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More murk over Saudi desert farm deal
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Foreign Minister’s refusal to answer questions around the tender process for the multi-million farm in the Saudi desert is appalling, says Labour’s Export Growth and Trade spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Minister must demand resignations of Kōhanga Reo trust board
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Hekia Parata must demand the resignations of the members of the board of the Kohanga Reo trust after refusing to express confidence in them in Parliament today, says Labour’s Māori Development Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. “Hekia Parata ... More >>
Prime Minister misled or badly briefed
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 7:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister has either been deliberately misleading about the Auckland land dispute or he was not properly advised by Housing Minister Nick Smith, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Learn from mistakes or risk repeating tragedy
Monday, 15 June 2015, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Learn from mistakes or risk repeating tragedy The New Zealand Defence Force needs to learn from the mistakes at Baghak or it risks a repeat of the tragedy there, says Labour’s Defence spokesperson, Phil Goff. Two New Zealand soldiers Rory Malone ... More >>
Police watch-dog struggling with funding cuts
Monday, 15 June 2015, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government budget cuts have left the Independent Police Conduct Authority stretched too thin to deal with new cases and forced it to make cutbacks, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
CEO pay increases out of whack with Kiwi values
Monday, 15 June 2015, 10:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
CEO pay increases out of whack with Kiwi values Salaries for chief executives are now so out of proportion to the pay of average workers that it is compromising the Kiwi notion of a fair go, Grant Robertson Labour’s Finance spokesperson said. “No ... More >>
Slow motion train crash heads to court
Monday, 15 June 2015, 10:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
If John Key had greater oversight of his Minister’s Budget announcement to free up Crown land for housing, the matter wouldn’t be heading for the court, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. “National’s Budget centrepiece has turned to custard. ... More >>
Caution needed on Te Ture Whenua review
Friday, 12 June 2015, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Caution is needed around the Te Ture Whenua Review, to prevent further injustice and the loss of Māori land rights, says Meka Whaitiri, Labour MP for Ikaroa Rāwhiti. “The possibility the Te Ture Whenua Review could weaken judicial protections and ... More >>
Axing of grant will add to looming teacher crisis
Friday, 12 June 2015, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The scrapping of grants aimed at solving teacher shortages will only add to the looming teacher crisis the Government refuses to address, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Fonterra boss should take pay cut
Friday, 12 June 2015, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Fonterra boss Theo Spierings should take a voluntary pay cut to restore credibility with farmers and staff, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
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 >>
