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Kidney case deportee dies

Monday, 26 May 2014, 11:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party

It is a tragedy that Sanil Kumar the young man who was deported back to Fiji a month ago has now died, says Labour MP Rajen Prasad. Kumar who needed an urgent kidney transplant had to leave New Zealand after the Associate Minister of Immigration Nikki ... More >>

Chinese Language Skills Critical to New Zealand’s Future

Sunday, 25 May 2014, 11:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Chinese Language Skills Critical to New Zealand’s Future New Zealand must become more multi-lingual to reflect its increasingly multi-cultural character, says Labour’s Spokesperson on Ethnic Affairs Phil Goff. Phil Goff congratulated MP Raymond Huo ... More >>

Victims facing unwelcome long wait for closure

Sunday, 25 May 2014, 11:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Demands placed on the Historic Claims Unit are leading to a drawn out, and potentially distressing, process of redress for victims of historic abuse, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. The unit deals with claims of abuse for people ... More >>

Labour candidate for Tamaki Makaurau

Friday, 23 May 2014, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Selection of a Labour candidate for Tamaki Makaurau The NZ Council of the Labour Party has resolved to invite further nominations for the Labour candidature in the Tamaki Makaurau seat, with the support of the Tamaki Makaurau Labour Electorate Committee. ... More >>

Budget slashes possum control funding

Friday, 23 May 2014, 11:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy must explain the massive cut in funding for control of possums as TB vectors, said Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor. More >>

Golden age for the arts rapidly becoming ice age

Friday, 23 May 2014, 9:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Budget 2014 has put paid to claims by Chris Finlayson that the arts have benefited from a National Government, Labour’s Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. “For starters, the screen industry has taken a big hit under this ... More >>

Kiwis still being stung over ACC

Thursday, 22 May 2014, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Despite almost half of all working Kiwis not getting a pay rise in the last year they are still being gouged through ACC levies that are being kept artificially high, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>

Development contributions bill wasted opportunity

Thursday, 22 May 2014, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s proposed changes to the rules on development contributions would make little difference to housing affordability, and are yet another example of Housing Minister Nick Smith chasing a headline, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford ... More >>

Community leader will be greatly missed

Thursday, 22 May 2014, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Members of the Pacific communities are today mourning the loss of Sione Liava’a, a passionate senior Tongan community leader from South Auckland, who leaves behind a strong legacy as a Pacific advocate. More >>

Poison line petition resonates with public

Thursday, 22 May 2014, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A petition to save the 0800 Poison helpline has struck a chord with concerned parents, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson David Clark says. The Ministry of Health plans to merge the national poisons helpline with other tele-health services. More >>

Auditor General report a damning indictment on Novopay

Thursday, 22 May 2014, 10:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party

A new report by the Auditor General is a damning indictment on the effect the pay roll system Novopay has had on our school sector, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>

Police response a symptom of wider problems

Thursday, 22 May 2014, 10:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The findings of a report into police handling of media enquiries over the so-called ‘Roastbusters’ case should serve as a red flag for Anne Tolley, Labour’s Police spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. An Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) ... More >>

Delay in final copper price sensible

Thursday, 22 May 2014, 10:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Commerce Commission has made a sensible decision to take more time to determine the final pricing for copper-based broadband, Labour’s ICT spokesperson Clare Curran says. More >>

South Auckland housing now the least affordable in NZ

Thursday, 22 May 2014, 10:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party

House prices have shot up by 16 per cent for first-home buyers in Manukau over the last year, pushing the cost of buying a house there to the highest in the country relative to incomes, says Labour’s Associate spokesperson for Auckland Louisa Wall. More >>

Fine tuning missing from free visit plan

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Plans to provide free GP visits to under 13-year-olds are beginning to unravel before the ink has even dried on the Budget document that announced the proposal, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>

Primary industries should follow Zespri’s lead

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Grower sectors could take some lessons from Zespri’s creation and marketing of a PSA-resistant kiwifruit variety and likewise turn their industries around, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>

National shovels more cash to charter schools

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government continues to tilt the playing field in favour of its charter schools experiment by pumping millions of dollars into them while state schools struggle to make ends meet, Labour's Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>

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