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Rural roads dangerously underfunded
Friday, 12 June 2015, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Roads in New Zealand’s rural communities are dangerously unsafe after years of funding neglect, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. Speaking at Fieldays today, he said the underfunding was chronic, and was costing lives. “Over the past seven ... More >>
Govt must end secrecy on sheep exports
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Questions remain about secrecy surrounding a shipment of 50,000 sheep to Mexico this week, following years of controversy and problems with live exports, Labour’s Trade spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Urgent plea for donations to support Dunedin after floods
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran is urging people to get behind a plea that has gone out today for donations to help uninsured residents who lost their homes and possessions in last week’s floods. More >>
Government opens up medicine funding threat
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If changes proposed in the Wikileaks documents were to come into effect New Zealand tax payers will pay more for health, Labour’s Acting Health spokesperson David Clark says. “The health sector is already underfunded. Pharmac is a bright light ... More >>
Urgent plea for donations to support Dunedin after floods
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 11:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran is urging people to get behind a plea that has gone out today for donations to help uninsured residents who lost their homes and possessions in last week’s floods. More >>
OCR decision indicates economy on downward slide
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 10:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today's decision by the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate despite a burgeoning housing bubble in Auckland is yet another warning to the Government that the economy is becoming increasingly vulnerable and unbalanced, Labour’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Illegally operating quarries must have safety reps
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 9:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
WorkSafe’s astonishing admission it has no idea how many quarries are being operated illegally is further evidence health and safety representatives are desperately needed in the industry, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Relations Iain Lees-Galloway ... More >>
NZ’s jobless poverty ranking appalling
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An OECD report highlighting New Zealand’s third highest jobless poverty ranking points out that the Government isn’t following up on people once they go off a benefit, adding to concerns many may not actually be moving into work, Labour’s ... More >>
Pressure forces Government’s hand on CYF care
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s sudden proposition to finally raise the age of young people under CYF care comes just months after it voted down attempts to do exactly that, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Manufacturing Sales fall by $1.7 billion
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Manufacturing Sales fall by $1.7 billion New Zealand’s fall in manufacturing sales is the largest in the past 5 years and that is in spite of volumes of sales increasing, says David Clark Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson. “Given this morning’s ... More >>
OECD report a damning indictment on housing
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 11:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
OECD report a damning indictment on housing The latest OECD report on New Zealand is a damning indictment of the Government's failure to tackle the housing crisis, Labour's housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “Auckland house prices are so ... More >>
National must heed OECD warnings on economy
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 9:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest OECD Economic Survey on New Zealand is a stark warning that more must be done if future generations of New Zealanders are to have a decent standard of living and economic opportunity, says Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Action on UFB barriers better late than never
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Several years of warnings and pleas to free up the barriers to connecting households and businesses to ultrafast broadband has finally prompted some action from the Government, Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran says. More >>
Labour mourns Peter Conway
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is with immense sadness that the Labour Party marks the passing of former Council of Trade Unions secretary Peter Conway, says Labour Leader Andrew Little. “Pete was a stalwart of the labour movement whose dedication to the rights and wellbeing ... More >>
Wellington super city process flawed
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Wellington MPs say the Government must take responsibility for the flawed process around the proposed super city for their region. “This entire process has been a waste of time, energy and money,” Labour’s MP for Wellington Central Grant ... More >>
Auckland house prices up $115K in one year
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New figures shows the average Auckland house price increased by a whopping $19,302 in the past month alone and is on track to crack $1 million next year, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “According to Quotable Value, Auckland ... More >>
Minister misleads public over NGO fiasco
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s mishandling of the Relationships Aotearoa closure has left hundreds of vulnerable New Zealanders facing uncertain futures today, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. “Social Development Minister Anne Tolley ... More >>
Half measure on housing standards not good enough
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 10:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Half measure on housing standards not good enough Making rental properties warm and dry is too important for the half measure the Government is considering, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. The Government is reportedly looking at minimum ... More >>
Urgent need to strengthen quarry safety
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The growing list of incidents causing injury and death at quarries demonstrates the urgent need to strengthen the health and safety law, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Relations Iain Lees-Galloway says. “The Select Committee considering ... More >>
NGO sector revamp unravelling
Monday, 8 June 2015, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The mess surrounding Relationships Aotearoa’s closure is reminiscent of National’s handling of its state house sell off with only one of the five agencies shoulder tapped by the Government to take clients after the closure of Relationships Aotearoa ... More >>
