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Abuse shows need for social worker register
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
More than 75% of publicised cases of abuse and misconduct by social workers were carried out by unregistered staff, proving the need for better oversight of those looking after our most vulnerable, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel ... More >>
Solid Energy’s workers deserve more
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Solid Energy’s workers and the West Coast community face two more years of uncertainty with today’s announcement of the State Owned Enterprise going into voluntary administration, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Forcing amalgamation on democracies is undemocratic
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 11:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Forcing amalgamation on democracies is undemocratic A private member’s bill that would have put more democracy back into local council amalgamations was voted down in Parliament last night, says Labour MP Stuart Nash. “My private members bill ... More >>
GPs forced to do specialist work as budget cuts bite
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 9:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Patients are being refused specialist treatment as cuts to health spending force more work onto GPs, Labour Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Did Murray McCully break Public Finance Act?
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Murray McCully appears to have breached the Public Finance Act by dressing up the cash payment paid to Al Khalaf as a joint venture, new documents show, Labour’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Minister must engage community in school closure decision
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Education Minister must sincerely engage with the local school community before deciding whether she will close Turakina Māori Girls’ College, Labour’s local MP for Te Tai Hauāuru Adrian Rurawhe says. “Closing Turakina would have a devastating ... More >>
Law must allow bars to open for other sporting events
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New legislation allowing bars to stay open for early morning Rugby World Cup games must be broadened to include other national sporting events, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Westpac: ‘The tide has turned’ on the economy
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 9:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Westpac has rung alarm bells over the state of the economy, predicting growth will plummet, unemployment surge and the housing market to slow, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Complaints laid with OAG and Treasury over McCully
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 8:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Export Growth and Trade spokesperson David Parker has today written to the Auditor-General and Treasury Secretary, asking them to investigate whether Murray McCully and MFAT misled them over the Saudi sheep scandal More >>
Note to Bill English: this policy is a dog
Saturday, 8 August 2015, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New polling showing 75 of New Zealanders oppose the Government’s plan to sell-off state houses to overseas companies like Gold Coast-based Horizon, should be the final straw for Bill English to dump this failed policy, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>
Reckless complacency as billions lost to regions
Friday, 7 August 2015, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National's complacency in the face of plunging global dairy prices is recklessly irresponsible as farmers and the communities around them see billions of dollars disappear in front of their eyes, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Breaches should be ringing alarm bells
Friday, 7 August 2015, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The staggering number of offenders breaking their electronic monitoring conditions shows an urgent need for a major rethink of how Corrections and Police keep track of high-risk criminals, Labour’s Correction spokesperson Kelvin Davis says. More >>
Balancing security and flexibility in Future of Work
Friday, 7 August 2015, 11:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Flexible work arrangements can improve work/life balance and make transitions in working life easier, but insecurity in work and income can be stressful and ultimately detrimental to health and family. The second of the Future of Work Commission’s ... More >>
Kiwis lining banks’ pockets
Friday, 7 August 2015, 8:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New figures show that the ‘big four’ Australian banks in New Zealand are creaming Kiwis, making higher profit margins here than they do across the ditch, Labour’s Consumer Affairs spokesperson David Shearer says. More >>
PM out of touch on Auckland house prices
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister’s comments today that Aucklanders want their house prices to keep skyrocketing shows just how out of touch he is about the housing crisis, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “John Key claims Aucklanders want the value ... More >>
Big profiting banks need to back off farmers
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 11:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
With dairy prices forecast to take another hit tomorrow, banks shouldn’t be too eager to put the screws on farmers, Labour’s Consumer Affairs Spokesperson, David Shearer says. “Bank profits for the four Australian owned banks – ANZ, Westpac, ... More >>
DOC deep in the doldrums
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 8:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Department of Conservation will need more than just another restructuring in order to improve its performance, according to a damning “Workplace Engagement Survey” with only one in four staff believing that the organisation has a clear ... More >>
John Key must take responsibility for Saudi Sheep Scandal
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key must take responsibility for his Government’s Saudi sheep scandal, and apologise to New Zealanders for sullying the reputation of our country for fair dealing, says Labour’s Export Growth and Trade spokesperson David Parker. More >>
10,000 more Kiwis without a job in a year
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 11:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s complacent approach to the economy has seen 10,000 more Kiwis unemployed compared to last year, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “Today’s unemployment figures show that there are now 148,000 New Zealanders out of work, ... More >>
Family violence overhaul long overdue
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 11:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A long overdue review of family violence laws is a major step forward in addressing New Zealand's disgraceful record of domestic abuse, but fails to address funding issues, Labour’s Associate Justice spokesperson Kelvin Davis says. “New Zealand ... More >>
