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Sacking disappointing
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s extremely disappointing a real estate company has seen fit to sack a staff member over leaked data, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “The whistleblower who I worked with wanted to shine a light on what is a very real issue ... More >>
Joyce making it up on Aussie non-resident ban
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce is at such pains to deflect attention away from his Government’s failure to address the housing crisis, he is now making up stories about Australia’s ban on non-resident house buyers, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Latest polytech merger result of budget cuts
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 11:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Bay of Plenty and Waiariki polytechs are the latest victims of National’s chronic underfunding of regional polytechs, after they announced today they are being forced to merge, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Time for foreign buyers register
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Time for foreign buyers register It is time the Government set up a foreign buyers register so New Zealanders can see exactly how many of our houses offshore speculators are purchasing, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. “Economic Development Minister ... More >>
Auckland kids missing out on free GPs
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 11:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Thousands of Auckland children are missing out on free doctors’ visits despite claims from the Government that take-up had exceeded expectations, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Venture Investment Fund needs clearer start-up focus
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 10:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The $260 million Venture Investment Fund is failing New Zealand’s start-ups and needs to be reviewed so it meets the needs of growing businesses, Labour’s Innovation and Science spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>
Response to comments by Susan Devoy
Monday, 13 July 2015, 8:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Race Relations Commissioner Susan Devoy’s comments are wrong and undermine her role, Labour’s Shadow Attorney-General David Parker says. More >>
New kauri swamp rules won’t protect wetlands
Monday, 13 July 2015, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Changes announced today to improve the “transparency, clarity and oversight” of kauri swamp extraction won’t make an iota of difference because they rely on the honesty of contractors, Labour’s MP for Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis says. “These ... More >>
Weak targets dirty NZ’s clean green brand
Monday, 13 July 2015, 10:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s climate change targets have been greeted with derision by an international group of scientists, proving the government has tarnished our clean green image, says Labour’s Climate Spokesperson Megan Woods. “Climate Action Tracker, a group ... More >>
Zero hours – signed, sealed, delivered
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 10:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Rather than outlaw exploitative zero-hour contracts the Government has done the exact opposite and entrenched them in law, Labour Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
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 >>
