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People trying to save lives don’t deserve abuse

Monday, 4 May 2015, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party

WorkSafe New Zealand staff trying to save lives on farms shouldn’t be subjected to a tirade of verbal abuse from a Member of Parliament, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>

Action on laws needed in Privacy Week

Monday, 4 May 2015, 10:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must speed up promised law changes to reassure the public their private information is in safe hands as the country marks Privacy Week, Labour’s associate Justice spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>

Māori Caucus call on iwi leaders support

Monday, 4 May 2015, 8:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Māori Caucus call on iwi leaders support Labour’s Māori caucus has sent an open letter to iwi leaders around the country seeking their support for meat workers currently in employment negotiations with Talleys. “We are aware that when Talleys locked ... More >>

National still splashing cash on charter school experiment

Saturday, 2 May 2015, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National still splashing cash on charter school experiment New figures confirming that charter schools are still being funded at up to four times the rate of their state school counterparts shows just how desperate the National Government is to ... More >>

Regions pay price for inaction on housing

Friday, 1 May 2015, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New figures put the cost of an average Auckland home at $800,000 and show large parts of the country facing stagnant or falling property values, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “The QV data released today shows residential property ... More >>

PPP schools not at expense of community groups

Friday, 1 May 2015, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must guarantee community groups will not be the losers out of its signing of a $298 million deal for four more public private partnership (PPP) schools, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>

Surplus: The biggest broken promise ever

Friday, 1 May 2015, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Bill English has failed to deliver on his double-election campaign promise of a surplus by this year, instead delivering seven deficits out of seven budgets, says Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. “The Government spent seven years ... More >>

McDonald’s serves up some McHappiness

Friday, 1 May 2015, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Unite Union and McDonald’s have given New Zealand a perfect way to celebrate May Day by reaching a settlement that strikes another blow against zero-hour contracts, Labour spokesperson for Labour Issues Iain Lees-Galloway says. “Earlier this week ... More >>

No golden age for books

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

No golden age for books The ‘indefinite’ postponement of an initiative designed to encourage people to read Kiwi books will be a major blow to local authors, publishers and booksellers, Labour’s Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Jacinda Ardern ... More >>

Cracks showing in economy of milk and houses

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Fonterra’s latest cut to its forecast farmgate payout confirms that an economic black hole of $7 billion is opening up that will seriously affect the regions, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Govt inaction on housing keeping rates high

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 9:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s failure to rein in the housing crisis means the Reserve Bank Governor cannot lower interest rates despite inflation being at 15-year lows, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “Inflation is below the target ... More >>

Tamaki state housing transfer risky and desperate

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 9:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s transfer of 2800 state houses to the Tamaki Redevelopment Company -- to be announced 9am today -- shows its desperation to off-load state houses and show some kind of action against Auckland's out of control housing crisis, says Labour’s ... More >>

Woodhouse should close work visa loophole

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Immigration Minister must revoke the work visas of temporary Chinese engineers working on KiwiRail trains and close the loophole that allows their employers to avoid New Zealand employment laws, says Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues, ... More >>

Job losses show folly of Chorus’ copper cuts

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Chorus and the Government are neglecting the copper broadband network, leading to 145 potential job losses at Transfield Services as well as poor services in the regions, says Labour’s Broadcasting Spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>

National quietly ditches its surplus promise

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National has quietly dropped its long-promised return to surplus by this year by removing the date it will get the books back in the black from its online campaign material, says Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Even cheap houses now unaffordable

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New housing affordability data show that now even the cheapest houses in Auckland are unaffordable for first home buyers, says Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “The AMP360 Home Loan Affordability Report reveals Auckland's lower quartile ... More >>

Key’s careless chatter tips off Arabic media

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key has shown a frightening lack of judgement in disclosing to an Arabic media outlet that Kiwi troops are in the UAE awaiting deployment to Iraq, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer says. “At the same time the Prime Minister is ... More >>