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Fijian parliamentarians to be asked to ratify Arms Treaty
Monday, 8 June 2015, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio will ask Fijian parliamentarians to join and ratify the Arms Trade Treaty when he visits Fiji this week. More >>
Minister must stop family being broken up
Monday, 8 June 2015, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling on Associate Immigration Minister Craig Foss to intervene and use his discretion to stop the Mahon family being split up by an uncaring decision, Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Taxpayers paying for TV watching
Monday, 8 June 2015, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Sky-high spending by the Government on pay television subscriptions is costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Kris Faafoi says. More >>
Debt trucks will not be stopped under new government rules
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 7:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The new consumer laws will not stop outrageous interest rates being charged by debt trucks that cruise low income suburbs, says Labour’s Consumer Affairs Spokesperson David Shearer. More >>
Labour calls for assurances on Maori TV independence
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Maori Affairs must seek immediate assurances from the Chair and CEO of Maori Television that editorial independence at Maori TV has not been compromised, says Labour’s Broadcasting spokesperson Clare Curran. “The shock resignation ... More >>
Joyce AWOL over Callaghan grants
Friday, 5 June 2015, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that the Government is not going to get a cent back from the Callaghan Fund’s investment in NextWindow is an indictment of Steven Joyce, says Labour’s Innovation spokesperson David Cunliffe. “The Minister has failed to be the ambulance at the ... More >>
McCully concedes Al-Khalaf angry with National
Friday, 5 June 2015, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Murray McCully has conceded that the Saudi businessman paid $4 million (in addition to the over $7m of taxpayers money spent on his desert farm) was angry with National for renewing the prohibition on live sheep exports, says Labour’s Export Growth ... More >>
Urgent action needed in South Dunedin
Friday, 5 June 2015, 11:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Honest lessons need to be learnt about the state of South Dunedin’s sewers, storm water drains and pumping systems following this week’s horrific floods, says Labour MP for Dunedin South Clare Curran. More >>
Government must pick up healthy homes Bill
Friday, 5 June 2015, 11:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Following the tragic death of Emma-Lita Bourne, Labour is today resubmitting its healthy homes Bill and calls on the Government to immediately adopt it. More >>
Bill being used to avoid paying the minimum wage
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minimum Wage (Contractor Remuneration) Amendment Bill aims to stop New Zealanders being paid less than the minimum wage when they are taken on as contractors rather than employees, says Labour MP David Parker. More >>
Desperate Minister resorts to oldest trick
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing Minister Nick Smith has today resorted to National’s favourite diversion tactic – blaming the former Labour government – but as usual he is being completely misleading, Labour's Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “The law Nick Smith ... More >>
National must back up bluster and immediately release papers
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling John Key’s bluff and insists he immediately release papers he claims show Labour was aware of a supposed legal threat by Saudi businessman Hamood Al Ali Al Khalaf, says Labour’s Export Growth and Trade spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Uninsulated state house another broken promise
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A cold, damp and leaky Otara home which contributed to the tragic death of a toddler shows the Government has failed to fulfil its commitment to retrofit all state houses with insulation and proper heating, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford ... More >>
Frontline police numbers in freefall
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The number of constables on the beat has fallen over the past six years in all but one of the country’s 12 police districts, says Labour’s police spokesperson Kelvin Davis. “The number of general duties constables now stands at 2593 this year, a ... More >>
Mental health closures a sign of things to come
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The closure of a respected mental health support service in New Plymouth is an indication of the pressures faced across the sector, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson David Clark says. Like Minds, which has been a major player in the region's mental ... More >>
Access to qualifications slashed
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 11:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has declared war on the next generation with a plan to axe two- thirds of New Zealand’s qualifications, Labour Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>
Labour argues for a clear Paris climate plan
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour argues for a clear Paris climate plan Setting climate change targets alone is not enough, New Zealand will have to have a clear plan on how to achieve these targets, says Labour’s Climate Change Spokesperson Megan Woods in the party’s ... More >>
Two sides of super minister: Dr Joyce and Mr Hide
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Two sides of super minister: Dr Joyce and Mr Hide Steven Joyce’s wild fluctuations between obsessive micro-manager and arms-length delegator is creating chaos in his personal MoBIE empire, with him waving outrageous spending through but scrutinising ... More >>
National should let its MPs support life-saving Bill
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National MPs should be allowed to support a Labour Member’s Bill to immediately adopt international best practice mining safety standards to avert another tragedy like Pike River. More >>
More proof that National Standards a failed experiment
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 10:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New reports from the Ministry of Education further highlight what parents and teachers have known for ages – the National Standards data being touted by the Government isn’t worth the paper it is written on, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris ... More >>
