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Government Cuts Unbelievably Target Child Exploitation, Violent Extremism, Ports And Airports

Monday, 22 April 2024, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Today we’ve learned that 79 positions are on the chopping block at Customs and 41 at the Department of Internal Affairs,” Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. More >>

Labour Calls For New Zealand To Recognise Palestine

Monday, 22 April 2024, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party has called for the New Zealand Government to recognise Palestine, as a material step towards progressing the two-State solution needed to achieve a lasting peace in the region. More >>

Three Strikes Law Political Posturing Of Worst Kind

Monday, 22 April 2024, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is bringing back a law that has little evidential backing just to look tough, Labour justice spokesperson Duncan Webb said. More >>

Environmental Protection Vital, Not ‘Onerous’

Monday, 22 April 2024, 10:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill will give projects such as new coal mines a ‘get out of jail free’ card to wreak havoc on the environment, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said today. More >>

Govt Cuts Doctors And Nurses In Hiring Freeze

Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have well and truly hit the frontline of the health system, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. More >>

Progress On Climate Will Be Undone By Govt

Friday, 19 April 2024, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand’s good work at reducing climate emissions for three years in a row will be undone by the National government’s lack of ambition and scrapping programmes that were making a difference, Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said ... More >>

Dark Day For Kiwi Kids As A Third Of Govt Cuts Affect Them

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

News that 1000 jobs at the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki could go is devastating for future generations of New Zealanders. More >>

Alarm As Government Signals Further Blow To School Lunches

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 11:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party

More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. “This is a real concern. You can't provide a vital frontline service ... More >>

Quick, Submit – Stop Govt’s Dodgy Approvals Bill

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. More >>

Public Transport Costs To Double As National Looks At Unaffordable Roading Project Instead

Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere ... More >>

Cost Of Living In Auckland Still Not A Priority

Sunday, 14 April 2024, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. More >>

Govt Should Stop Making People’s Lives Harder And Build More Homes

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. “They’re pulling the wool over New ... More >>

Melissa Lee Missing In Action On Media

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The action Melissa Lee promised to protect democracy and the media sector is missing, Media and Communications spokesperson Willie Jackson said. “As the crisis in the media sector continues to unfold with the confirmed closure of Newshub, Minister ... More >>

Govt Makes U-turn On Suicide Prevention Office

Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour welcomes the Government’s U-turn on the closure of the Suicide Prevention Office, says Labour Mental Health spokesperson Ingrid Leary. “Christopher Luxon’s point blank claims this afternoon in Question Time that the Ministry of Health’s ... More >>

Commitment To Disability Communities Missing From Govt Priorities

Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party

“There seems to be a total lack of priority by this Government towards our disabled communities and their carers,” Labour Disability Issues spokesperson Priyanca Radhakrishnan said. More >>

National Must Take Mental Health Seriously

Friday, 5 April 2024, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Dismantling the Suicide Prevention Office may come at the expense of lives. The Minister of Health, who seems to be overseeing these cuts, needs to stand up and take some responsibility for this backwards and dangerous idea. More >>

Job Losses At Health Not Worth It For Tax Cuts

Thursday, 4 April 2024, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Ministry of Health is proposing nearly 1 in 5 jobs are cut – a scale which will mean New Zealanders get less out of their government and the services that it provides. More >>

Social Housing Off Government’s To-do List

Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Coalition Government’s refusal to commit to ongoing funding for social housing is seeing the sector pull back on developments and families watch their dreams of securing a home fade away, says Labour Housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty. More >>

Less Money In Most People’s Pockets This April

Sunday, 31 March 2024, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Changes to minimum wage and benefit indexation means many New Zealanders will get less this year, as the Government gives a big tax break to landlords instead. Under Labour, April 1 minimum wage increases meant thousands of New Zealanders would get ... More >>

Time To Call Time On Greyhound Racing

Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party is calling on the Government to ban greyhound racing. “The greyhound racing industry has been on notice for a long time, including three reviews in the last decade into greyhound racing practice,” Labour’s animal welfare spokesperson ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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