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Key now banking on Colin Craig

Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key and Colin Craig have made it clear they intend to game the electoral system with a seat gifted to the Conservatives in September, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>

Henderson stabbing tragedy

Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Te Atatu MP, Phil Twyford has expressed his deep concern over the fatal stabbing of a dairy owner in Henderson this morning. “This is an awful tragedy for the family. People involved in small retail businesses are vulnerable to this kind of attack. More >>

Brownlee should be backing residents

Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Gerry Brownlee has once again shown where his priorities lie, picking to side with insurance companies rather than the people of Christchurch, says Labour’s EQC spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

John Banks’ legacy alive and well

Monday, 9 June 2014, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government has used a Ministerial press release to announce it has snatched millions of dollars unlawfully from bodies corporate, Labour’s Revenue spokesperson David Clark says. More >>

Labour will get things moving in Canterbury

Monday, 9 June 2014, 8:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour will get things moving in Canterbury A Labour government will set up a special Earthquake Court to speed up the claims process for Cantabrians still waiting for resolution after almost four years, and immediately begin working on protecting flood-risk ... More >>

Banks saga condemns National

Sunday, 8 June 2014, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Banks’ resignation was inevitable but should have come a lot sooner, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>

Original police decision over Banks needs reviewing

Sunday, 8 June 2014, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The government should set up a high-powered inquiry independent of any other government agency to look into recent investigations and prosecutions into allegations in the political arena, including how the police made their original decision not to prosecute ... More >>

Platitudes don’t cut it in forestry review

Friday, 6 June 2014, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The status of forestry workers needs to be raised considerably if we are to create a workplace environment where they can look after their safety, Labour’s spokesperson on Labour Issues Andrew Little says. More >>

Council told to think again on ash scattering

Friday, 6 June 2014, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Plans to make grieving families seek permission before scattering the ashes of loved ones and charge them for the privilege need to be reconsidered, Labour’s Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Phil Goff says. More >>

Now almost 900 job losses from Solid debacle

Friday, 6 June 2014, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

With 137 jobs set to go at Stockton mine, the total number of job losses from the Government’s disastrous management of Solid Energy is close to 900, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

John Banks must leave Parliament now

Friday, 6 June 2014, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

It is unacceptable for John Banks to remain in Parliament after he was found guilty of electoral fraud and the ACT MP must do the right thing and resign, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. “John Banks remains in Parliament on a technicality. More >>

Government needs to talk less, do more

Friday, 6 June 2014, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must heed new calls by medical experts to commit to rolling out a national bowel screening programme as soon as possible, Labour’s Acting Health spokesperson David Clark says. More >>

Kiwis old and new to get fair go at community learning

Friday, 6 June 2014, 11:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party

A Labour Government will ensure all Kiwis can access Adult and Community Education courses by restoring National’s devastating funding cuts, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>

Glossy report won’t fix regions’ problems

Friday, 6 June 2014, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Steven Joyce’s glossy regional economic activity report has done nothing for creating jobs and growth in the regions, apart from produce more work for his 56 communications staff in Wellington, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson Grant Robertson ... More >>

London calling – but at what cost?

Thursday, 5 June 2014, 11:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

London calling – but at what cost? New Zealand taxpayers have forked out $445,000 in rent for Lockwood Smith to live in rented accommodation largely because he or Foreign Affairs felt the $11 million official residence was “inadequate”, Labour’s ... More >>

John Key out of excuses over John Banks

Thursday, 5 June 2014, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Prime Minister must finally acknowledge what New Zealanders have known for two years – his Government has been propped up by a corrupt politician, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>

Homeless need more than sympathy and empty words

Thursday, 5 June 2014, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Housing Minister Nick Smith’s admission that Christchurch’s housing shortage is unlikely to improve any time soon despite new home approvals being at a record high is further proof that National has been too slow in responding to the city’s ... More >>

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