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Jobless figures leave no room for complacency
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Unemployment figures out today show there is no room for complacency when it comes to long-term job creation, Labour’s Employment, Skills and Training spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
State sector Royal Commission under Labour
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour Government will conduct a Royal Commission into the state sector to make sure it delivers quality public services to New Zealanders, with the integrity they expect, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Kiwis get another raw deal as Government back tracks
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 9:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National is pinching money from the back pockets of Kiwis, taking cash it doesn’t need through ACC levies to create the illusion of a surplus, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
National’s meaningless farm sales criteria
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 9:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
While John Key claimed to be tightening up overseas farm sales Bill English was quietly defining ‘large farms’ that would be subject to overseas investment restrictions as being ten times the size of an average farm, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David ... More >>
Milk price collapse puts recovery at risk
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 9:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Another massive drop in milk prices overnight shows New Zealand needs an Economic Upgrade to limit its overreliance on the dairy industry, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>
Key should have, but hasn’t, called Israel’s ambassador in
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Israel’s ambassador has confirmed he has not yet met with Murray McCully, nor formally with John Key, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer says. “The Prime Minister said at a press conference yesterday that ‘on at least one ... More >>
Science Challenges get a D minus
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce’s $1.3 billion National Science Challenges have been handed a resounding fail grade from the country’s leading scientists, says Labour’s Innovation, Research and Development Spokesperson Megan Woods. A survey released today by the NZAS slammed ... More >>
Small business success a priority for Labour
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Small businesses with fewer than 20 staff will get a bigger bite of the procurement pie under a Labour Government, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>
Labour will keep Kiwi land in Kiwi hands
Monday, 4 August 2014, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The next Labour Government will keep rural and residential land in Kiwi hands, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Health sector pushed to desperate measures
Monday, 4 August 2014, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Industrial action being taken by DHB workers is a direct result of prolonged and chronic underfunding of the sector by National, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Under 20s in work or training under Labour
Monday, 4 August 2014, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour Government will invest $183 million into a comprehensive package aimed at ensuring all New Zealanders under the age of 20 are in work or training by the end of our first term, Labour’s Employment, Skills and Training spokesperson Grant ... More >>
Carbon forestry in free fall
Monday, 4 August 2014, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National government’s refusal to restrict cheap international units under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has caused significant damage to the carbon forestry sector according to new figures released today says Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson ... More >>
Sacrifices of World War One never forgotten
Monday, 4 August 2014, 11:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
As we today mark 100 years since the beginning of World War One, we remember a time of grief and loss which defined New Zealand as a nation, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. “The Great War broke and refashioned so many ideas of who we are. It hurled ... More >>
Labour will reinstate Minister of Disarmament
Sunday, 3 August 2014, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour Government will prioritise helping to create a nuclear weapons-free world by reinstating the Minister of Disarmament as a Cabinet position, Labour’s Disarmament and Arms Control spokesperson Maryan Street says. “New Zealand once led the world ... More >>
Joyce’s bluster distraction from land sale double-speak
Sunday, 3 August 2014, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce’s accusation that Labour is xenophobic is a blatant attempt to hide National’s broken promise over land sales, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Minister must explain shambles at Ministry
Friday, 1 August 2014, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister must explain shambles at Ministry Pacific Island Affairs Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-IIga must explain questionable spending and controversial staff appointments at his ministry, Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson, Su’a William Sio ... More >>
Minister must explain shambles at Ministry
Friday, 1 August 2014, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Pacific Island Affairs Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-IIga must explain questionable spending and controversial staff appointments at his ministry, Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson, Su’a William Sio says. More >>
Conviction a sorry reminder of the cost of a cup of tea
Friday, 1 August 2014, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Banks’ conviction for filing a false election return underlines a sorry chapter in our political history, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. "This is a sad but just end to a long career political career. More >>
Plenty of options, asset sales not one of them
Friday, 1 August 2014, 11:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will vigorously oppose short term solutions to plug Christchurch City Council’s funding shortfall – including asset sales – which leave the city worse off financially and strategically in the long term, Labour’s Canterbury Recovery spokesperson Ruth ... More >>
Evidence refutes doomsday wages predictions
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Labour Simon Bridges should cut the tired old rhetoric about rises in the minimum wage causing job losses and understand New Zealand has a serious problem with low wages and working poverty that needs to be addressed, Labour’s spokesperson ... More >>
