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Time to listen to workplace victims’ families
Thursday, 30 July 2015, 11:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has listened to the families of whose loved ones have been killed at work and calls on other political parties to back its proposals to make workplaces safer and prevent unnecessary deaths on the job. “John Key promised the families of the ... More >>
Mainfreight 'appalled' by Government’s rail madness
Thursday, 30 July 2015, 9:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has been given a serve by New Zealand-based international trucking and logistics firm Mainfreight which says it lacks a national transport strategy, and has treated rail badly, Labour's Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford says. The ... More >>
Serco knew names of attackers for months
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The victim of a dropping attack gave Serco the names of his alleged attackers months ago and nothing was done, says Labour’s Corrections Spokesperson Kelvin Davis. “Alex Littleton had both of his legs broken in February after an assault which ... More >>
All options need to be put on meat sector table
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Farmers must be given every assurance that all potential risks have been considered before Silver Fern Farms opens its door to foreign equity, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Real cost of Pharmac betrayal revealed
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be added to the taxpayer tab with John Key’s sell out of New Zealand’s drug buying agency, as indicated by the savings of just one drug purchased by Pharmac, Opposition leader Andrew Little says. “John Key ... More >>
Flag the referendum if 50% or more don’t vote
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has moved to have the second flag referendum canned if the first attracts fewer than half the eligible number of voters, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
90,000 cars reclassified in botched ACC ratings
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New figures obtained by Labour show the ACC Minister’s botched motor vehicle levy system has resulted in 90,000 vehicles having to be reclassified so far – at a cost of $6 million, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Brutal health cuts confirmed, crucial services suffer
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 7:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Chronic underfunding by National has seen the health budget slashed by $1.7 billion since 2010, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Dismantling Pharmac’s power a betrayal of NZ
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s National Government is betraying New Zealanders by trading away Pharmac’s long-term buying power, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. “Today John Key finally admitted that medicines will cost more under the TPP his Government is negotiating, ... More >>
Ministers failing women and their own targets
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New figures showing just five Ministers have met the Government’s own reduced targets for appointing women to state sector boards is evidence National is failing Kiwi women, Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Meth ring under Serco’s nose
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The news that two Serco inmates have been arrested for helping to run a methamphetamine ring from prison should be the final straw and see their contract cancelled, says Labour’s Corrections Spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Charges up for some as funding up for grabs
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 7:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A proposal being considered by the Government would see some people having to pay more for health care and district health boards forced to fight amongst themselves to fund regional health services, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says More >>
Public Meeting this Friday over GMOs in Northland
Monday, 27 July 2015, 11:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The NZ Labour Party in Whangarei has organised a public meeting to discuss the very important subject of the real possibility of Genetically Modified pine trees being planted in NOrthland forestry plantations. More >>
Key is trading away New Zealand land and homes
Monday, 27 July 2015, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key yesterday admitted what National dishonestly refused to confirm in Parliament last week – he is trading away New Zealand’s right to control who buys our homes and land, says Opposition leader Andrew Little. More >>
Nats miss another opportunity to fix housing crisis
Monday, 27 July 2015, 9:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National has missed another opportunity to fix the Auckland housing crisis, with nothing in John Key’s speech to tackle it, says Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “First home buyers are drowning under the ever rising tide of Auckland ... More >>
Razor gang takes scalpel to health
Monday, 27 July 2015, 9:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Plans by the Government to take a scalpel to democratically elected health boards are deceitful and underhand, coming just months after an election during which they were never signalled, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Labour will fix broken health and safety bill
Sunday, 26 July 2015, 11:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has heeded forestry widow Deborah McMillan's protest outside National’s conference today and is stepping in to fix the government's broken health and safety law, says Labour’s spokesperson for Labour issues, Iain Lees-Galloway More >>
Ladder removal gets tenants fired up and endangers lives
Sunday, 26 July 2015, 10:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Ladder removal gets tenants fired up and endangers lives It is inexcusable that Housing New Zealand is endangering lives by removing emergency escape ladders from Dunedin homes, Labour’s Dunedin North MP David Clark says. More >>
Spin lines show a department in chaos
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 10:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Corrections spin doctors sending their place holder lines to journalists instead of responding to serious allegations shows the scale of chaos at the department over the Serco scandal, says Labour’s Corrections Spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Court ruling shows law should never have been passed
Friday, 24 July 2015, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Court ruling shows law should never have been passed A High Court ruling that a law banning prisoners from voting is inconsistent with a properly functioning democracy should be a wake-up call for the Government, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda ... More >>
