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Six months’ paid parental leave back on the agenda

Thursday, 23 July 2015, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Six months’ paid parental leave is back on the agenda and a step closer to reality for Kiwi parents after Labour’s new Member’s Bill was pulled from today’s ballot, the Bill’s sponsor and Labour MP Sue Moroney says. More >>

Sole parents at risk of having no income

Thursday, 23 July 2015, 10:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party

New requirements for sole parents to undertake a reapplication process after a year is likely to mean a large number will face benefit cancellations, but not because they have obtained work, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni ... More >>

OCR rate cut a result of flagging economy

Thursday, 23 July 2015, 9:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Reserve Bank's decision to cut the Official Cash Rate to 3 per cent shows there is no encore for the so-called 'rock star' economy, says Labour's Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Bill that puts the environment into the EPA

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 8:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A Bill that puts the environment squarely into legislation governing the Environmental Protection Authority passed its first reading today, says Meka Whaitiri. More >>

Key's KiwiSaver deception exposed

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

KiwiSaver statistics released today expose John Key's claim that the cutting of the kickstart payment "will not make a blind bit of difference to the number of people who join KiwiSaver” to be duplicitous, says Labour Finance Spokesperson ... More >>

Minimum Wage Amendment Bill to protect contractors

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

All New Zealanders should be treated fairly at work. Currently, the law allows non-employment relationships to be used to get around the minimum wage. This is unfair, says Labour MP David Parker. More >>

Bill raises bar to protect Kiwi farmland

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s rubber-stamping of every one of the nearly 400 applications from overseas investors to buy New Zealand farm land over the last three years proves tougher laws are needed, Labour MP Phil Goff says. “In the last term of the National ... More >>

Nats letting Serco off scot free

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Government members have prevented Parliament’s Law and Order select committee from getting answers out of a senior Serco director about the fight clubs being run at Mt Eden prisons, says Labour’s Corrections Spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>

Costly flag referendum should be dumped

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key must ditch the flag referendum before any more taxpayer money is wasted, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>

Charter school experiment turns into shambles

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 9:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government’s charter school experiment has descended into chaos and it’s time for Hekia Parata to stop trying to cover up the full extent of the problems, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “The Education Minister must ... More >>

Disconnect between rates and income must be fixed

Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Local Government New Zealand’s 10 Point Plan is a chance to stop the widening chasm between the rates some households are charged and their ability to pay, Labour’s Local Government spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. “There is a huge disconnect ... More >>

Serco boss should front select committee

Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 11:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Serco’s director of operations should appear before Parliament’s Law and Order select committee to answer questions about how fight clubs were allowed to run uninterrupted at his prisons, says Labour’s Corrections Spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>

Govt needs to heed warnings on med students

Monday, 20 July 2015, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is being urged to act on advice it has received about the negative impact its seven year study cap will have on hundreds of medical students, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>

Ministers at sea over overseas buyers register

Monday, 20 July 2015, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Prime Minister and three of his ministers are at odds over the collection of information about offshore speculators buying our houses and seem to be making things up as they go, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “John Key this ... More >>

Time for Key to ditch the King Canute routine

Monday, 20 July 2015, 11:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party

With the economic mood in New Zealand souring, it is time for John Key to admit reality and drop the King Canute approach, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “John Key is claiming that 95 per cent of the economy is unaffected by the dramatic ... More >>

Botched contract leads to charter school rort

Monday, 20 July 2015, 10:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party

A botched Government contract has allowed an Auckland charter school to double dip by getting funding for students it has accommodated for free, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “Information received by Labour through written ... More >>