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Flag design advice done and dusted in four hours
Thursday, 10 September 2015, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An advisory group, which included a designer for sportswear giant Nike, was cobbled together roughly a month before flag options were announced to provide just four hours of ‘design’ advice to the Flag Consideration Panel, Labour’s Arts, Culture ... More >>
Governor acts while Finance Minister fiddles
Thursday, 10 September 2015, 10:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Reserve Bank is doing all the heavy lifting on the declining economy while Bill English appears to be sneaking off for a smoko break, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Undue secrecy on tertiary sector rorts
Thursday, 10 September 2015, 8:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce’s refusal to reveal details of other tertiary institutions being investigated in the wake of the Taratahi debacle is unacceptable, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Guy shows contempt for foreign ownership concerns
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nathan Guy’s refusal to ensure oversight of Chinese investment into New Zealand’s Silver Ferns Farms shows National doesn’t care about foreign ownership of key strategic assets, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Minister must mediate EQC lawsuit
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee needs to front up to the homeowners involved in a class action lawsuit against EQC and mediate a solution to avoid a costly court case, says Labour’s acting EQC spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Cutting financial advice for students doesn’t add up
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Schools and taxpayers will pick up the costs of StudyLink’s decision to cut its Sussed financial literacy seminar for secondary students, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Govt focuses on 2020 while rural internet stagnates in 2015
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 10:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Govt focuses on 2020 while rural internet stagnates in 2015 While National debates the rules for post 2020 telecommunication, it is dragging its heels on fixing the quality of internet connections right now in rural communities says Labour’s ICT ... More >>
‘No discernible impact’ from Govt tariff scheme
Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 9:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s scheme to cut the cost of building houses has resulted in only one-fifth of the touted savings – shaving less than 0.28 per cent off the average new build, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
National breaks another promise over paid parental leave
Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Thousands of parents of multiple babies and babies with disabilities will miss out on much-needed extra support after National broke another promise to extend their paid parental leave entitlements, Labour’s spokesperson for Women Sue Moroney says. More >>
Taranaki in recession due to Govt inaction
Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Taranaki has become the first New Zealand region in the current downturn to enter recession and the blame must be laid squarely at the Government’s feet, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Joyce must explain Taratahi fiasco
Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 11:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce must explain why a whistle-blower was needed to launch an investigation into the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Whanau Ora evaluation too late
Monday, 7 September 2015, 5:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s Whanau Ora report will not drive real change for families because budget decisions have already been made, says Labour’s Maori Development Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
OIO must be tough over Silver Fern Farms sale
Monday, 7 September 2015, 11:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Overseas Investment Office must take a hard line over the possible controlling stake in Silver Fern Farms by a Chinese company, says Labour’s Land Information spokesperson Stuart Nash. More >>
Fishing parks floundering under Nick Smith
Monday, 7 September 2015, 10:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National's promise to create recreational fishing parks in the Hauraki Gulf and Marlborough Sounds appears to be going nowhere says Labour's Fisheries Spokesperson Rino Tirikatene. More >>
Treasury’s downside scenario becoming reality
Monday, 7 September 2015, 10:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Treasury issued several warnings to the Government over plunging dairy prices – but John Key ignored them and continued to publicly downplay those concerns, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Refugee bill will be pulled if Govt response is meaningful
Monday, 7 September 2015, 10:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
7 September 2015 MEDIA STATEMENT Emergency refugee bill will be pulled if Govt response is meaningful More >>
Government knew but didn’t act on building rorts
Monday, 7 September 2015, 9:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has known about anti-competitive rorts in the building supplies market for the past four years and has done nothing about them, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
NZ response must reflect scale of humanitarian crisis
Saturday, 5 September 2015, 11:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s response to the refugee crisis must reflect the scale of the massive humanitarian disaster unfolding in Europe, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Dangerous environment supports Commissioner’s report
Saturday, 5 September 2015, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
An OIA revealing more than 600 dangerous incidents at a CYFs run youth justice facility in Christchurch, Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo, is proof of last month’s damning report by the Children’s Commissioner, but also shows that Ministers have known about ... More >>
NZTA blows a year of roading funding on flyover
Friday, 4 September 2015, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
On the day that NZTA has finally given up on the Basin Reserve flyover it has been revealed that they have wasted the same amount of money on it as NZTA spends on local roads in the Wellington region in a year, Grant Robertson MP for Wellington Central ... More >>
