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Rise Above: South Dunedin Benefit Concert
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Dunedin South MP Clare Curran is proud to support the South Dunedin Benefit Concert, to be held this Friday. Entry is by donation, with all proceeds going to the Dunedin Flood Appeal. More >>
Health chickens coming home to roost
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News today that Dunedin Hospital has lost orthopaedic training accreditation is a major blow and proves the Government’s prevarication is having devastating consequences, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Democracy for Nauru now
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Democracy for Nauru now Murray McCully must send the strongest possible message to the Nauruan Government that New Zealand does not condone its actions given the disturbing developments there, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer ... More >>
Recovery needs more than a rebrand
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s announcement of new governance arrangements for Canterbury seems to be nothing more than a fresh coat of paint on the same old approach, says Labour’s Canterbury Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Ruth Dyson. “The Canterbury Recovery ... More >>
$74,000 quarterly rise shows crisis out of control
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New figures out today showing Auckland house prices have spiked by a massive $74,000 in the past quarter is further evidence the city’s housing crisis has spiralled out of control, Labour’s “In spite of constant announcements and photo opportunities ... More >>
Copper decision a victory for status quo, not Kiwi household
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders hoping for cheaper copper broadband will be disappointed by the Commerce Commission’s latest decision in the long running saga to determine the price of copper, Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran says. “In an apparent attempt ... More >>
It’s time for hard decisions in the Bay
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 11:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ruataniwha dam project is turning into a huge white elephant as the economics fail to stack up, says Labour’s Water spokesperson Meka Whaitiri. “Ruataniwha simply doesn’t make economic sense when you look at other major irrigation schemes ... More >>
More testing won’t lift student achievement
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 10:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
More testing won’t lift student achievement Hekia Parata’s latest plan to subject school students to even more testing and assessment won’t do anything to lift the educational achievement of the kids who are struggling, Labour’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
Bad week for NZ economy gets worse
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 7:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The bad news for the New Zealand economy got worse this morning with the 8th successive drop in dairy prices at this morning’s global dairy auction, again exposing the absence of any Plan B from the National Government, Labour’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Backers banking on social bonds cash?
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is refusing to say what the $29 million it has set aside for its controversial social bonds programme is for, raising suspicions it is an upfront payment to the project backers, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Cash for charter schools, mould for state schools
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
At a time when state schools are struggling in old, cold, mouldy buildings and can barely make ends meet, the National Government is shovelling cash at charter schools which aren’t even spending the funding on kids’ education, Labour’s Education ... More >>
State house sell off Bill gives extraordinary powers
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford The Government is about to give Ministers extraordinary powers to take direct personal control of selling state houses, exempting Ministers from normal legal requirements and leaving the sale process wide open for corruption, ... More >>
No alternative as waste scheme trashed
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nick Smith must explain how he is going to prevent contamination of New Zealand’s ground and water with liquid and hazardous waste after scrapping the only monitoring scheme and offering no replacement, says Labour’s Environment Spokesperson Megan ... More >>
Flawed system rates death traps as safe
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 11:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
ACC Minister Nikki Kaye needs to come clean about what really lies behind the reclassification of 18 vehicles in her new motor vehicle registration system introduced today, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Tiwai Smelter and 800 workers left in limbo
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 10:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Workers at Tiwai smelter and the people of Southland have once again been left in limbo over their future in the ongoing debacle over whether the plant stays open, says Labour’s Leader Andrew Little. “It’s not good enough that after two years ... More >>
New twist in state house sell-off saga
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 10:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has opened the door to buyers of state houses simply being landlords and not required to provide social services, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. The Prime Minister said at his post-Cabinet press conference buyers ... More >>
Capital Connection decision a win for Palmerston North
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 8:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Palmerston North MP Iain Lees-Galloway is delighted with the decision by KiwiRail to continue operating the Capital Connection for another three years. More >>
Government fees will hit charities hard
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s decision to ignore the concerns of charities will see the voluntary sector face hundreds of thousands of dollars in new costs if the Policing (Cost Recovery) Amendment Bill passes, says Labour's Community and Voluntary Sector spokesperson ... More >>
Four out of ten for Simon’s Bridges
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Transport Authority’s decision to fund only four of the 10 bridges promised in National’s shameless Northland by-election bribe is a huge embarrassment for Transport Minister Simon Bridges, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford ... More >>
Falling consents adding to Auckland housing woes
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford Falling numbers of building consents being issued in Auckland will add to the city’s housing shortfall and fuel skyrocketing house prices, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford “The Productivity Commission found there was ... More >>
