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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 >>

Labour reforms encourage bad employers to be bullies

Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 11:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s changes to labour laws have created a climate that allows bad employers to bully their workers, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues Iain Lees-Galloway says. “Tauranga worker Bertie Ratu was threatened by her employer ... More >>

Parliament workers on zero-hour contracts

Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 10:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must take urgent action and insist the contractor who employs workers at Parliament on zero-hour contracts end these unfair work arrangements, Labour Leader Andrew Little says. More >>

RMA: We need to know

Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 9:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party

RMA: We need to know Environment Minister Nick Smith needs to spell out to New Zealanders what they can expect from his substantial reform of the RMA, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Megan Woods. In an open letter to the Minister, Megan Woods has urged ... More >>