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Serco bail-out shows failure of Nats’ privatisation agenda
Friday, 24 July 2015, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s decision to step in and take over the management of Mt Eden prison is an admission that privatising the prison was a mistake, says Labour’s Corrections Spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Charanpreet Dhaliwal death demands genuine reform
Friday, 24 July 2015, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The killing of a security guard on his first night on the job is exactly the kind of incident that National’s watered-down health and safety bill won’t prevent, says Te Atatu MP Phil Twyford. The coronial inquest into 22-year-old Charanpreet ... More >>
Arbitrary sanctions hit children hardest
Friday, 24 July 2015, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Increasing numbers of single parents are being penalised under a regime that is overly focussed on sanctions rather than getting more people into work, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni says. “Figures, obtained through Parliamentary ... More >>
Hekia just won’t face the facts
Friday, 24 July 2015, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata’s decision to keep troubled Whangaruru Charter school open despite being presented with a catalogue of failure defies belief, goes against official advice and breaks a Government promise to close these schools if they were failing, ... More >>
Labour to oppose gutted Health and Safety Bill
Friday, 24 July 2015, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Health and Safety Reform Bill is a backwards step for New Zealand workers and Labour will not support it in its current form. More >>
Minister must cancel Serco’s contract today
Friday, 24 July 2015, 10:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s top secret meeting with the Corrections CEO is Sam Lotu-Iiga’s chance to cancel Serco’s contract and get back on top of his portfolio, says Labour’s Corrections Spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Minister must take responsibility for problem gambling
Friday, 24 July 2015, 9:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s handling of the Problem Gambling Foundation’s axing in a cost-cutting exercise has been ham-fisted and harmful to some of the most vulnerable people in society, Associate Health Labour spokesperson David Clark says. “Today’s court ... More >>
Coleman can’t ignore latest warnings
Friday, 24 July 2015, 9:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Resident doctors have advised that a severe staffing shortage at North Shore Hospital is putting patients’ lives at risk, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Labour will not support TPP if it undermines NZ sovereignty
Thursday, 23 July 2015, 6:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party will not support the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement unless key protections for New Zealanders are met, Opposition leader Andrew Little says. “Labour supports free trade. However, we will not support a TPP agreement that ... More >>
ACC must remove barriers to appeals
Thursday, 23 July 2015, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must prioritise removing barriers to justice for ACC claimants following a damning report by Acclaim Otago, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Sue Moroney says. “ACC Minister Nikki Kaye must urgently scrap her flawed plan to remove claimant’s ... More >>
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 >>
