraser lecture on Monday 28 September on 'How a woman who spoke up about rape and abuse brought about systematic change for the good.' More >>
Democracy still the loser in Canterbury
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has demonstrated once again how arrogant and out of touch it is in denying Cantabrians the same democratic rights as the rest of the country, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Megan Woods. “The Environment Canterbury Bill which has ... More >>
Waiver cost still a mystery
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Waiver cost still a mystery The Government still has no idea what it’s going to cost community and voluntary groups to get a waiver from the fees police will charge to carry out checks on their staff and volunteers, says Labour’s Community and ... More >>
Housing New Zealand dividends could save children’s lives
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing New Zealand dividends could save children’s lives The Government could show moral leadership and invest just a third of the dividend it demands from Housing New Zealand each year to save Kiwi kids from mouldy, cold and unliveable homes, Opposition ... More >>
China exports fall 27 per cent in a year
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Exports to China have fallen by 27 per cent over the last 12 months - showing that the looming economic slowdown should have been expected by the Government, says Labour’s Economic Development Spokesperson David Clark. More >>
National should support all families for 26 weeks
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 10:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Families with multiple babies, and those born prematurely or with disabilities, are the winners from moves to extend paid parental leave to 26 weeks but the Government must give all babies the same head start in life, Labour’s spokesperson for Women ... More >>
National’s health and safety shambles puts camps at risk
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 9:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Reports that schools are considering scrapping student camps and tearing out playgrounds highlights just how badly National has managed its health and safety reforms, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “Schools have been left completely in ... More >>
National’s asset stripping agenda hits schools
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 8:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s fire-sale of school houses and land is short-sighted, mean-spirited, and will have huge unintended consequences that we will pay for in years to come, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Takahe massacre suggestion "offenisve and ludicrous"
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Takahe massacre supposed to get all New Zealanders involved in conservation The Minister’s claim that a botched cull of one of New Zealand’s rarest birds was a way of getting all New Zealanders involved in conservation is offensive and ludicrous, ... More >>
Government targets put ahead of students’ education
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must urgently reassess the way it sets NCEA targets after a new report found they are forcing schools to “credit farm” and are undermining the qualification, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “A PPTA report released today ... More >>
Serco circus rolls on with revelations of fight practice
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Further revelations that a Serco prison guard was coaching inmates on fight club techniques confirms a fully independent inquiry needs to take place, says Labour’s Corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
ER patients in corridors as health cuts bite
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Patients are being forced to wait for hours on beds in corridors as cash strapped hospitals struggle to keep up with budget cuts, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Not too late to fix Health and Safety for NZ's workers
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 9:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government and its minor party supporters are showing an arrogant disregard for workers’ lives by not agreeing to a cross-party solution to the botched Health and Safety bill, Opposition leader Andrew Little says. “Yesterday I wrote to the ... More >>
Reserve Bank points finger at Govt inaction
Monday, 24 August 2015, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
In scathing criticism of the Government’s inaction, the Reserve Bank says Auckland housing supply is growing nowhere near fast enough to make a dent the housing shortage, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. Reserve Bank deputy governor Grant ... More >>
Chickens come home to roost on climate change
Monday, 24 August 2015, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s gutting of the Emissions Trading Scheme has caused foresters to leave and emissions to rise, says Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Website adds to long list of big spends at MBIE
Monday, 24 August 2015, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s $560,000 outlay on its new website is further evidence of excessive spending by Steven Joyce on his pet project super ministry, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark says. “Hot ... More >>
Burdett case must be reopened
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 7:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New evidence produced by 3D Investigates tonight is a further reason why the role of Malcolm Rewa in the murder of Susan Burdett needs to be re-examined says Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Rules reduction – or rorting the rules?
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 7:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to answer some serious questions around its spending on the Rules Reduction Taskforce to prove it’s not rorting the rules, Labour’s State Services spokesman Kris Faafoi says. More >>
Serco wants in on state house sell off
Saturday, 22 August 2015, 10:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must keep scandal plagued outsourcing company Serco away from our state housing after their disastrous record running Mt Eden prison, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Time for NZTA to work on alternatives to flyover
Friday, 21 August 2015, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The High Court decision rejecting the New Zealand Transport Agency’s attempts to build the Basin Reserve flyover must now mean that NZTA finally works with the community on other options for transport solutions in Wellington, Grant Robertson ... More >>
