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Government vetoes Labour’s call for trees inquiry
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National Party members today rejected a petition by Labour’s MP for New Lynn David Cunliffe for an urgent Parliamentary inquiry into the proposed felling of an ancient Kauri tree in Titirangi. More >>
Minister should talk to the hand that feeds
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Craig Foss needs to leave his office and consult with those most affected by over-the-top ACC levies – small businesses, Labour’s spokesperson for the sector Jacinda Ardern says. “The Government has its own Small Business Development Group whose purpose, ... More >>
Open a failed charter school and keep the farm
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Appalling contractual arrangements by the Government mean the trust running troubled charter school Te Kura Hourua ki Whangaruru will keep an 81-hectare farm if it is closed for poor performance, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
SkyCity hole sucks up more taxpayer cash
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
SkyCity hole sucks up more taxpayer cash More evidence that taxpayers are being ripped off by a Government playing fast and loose with their cash has been provided by Television New Zealand, the SOE caught up in the dodgy SkyCity deal, Labour Economic ... More >>
SkyCity hole sucks up more taxpayer cash
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
More evidence that taxpayers are being ripped off by a Government playing fast and loose with their cash has been provided by Television New Zealand, the SOE caught up in the dodgy SkyCity deal, Labour Economic Development Spokesperson David Clark ... More >>
Memo to Nick Smith: your housing policy isn’t working
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New TradeMe figures showing average asking prices for houses have gone up by more than $1000 a week over the past year adds to the pile of evidence proving the Government cannot control the housing crisis, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Key overplays hand and puts dairy trade at risk
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy’s use of the term “eco terrorism” is unfortunate, Labour’s Primary Industries and Food Safety spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. “It has already played into the hands ... More >>
Of roading rabbits, bad maths and pulling the wool
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should be apologising to Northland voters for some very dodgy mathematics, Labour’s Deputy Leader Annette King says. More >>
Call to scrap Families’ Commission
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Children’s Commission plays a critical hands-on role in our children’s well-being,” Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Blackmail threat a dangerous protest
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Reports of a threat to poison infant formula should be seen for what they are – an idiotic and extreme protest that puts our economy at risk, Labour’s Primary Industries and Food Safety spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. “Food safety and ... More >>
Govt must find out state of Solid Energy
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National must get to grips with the state of Solid Energy and tell New Zealanders whether they have driven the former export-award winning SOE into insolvency, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. “Bill English has today made a stunning ... More >>
Govt to forge ahead with ‘high risk’ lab plan
Monday, 9 March 2015, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman’s decision to privatise Wellington’s laboratory services goes against the advice of those working at the front line – our clinicians and medical specialists, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Key out of touch with business on ACC
Monday, 9 March 2015, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key is insulting small businesses and hurting their bottom line by refusing to cut ACC levies by $350 million right now, Labour Leader Andrew Little says. “The Prime Minister has lost touch with the business community by saying: ‘no one's ... More >>
Damning report card for women’s advancement in 2015
Sunday, 8 March 2015, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
In 2015 New Zealand women face a widening gender pay gap, ongoing harassment at work and are increasingly being blocked from senior positions, Dunedin South MP Clare Curran said today. Delivering the opening speech of the YWCA Dunedin UN International ... More >>
Excess ACC levies costing hundreds of jobs
Sunday, 8 March 2015, 11:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is overcharging Kiwi businesses by $350 million a year in ACC levies - a move that costs 700 jobs and takes $70 million out of the economy, Labour Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Communities need their cop shops
Friday, 6 March 2015, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A so-called ‘review’ of some of the country’s smaller police stations looks set to kick off another round of closures, Labour’s Police Spokesperson Kelvin Davis says. More >>
Equal pay for International Women's Day
Friday, 6 March 2015, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A successful court case that paves the way for better pay for work performed predominantly by women is in no way a justification for the Government to weaken laws around equal pay, Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Reserve Bank again has to clean up National’s housing mess
Thursday, 5 March 2015, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
5 March 2015 MEDIA STATEMENT Reserve Bank again has to clean up National’s housing mess More >>
New Zealand should purchase Munro medals
Thursday, 5 March 2015, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Les Munro is one of New Zealand’s greatest living war veterans and his medals should be purchased and kept in New Zealand, Labour’s Defence spokesperson Phil Goff says. “Labour is calling on the Government to purchase these medals which ... More >>
Customs seeks big brother powers
Thursday, 5 March 2015, 11:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A proposal giving New Zealand Customs powers to compel anyone to provide passwords and encryption keys to their electronic devices is another step towards a surveillance society and should be strongly resisted, Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran ... More >>
