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Child poverty package facts hidden
Friday, 10 July 2015, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Claims by Anne Tolley that she had no idea how many Kiwi kids would be lifted out of poverty by the Government’s budget package have been contradicted by documents showing she was told numbers would be minimal, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson ... More >>
Breach of Privilege complaint to be laid against PM
Friday, 10 July 2015, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party will today lodge a breach of privilege complaint against the Prime Minister for misleading Parliament over advice he received about scrapping the KiwiSaver kickstart. More >>
Bleak year on cards for health workforce
Friday, 10 July 2015, 8:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A Government budget document dump reveals district health board underfunding will put pay increases for public sector health workers, including nurses and doctors, at risk, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Budget documents reveal Kiwisaver deceit
Friday, 10 July 2015, 8:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A claim by John Key that cutting the KiwiSaver kickstart “will not make a blind bit of difference to the number of people who join KiwiSaver” has been shown to be false in Budget documents released yesterday, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Documents depict Crown land sell-off chaos
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New documents show the Government’s Budget centrepiece policy of selling off surplus Crown land for Auckland housing was a disaster from the start – and one it was warned against, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Regions critical to long term prosperity
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must turn around what is happening in New Zealand’s regions for them to have any chance of long term prosperity, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Insulation and smoke alarms only half the answer
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Insulation and smoke alarms only half the answer Minimum insulation standards and smoke alarms for private rental properties are at least a step in the right direction but the Government could and should do so much more, Labour’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>
Glitches galore in rego system rollout
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 8:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
ACC Minister Nikki Kaye should stop making excuses and just admit her new vehicle licensing system is a lemon after more botch ups were uncovered this week, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Another four year wait for democracy in Canterbury
Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s announcement that there will not be a democratic vote for Ecan until 2019 means four more years of waiting for Cantabrians to get their vote back, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Megan Woods. “When John Key stripped Cantabrians of their ... More >>
Black widows slip lax biosecurity web
Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The discovery of black widow spiders in imported grapes highlights once again the Government’s lax attitude to biosecurity risks, Labour’s Primary Industries and Biosecurity spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. “MPI officials are trying to talk ... More >>
Census puts numbers on Nats’ callous indifference to housing
Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Just-released census data has revealed the human cost of National’s housing crisis, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “The census shows more than 20,000 people homeless and living in dodgy and temporary shelter: boarding houses, ... More >>
Child abuse stats reveal tragic truth
Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has scored an own goal with its report card on Better Public Service Targets only highlighting its failure to tackle child abuse, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Arden says. “One of National’s top 10 goals, set out in ... More >>
Minister, failure to plan is planning to fail
Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 10:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Climate Change Minister Tim Groser must immediately set a clear carbon budget if he wants to have any chance of meeting the emission reductions he has announced, says Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson Megan Woods. “National’s dirty little ... More >>
Confidence slumps in Auckland
Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 9:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Auckland has joined the rest of the country in seeing a major slump in business confidence, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “This proves that in spite of the housing bubble, the city is not immune from nervousness about the growing ... More >>
Government has no credible climate change plan
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s announced climate change target falls short of the ambition required to meet even our existing targets, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Megan Woods. “The target announced today amounts to a decrease of only 11 per cent from 1990 ... More >>
Joyce’s PR fluff won’t help neglected regions
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s latest piece of marketing fluff won’t address the Government’s failure to invest in our regional economies, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark says. More >>
Auckland house prices now 10 times incomes
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Auckland house prices have risen so steeply the typical house in our biggest city now costs 10 times the median Auckland household income, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Time for economic spin is over
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 11:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Business confidence in the latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion falling to its lowest level in three years is yet another warning of a staggering economy that cannot be ignored, says Labour's leader Andrew Little. “This comes on the ... More >>
Bullying leads to Auckland being stripped of ICU training
Saturday, 4 July 2015, 10:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Complaints of bullying and harassment by supervisors which have contributed to Auckland’s critical care department losing its training accreditation are further evidence of the appalling culture at executive level, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette ... More >>
Broadband failure sucks up more cash
Friday, 3 July 2015, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Commerce Committee has blocked an inquiry into the $300 million rural broadband initiative (RBI) despite mounting evidence it’s a massive policy failure and waste of money, says Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
