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Bridges and Smith a brake on Auckland's progress
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The dismal performance this week by Transport Minister Simon Bridges and Housing Minister Nick Smith has reinforced that the National Government is a brake on Auckland's progress, says Labour Transport and Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Mega million waste of taxpayer cash
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 9:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has once again demonstrated reckless economic management by ignoring official advice not to push ahead with controversial changes to the child support system, Labour Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Bad news will hit West Coast communities hard
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Buller community will be relieved that the Stockton Mine will continue to be operated by Solid Energy following today’s restructuring announcement, Labour’s MP for West Coast-Tasman Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Historic abuse victims deserve real justice
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
7 May 2015 Historic abuse victims deserve real justice Victims who have been abused while in state care and have waited years for resolution will not find it in today’s announcement from Anne Tolley, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. ... More >>
Wrong tax priorities: chasing tradies, not multinationals
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has got its tax priorities wrong by chasing down Kiwi tradespeople but doing very little to ensure major multinationals pay their fair share, says Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. “National is desperate to scrape the tax ... More >>
Big changes needed for prostate cancer patients
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 11:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
7 May 2015 Big changes needed for prostate cancer patients The Government must take urgent steps to improve the survival rates of New Zealand men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer who are dying at twice the rates of their British counterparts, Labour ... More >>
Erima Henare passes away
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 11:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Aue e te motu kua hinga te rata tumaru, te waha kii o Te Tai Tokerau a Erima Henare. More >>
Minister makes meagre effort to fix big problem
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s announcement by Health Minister Jonathan Coleman that Budget 2015 will include $98 million for elective surgery over three to four years should be seen for what it is – a drop in the bucket in an effort to appease thousands of concerned ... More >>
Treasury forecasts a deficit for next year too
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Treasury forecasts a deficit for next year too National has tried to get the bad deficit news out of the way before this year's Budget but Treasury’s warned next year’s books could also be in the red despite Bill English's panicked spending ... More >>
First state house sell-off will achieve little
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The first tranche of the Government’s state house sell-off will do nothing to fix the housing crisis or better the lives of vulnerable families, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Whanau Ora providers must now be investigated
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A thorough investigation of each of the Whānau Ora providers and their administration costs versus service levels to families must now be of the highest priority for the Government, Opposition leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Job figures show many missing out
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Job figures show many missing out New Zealand’s “rock star” economy is failing to deliver either a surplus, real wage increases or job growth with unemployment stuck at 5.8 per cent,” Labour’s Leader Andrew Little says. “The Government ... More >>
Secret moves could undermine education system
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must explain why it is pushing to open doors to multinational private education providers through a controversial international free trade agreement, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Spotless must now end all zero-hours contracts
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 9:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s largest contractor of food, cleaning and hospital staff, Spotless, must now take action to end all zero-hour contracts, Opposition leader Andrew Little says. More >>
MPs warned off celebrations for fear of upsetting Chinese
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 11:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
MPs warned off celebrations for fear of upsetting Chinese A leaked email that reveals the Government is warning MPs not to attend Falun Gong celebrations and that China will be spying on people who do has no place in a free society, Labour’s Foreign ... More >>
Labour stands behind Solid Energy miners
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 11:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour stands behind Solid Energy miners Solid Energy miners will not be surprised at the company’s announcement today of further restructuring but any more job losses will be a shock for West Coast communities, Labour’s MP for West Coast-Tasman Damien ... More >>
Too many Kiwis waiting on waiting lists
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Waiting lists to get on waiting lists are the new norm for thousands of New Zealanders living with chronic health problems, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Delays in spending damage Whanau Ora
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Criticism from the Auditor General that a greater proportion of Whanau Ora funds could have been directed to families rather than administration is something that needs to be investigated thoroughly, says Social Development Spokesperson Carmel ... More >>
Walking the talk on sexual violence
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis is putting election campaign promises into action, organising a hīkoi to raise awareness around sexual violence. More >>
Govt dumps infrastructure costs on Akld ratepayers
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s failure to invest in infrastructure to service its Special Housing Areas is dumping massive costs on Auckland ratepayers, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. Auckland Council has declined to approve three new Special Housing ... More >>
