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Labour: Primary Focus on the Critical Issues
Friday, 12 September 2014, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour Government will prioritise New Zealand’s agricultural sectors by recreating a Rural Affairs Minister and appointing a Primary Industry Council and a Chief Agricultural Adviser. More >>
John Key running scared on contest of ideas
Friday, 12 September 2014, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key is running scared after being exposed in the televised leaders’ debates for his lack of new ideas, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. “Labour was approached by TVNZ to extend the scheduled debate next Wednesday to a full hour. We were happy ... More >>
More ghost houses from National
Friday, 12 September 2014, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s desperate pre-election announcement of more ghost houses won’t fool Aucklanders wanting action on the housing crisis, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
National bows to union pressure over travel time
Friday, 12 September 2014, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has reluctantly bowed to pressure from unions and adopted Labour’s fair and sensible policy to pay home support workers for the time they spend traveling between clients, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
John Key out of touch on child poverty
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key is so out of touch with the working poor in New Zealand he underestimated the number of children in poverty by more than 70,000, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. “During last night’s leader’s debate, John Key said 11 per cent of children ... More >>
Another National reheat: no new ideas for primary industries
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has shown it is bereft of new ideas for primary industries and is unable to provide the leadership these sectors so desperately need, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Security Guards in the Firing Line
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“The devastating events in Ashburton last week have highlighted the role of security guards in NZ life. More >>
Key’s credibility - death by a thousand tax cuts
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s fingers-crossed promise to provide $1500 a year in tax cuts would cost two or three times as much as he claims, providing yet another blow to his fiscal credibility, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
False claim of Matai title a cultural affront
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 9:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National must explain why its candidate for Māngere Misa Fia Turner appears to be using a Matai title she is not entitled to, Labour’s MP for Māngere and Pacific Islands Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. A Matai title is a legally-recognised ... More >>
Nats need for yet more research beggars belief
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s announcement of yet more research on the housing crisis beggars belief given the Government has been in office for six years, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “People need houses and they need the Government to ... More >>
National’s dirty politics at play in Pacific community
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is immensely concerned that members of an Auckland Pacific Pentecostal Church are being signed up as National Party members without their full understanding, Labour’s Pacific Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. “Congregation members are ... More >>
Parata claims state schools send kids to jail
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 9:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata's claim on Radio NZ's Morning Report this morning that vulnerable kids attending state schools are more likely to end up in jail is an absolute indictment on her own performance as Minister and the policies of the current National government, ... More >>
All Black-Samoa game a win for fans
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Confirmation that the All Blacks will play in Samoa next year is a win for the thousands of rugby fans who have been pressing for it to happen, Labour’s Pacific Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. More >>
John Key’s tax cut turns into a facts cut
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key is being hauled over the coals for his hypocrisy by announcing tax cuts without the facts yesterday and rightly so, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Nats subbies plan a complete copy of Labour’s
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nick Smith’s plan to protect subbies comes more than 18 months after Labour announced a similar plan to tackle the problem, Labour’s Building and Construction spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove says. More >>
Defence Force run down, undervalued
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Defence Force personnel numbers have been slashed by around 1200 and have been given just one general pay rise over a six year period, says Labour’s Defence spokesperson Phil Goff. More >>
David Parker letter to NZIER
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Please find attached the letter David Parker wrote to NZIER today, pointing out fundamental errors with the analysis in the report commissioned by Federated Farmers and shown on One News. More >>
Fed Farmers is just plain wrong on CGT
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Federated Farmers has deliberately played politics with Labour’s capital gains tax by delaying the release of an incorrect report they have had since June to just a week before the election, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Charter school crisis shows time to axe costly experiment
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 11:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Dysfunction from day one at a Northland charter school shows it is time to dump this costly and failed experiment by the National-ACT Government, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Labour will crack down on loan sharks
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 9:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour Government will crack down on predatory loan sharks by making it illegal both to charge exorbitant interest rates and to exploit uninformed borrowers, Labour’s Consumer Affairs Spokesperson Carol Beaumont says. Labour today released its Consumer ... More >>
