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Emergency staff at breaking point
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 9:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Southern DHB is so cash-strapped it is failing to fill nursing rosters, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson David Clark says. More >>
Labour’s regional development fund for Palmerston North
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will consider a proposal to develop an inland port at Palmerston North, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. “The Palmerston North community has developed plans for an inland port which will bring jobs and economic growth to a region which has ... More >>
Rock-star economy unplugged by China log jam
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 10:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The collapse of log prices due to oversupply in China threatens to wash the gloss off what remains of National's so-called rock-star economy, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>
Young job seekers dealt a poor hand
Monday, 11 August 2014, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National's "keep 'em poor" card for young people on a benefit is a sorry substitute for job training, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Accessible healthcare also affordable
Monday, 11 August 2014, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is obvious from Tony Ryall’s hasty attack of Labour’s plans to extend free GP visits to older people that he hasn’t bothered to actually read the policy, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Labour – achieving change for Kiwi women
Monday, 11 August 2014, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Working towards being a world leader in eliminating violence against women and children will be a priority for a Labour Government. More >>
Nats sold 500 rugby fields of land a day offshore
Monday, 11 August 2014, 10:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Under National over one million hectares of land has been approved for overseas sale – 16 times the size of Lake Taupō or the equivalent of five hundred rugby fields a day, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Joyce’s dodgy sums fool no-one
Monday, 11 August 2014, 9:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce's attempt to attack Labour's positive plan for affordable healthcare will fool no-one. More >>
Speech: Cunliffe - Labour Election Launch
Sunday, 10 August 2014, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY E rau rangatira ma E te whanau o te roopu reipa Piki mai, kake mai haere mai Te tangi a te pipiwharauroa Te Po Ka Awatea! Whiti ao - whiti ao - whiti whiti Ao More >>
Labour extends free GP visits, free prescriptions
Sunday, 10 August 2014, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nearly 40 per cent of Kiwis – or 1.7 million people – will be eligible for free doctors’ visits and free prescriptions under a Labour Government, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. “Last year more than half a million New Zealanders didn’t ... More >>
Labour promises a fairer ACC for all Kiwis
Friday, 8 August 2014, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Accident compensation for loss of potential earnings will rise under a Labour Government, while people not earning at the time of their accident will also be eligible for compensation, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
Pacific unemployment still highest in the country
Friday, 8 August 2014, 11:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Pacific Island Affairs can boast all he wants about changes to employment statistics for Pacific people but the reality for many Pacific people is nowhere close to National’s promised brighter future, Labour’s Pacific Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
Labour’s water policy is for our kids not National
Friday, 8 August 2014, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has sent a clear message to New Zealanders with the release of its Water policy; we will clean up New Zealand’s rivers and lakes over a generation, says Labour’s Water spokesperson Meka Whaitiri. More >>
Teachers line up for last chance at democracy
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Plans by National to scrap the democratically-elected Teachers Council have prompted 37 nominations for just four places, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Labour: Creating opportunities
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour government will boost career opportunities in the cultural sector by establishing 200 new creative apprenticeships, Labour’s Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Rena- the clock is ticking
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour Government remains committed to ensuring the owners of the Rena fully remove the wreck off the Astrolabe Reef, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Moana Mackey. More >>
Labour sends condolences to whānau of Dave Hereora
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 8:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party sends its heartfelt condolences to the whānau of former MP Dave Hereora who passed away on Tuesday. Dave, who was 58-years-old, died after a short illness. He was a list MP from 2002 to 2008 and chaired the Maori Affairs Committee ... More >>
Nats wimp out on cleaning up boarding houses
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National MPs on Parliament’s Social Services Select Committee have wimped out on cleaning up slum boarding houses, says Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Labour promises swimmable rivers and lakes over a generation
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour Government will ensure that all New Zealand’s water lakes and rivers are swimmable, fishable and suitable for food gathering, says Labour’s water spokesperson Meka Whaitiri announcing Labour’s Water policy. To clean up the nation’s freshwater ... More >>
No accountability for taxpayer grants to primary industries
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Taxpayers are unable to hold the Government to account for its multi million dollar Primary Growth Partnership slush fund before next month’s election, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. “The Office of the Auditor ... More >>
