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Saudi tender process reeks of SkyCity approach

Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The tender process for the $6m investment in a Saudi sheep farm reeks like the SkyCity convention centre deal and once again contravenes the government’s own procurement rules, says Labour’s Export Growth and Trade spokesperson David Parker. More >>

Brownlee warned over EQC repairs but ignored them

Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Gerry Brownlee was warned that EQC’s underfloor repairs weren’t being done properly by industry experts, the cross party working group and in public but he arrogantly ignored them all, says Labour’s Earthquake Commission spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

National’s backdoor attempt to keep asset sales alive

Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is actively looking to sell off $2 billion worth of assets to bolster and extend the life of the short-term fund it created for asset sales, new Treasury documents show, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Maori Party should stand up for workers

Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s proposed Health and Safety Reform Bill does not go far enough to protect those in specific industries with the highest rates of workplace deaths, says Maori Development Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. “We are told that Maori workers ... More >>

Prime Minister hiding from his sell-out of New Zealand

Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key’s refusal today to answer questions on his own pledge that New Zealanders must not become “tenants in their own land” shows his arrogant disregard for his sell-out of New Zealand, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. “John Key is ... More >>

Parties must drop the politics over Health and Safety

Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 9:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Now is the time for the Maori Party and Peter Dunne to drop the politics over Health and Safety law reforms and do the right thing by New Zealanders, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>

Minister must explain budget blowout

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell must explain a budget blow out at Te Puni Kokiri, after the organisation spent more than 2.5 million dollars over their budget for contractors, says Labour’s Associate Māori Development spokesperson ... More >>

New foreign owners register for farm land

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A publically-accessible register of foreign owners and tougher requirements for them to live up to their investment promises are needed to bolster the powers of the Overseas Investment Office, Labour’s Land Information Spokesperson Stuart Nash says. More >>

Under Pressure Minister Resorts to Tricky Figures

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Jonathan Coleman is trying to be tricky with his numbers and is ignoring the more than 140,000 New Zealanders who aren’t getting the specialist care they need, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>

Minister must stand down for investigation

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key must stand down his Minister while the Auditor-General investigates the Saudi sheep deal, Opposition leader Andrew Little says. More >>

Crucial Auditor General investigation welcomed

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Auditor General’s decision to investigate the Saudi sheep scandal is important, necessary and welcome, Labour’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson David Parker says. More >>

Contact bows to pressure

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Contact Energy’s decision to cut its pre-pay rates to be in line with its customers who pay monthly is good news and the company deserves credit for responding so quickly, says Labour’s Consumer Affairs Spokesperson David Shearer. More >>

KiwiSaver sign-ups continue to fall

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New KiwiSaver sign-ups in July were 45 per cent below the monthly average, despite John Key saying axing the kickstart “will not make a blind bit of difference to the number of people who join KiwiSaver”, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>

Landcorp sales will go to foreign investors

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 11:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government cannot let mismanagement of another State Owned Asset see large sales of productive farmland end up in foreign investors’ hands, Opposition leader Andrew Little says. “Just a week after Solid Energy went into voluntary administration ... More >>

Key must explain why Health and Safety Bill pulled

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 11:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key must explain why his Government is delaying the Health and Safety Bill when Pike River families have travelled to Wellington specifically to register their opposition, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. “Yesterday afternoon John Key ... More >>

Backdown whiff in state house leasing option

Monday, 17 August 2015, 10:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Bill English’s admission that the Government is looking at leasing large numbers of state houses to non-government providers has the whiff of a backdown, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “This is an acknowledgement by Bill English ... More >>