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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 >>

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 >>