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ANZ has moral obligation to fully compensate farmers
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 11:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The ANZ Bank has a moral obligation to fully compensate farmers after the High Court today declared it breached the Fair Trading Act by misleadingly representing interest rate swap loans, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
McCully excuses unravel in Saudi sheep scandal
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Murray McCully has misled New Zealanders, Parliament and his Cabinet colleagues on the real reasons for paying millions of dollars in the Saudi sheep scandal – it’s time for him to clean, says Labour’s Export Growth and Trade spokesperson David ... More >>
Nats break health and education spending promises
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has outstanding promises of almost $1 billion to be spent on health, education and agriculture from the Future Investment Fund but has only $536 million left in the fund, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “John Key and Bill ... More >>
Oi Auckland Transport: fare’s fair
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Auckland Transport should go back to the drawing board on its proposal to charge commuters for its park-and-rides, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “When we need to be getting people out of their cars and onto public transport, ... More >>
Is Nick Smith making it up as he goes along?
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing Minister Nick Smith must release the list of Crown land parcels which formed the basis of the Government’s Budget announcement, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “If the public is to have any faith the Government is not just making ... More >>
Fonterra payout $13b black hole over 2 years
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 9:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Fonterra’s dramatic cut to its forecast farmgate payout over this season and next will lead to a $13 billion black hole over two years, and shows the need for a plan to diversify the economy, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “The ... More >>
Labour calls for inquiry into Rural Broadband Initiative
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 9:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling for an immediate inquiry into the flailing $300 million rural broadband initiative, before companies and consumers are forced to pick up the tab for the new $150 million broadband tax, says Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Public broadcasting takes big hit under National Government
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 8:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Public broadcasting funding has been cut by 25 per cent in real terms since the National Government took office in 2009, leading to the erosion of our once world-class news and current affairs culture, says Labour Broadcasting Spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Wilkinson appointment wrong in principle
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The appointment of former Conservation Minister Hon Kate Wilkinson as an Environment Commissioner is wrong in principle, says Labour’s Shadow Attorney-General David Parker. More >>
National must back our future doctors
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National must support our future doctors and agree to the calls from the Medical Students’ Association and the Young Nats to lift the arbitrary 7 year cap on student loans for medical and dental students, Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson ... More >>
McCully doesn’t deny bribe in Saudi sheep scandal
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“In Parliament today I asked Murray McCully directly: Why is he the first Minister in history to back a multi-million dollar facilitation arrangement which in other jurisdictions is called a bribe? says Labour’s Export Growth and Trade spokesperson ... More >>
Taxpayer the loser after Government folds
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Taxpayer the loser after Government folds Steven Joyce today admitted the main exhibition hall at the New Zealand International Convention Centre is 19 per cent smaller than what was described at the time other bidders were edged out of the process, Labour’s ... More >>
Hospital food plan hits another snag
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has been left with egg on its face with Hawke’s Bay District Health Board today giving a plan to outsource hospital food services the thumbs down, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Auditor-General exposes Key’s scapegoating of Council
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government's blaming of Auckland Council for the city’s housing crisis has been exposed as scapegoating in the Office of the Auditor-General’s latest report, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “The Auditor-General ... More >>
Government cuts corners on school bus funding
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 11:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Government cuts corners on school bus funding The safety of children – not cost cutting – should be the main objective behind the Government’s funding of school buses, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “Buried in the detail ... More >>
Women the losers under National’s cuts
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 11:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s poor performance in appointing women to state sector boards is set to get worse with funding cuts to the nomination service provided by the Ministry for Women, Labour’s Woman’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Help sought by agencies now asked to help
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 11:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The organisation Social Development Minister Anne Tolley has tasked with setting up an emergency hotline for stranded Relationships Aotearoa clients has just lost a bid for a government contract to launch a new national helpline, Labour’s Acting ... More >>
Final nail in coffin for Solid Energy workers
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s confirmation of job losses at Solid Energy’s Stockton and Spring Creek mines shows the urgent need for new economic opportunities on the West Coast, Labour’s MP for West Coast-Tasman Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Ramadi proves Iraq deployment high risk, low benefit
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The fall of Ramadi and the collapse of the Iraqi Army proves Labour was right to be concerned about the deployment of our troops to Iraq, Labour’s Defence spokesperson Phil Goff says. “The fall of Ramadi brings IS fighters within striking distance ... More >>
English admits new taxes on the cards
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Eight months after pledging “no new taxes” at the election Bill English today admitted he would bring in more sneaky taxes along the lines of the border tax, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “Not only did National bring in ... More >>
