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Life to get harder for zero hour workers
Wednesday, 4 March 2015, 9:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Employment law changes that take effect tomorrow will make life even harder for workers battling zero hour contracts, Labour‘s spokesperson on Labour Relations Iain Lees-Galloway says. “From tomorrow, it will be harder for working people to ... More >>
Housing Accord not working – prices continue skyward
Wednesday, 4 March 2015, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing Accord not working – prices continue skyward The Government's Auckland Housing Accord isn't working as house prices continue to go through the roof, Labour's Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “The average Auckland house has gone up ... More >>
Minister tells workers to join dole queue
Wednesday, 4 March 2015, 11:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Comments by the Workplace Relations and Safety Minister show the Government would rather subsidise bad employers than ban unfair zero hour contracts, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
Justice for Teina Pora long overdue
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 11:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Privy Council’s decision to quash Teina Pora’s convictions for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett could be the final chapter in a case that should have been closed years ago, Labour’s Justice Spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Ministers must answer questions on IRD blowout
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The current and previous Revenue Ministers must front up and explain how the child support system had a budget blowout from $30 million to $210 million in just four years, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. “Peter Dunne was ... More >>
Curb stratospheric public CEO salaries
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 10:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Curb stratospheric public CEO salaries A review of the way MPs’ pay is set should also look at ways to curb excessive rises in the salaries of public service chief executives, Labour Leader Andrew Little says. More >>
Home For Life review called for
Saturday, 28 February 2015, 10:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
As Foster care awareness week kicks off, Labour is calling for a review of Home for Life – National’s policy for the permanent care of foster children More >>
Auckland building consents: Tragic
Friday, 27 February 2015, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Auckland building consents: Tragic The only word to describe the latest building consent figures for Auckland is ‘tragic’, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “Whatever the Government is doing to address the Auckland housing ... More >>
Labour Party President Elected
Friday, 27 February 2015, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party President Elected Nigel Haworth has been elected as Labour Party President following a vote conducted among the constituent organisations and elected representatives of the Party. This follows the resignation of Moira Coatsworth in December 2014. ... More >>
A whiff of a new biosecurity scandal?
Friday, 27 February 2015, 9:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A pest which could create havoc for New Zealand’s horticulture and agriculture sector must be as much a focus for the Government as hunting out fruit flies, Labour’s Biosecurity spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. “While the Ministry for Primary ... More >>
Government shrugs off health sector crisis
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Despite new evidence showing that cuts to health spending are costing lives the Government continues to deny the sector is struggling, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Parata lowered the bar for failing charter school
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Parata lowered the bar for failing charter school When Hekia Parata became aware that the Whangaruru charter school was experiencing major problems her first action was to drop standards by reducing the number of qualified teachers they had to employ, ... More >>
National not being straight about the economy
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key and Bill English need to be straight with New Zealanders about the damage their failure to diversify the economy is doing, after new figures show export growth plunged due to a collapse in dairy exports, says Grant Robertson. More >>
Comment from Carmel Sepuloni
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 10:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The first I knew of my mother’s charges was when I was called by a reporter yesterday. I spoke to Andrew and we agreed there is a conflict of interest at the present time which means I will temporarily stand aside from the Social Development portfolio. ... More >>
Labour will hold National to parental leave promise
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 9:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will hold National to its promise to increase the support given to new parents of premature, multiple birth and babies born with disabilities, Labour’s paid parental leave campaigner Sue Moroney says. “I am naturally disappointed that after battling ... More >>
It was all just pillar talk
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce’s confession that he can no longer guarantee a pillar-free design for the New Zealand International Convention Centre shows the Government has abandoned its dream of creating an ‘iconic’ ‘world-class’ structure, says Labour Economic ... More >>
Australians move on offshore speculators
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Australians move on offshore speculators John Key might want to have a quiet word with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott about Canberra's just-announced crack down on offshore speculators when he visits New Zealand this week, Labour's Housing ... More >>
Government at odds on overseas driver crashes
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National backbencher Jacqui Dean has spoken out about overseas driver crashes, putting herself at odds with Prime Minister John Key who is on record as saying it’s not a big issue, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Time to take real care of our kids
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Time to take real care of our kids An Amnesty International report has once again criticised New Zealand’s track record on looking after our kids, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. The annual report, which looks at global human ... More >>
John Key wrong about Labour’s war vote
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s desperate claims that the former Labour Government didn’t put combat troop deployment to a Parliamentary vote are simply wrong, Labour’s Defence spokesperson Phil Goff says. “It was disgraceful that the Prime Minister ran rough shod over ... More >>
