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Labour Calls On Govt To Condemn Israel’s Aid Blockade
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 11:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The deliberate starvation of a people is a crime against humanity, and a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement. The Government should condemn Israel’s move and call for the immediate resumption of aid shipments into Gaza. More >>
Mark Mitchell Missing In Action
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 5:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Despite being responsible for policing, Mark Mitchell is missing in action. He has refused to answer questions on key issues affecting New Zealander’s safety,” Labour police spokesperson Ginny Andersen said. More >>
Fewer Houses, Consents Down Under National
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest figures from Stats NZ confirm what the construction sector has been warning for months: building consents are down under the National Government. In the year ended January 2025, consents fell to 33,812 new homes, down 7.2 percent compared ... More >>
PSA Survey Proves Govt’s Cuts Are Hurting Patients
Monday, 3 March 2025, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The survey of almost 1300 health workers shows that cuts and hiring freezes result in longer waiting lists and burnt out staff, both of which can contribute to poorer health for patients. More >>
More Clarity Needed For Homebuyers
Friday, 28 February 2025, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“If we are truly going to address the housing shortage in this country, it will require a bipartisan approach across numerous Governments. Today’s announcement does build on some of the work Labour was doing,” Labour housing spokesperson Kieran ... More >>
Govt Abandons Retailers With Citizen’s Arrests
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Turning New Zealand into the wild west is not a crime prevention strategy, it’s dangerous and goes against our values as New Zealanders, Labour justice spokesperson Duncan Webb said. More >>
Millions Spent To Rehash Bad Ideas On Retail Crime
Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 11:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Instead of focusing on real solutions, the Government has wasted millions on an advisory group that took several months to release a report, only to recycle old and bad ideas,” Labour police spokesperson Ginny Andersen said. More >>
Overhaul Of Overseas Investment Act A Fire Sale Of Kiwi Assets
Sunday, 23 February 2025, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“It seems the Government’s new slogan ‘Everyone Must Go’ has been interpreted by David Seymour as ‘Everything Must Go,’ including New Zealand’s essential assets," says Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said. More >>
Call For Destiny Church To Lose Charity Status
Friday, 21 February 2025, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford’s formal complaint to Charities Services says Destiny Church has engaged in serious wrongdoing which is grounds for Destiny’s charities losing their tax deductible status under the Charities Act 2005. More >>
Two Labour Members’ Bills Drawn From Ballot
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Shanan Halbert’s Enabling Crown Entities to Adopt Māori Names Bill aims to fix the issue that Crown entities often adopt names in Te Reo Māori in addition to English names, creating the impression that Māori names are optional or secondary. More >>
Govt Losing Police Faster Than It Can Hire Them
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The numbers reported by the Police Association show that as of January 2025, the total number of police officers has decreased from 10,211 to 10,139 since November 2023, leaving New Zealand with 72 fewer police officers than when National made its ... More >>
Child Poverty Reduction Must Remain A Priority
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Children should not be living in poverty, and the latest statistics are hugely concerning,” Labour child poverty reduction spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni said. More >>
Rate Cuts Highlight Willis’ Economic Blunders
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If the government was serious about economic growth, it would take immediate action to stabilise the job market. More >>
ACT Taps Out Of Treaty Principles Bill Submission Process
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“It is bad enough that ACT has put New Zealand through the expense and anguish of this doomed Bill, but to then refuse to hear oral submissions is utterly disrespectful, lazy, and it shows that this is all just a stunt by David Seymour. More >>
University Cuts On The Cards Under National
Monday, 17 February 2025, 8:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
By scrapping tertiary education funding before completing the review, National is effectively choosing to pull the plug on vital funding that universities are counting on, leaving institutions scrambling to cover costs and reassessing key services for ... More >>
Transparency Needed On Boot Camps
Saturday, 15 February 2025, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Karen Chhour needs to front up and shed some light on the state of her boot camps experiment,” Willow-Jean Prime said. More >>
Disabled People Languishing In Psych Wards Due To Govt Cuts
Friday, 14 February 2025, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"It’s unacceptable that government decisions have resulted in trauma for disabled people, their families, and carers. Clinicians are clearly seeing a decline in the mental health of their intellectually disabled patients as a result,” Priyanca ... More >>
Nicola Willis Tone Deaf As 230 Jobs Lost
Friday, 14 February 2025, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Talk about tone deaf. People are hurting, whānau don’t know what to do, and instead of showing any kind of humility, Nicola Willis is sitting in her Beehive office patting herself on the back,” Labour employment spokesperson Willie Jackson ... More >>
Students Misled On Halal School Lunches
Friday, 14 February 2025, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“It’s unacceptable that our Muslim students were served a meal, that David Seymour’s lunch provider said was halal, when it fact it wasn’t,” Labour’s ethnic communities spokesperson Jenny Salesa said. More >>
Bloodbath Continues For Health Leadership
Friday, 14 February 2025, 10:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Director-General of Health has gone, the Director of Public Health stepped down, the Health New Zealand board was sacked and the Health New Zealand Chief Executive resigned. More >>
