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Too little, too late for many Christchurch migrants

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Plans by the Government to spend around $1.5 million a year for the next four years to employ more labour inspectors and immigration officials in the Christchurch rebuild comes too late for exploited migrant workers, says Labour’s Associate Immigration ... More >>

Budget 2014 just crumbs on the table

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Budget 2014 has not delivered on an emerging Māori economy,” says Labours Māori Affairs Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>

Government abandons making all New Zealand homes warm

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Budget has confirmed that National has virtually abandoned its programme of insulating cold and damp homes across New Zealand, says Labour’s Energy spokesperson David Shearer. More >>

Biosecurity must be primary focus of agreements

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 11:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Biosecurity efforts must be primarily focused on preventing unwanted organisms getting into New Zealand, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>

180 South Otago families join the regional jobs scrapheap

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party

National has turned its back on regional New Zealand and allowed an important South Otago wood processing industry to collapse, costing two mills, a processing facility and 180 jobs in the process, Labour’s Forestry spokesperson Chris Hipkins and Dunedin ... More >>

Budget widens the gap for Maori

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 9:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party

21 May 2014 Budget widens the gap for Maori “The Government continues to sit idle while Māori whanau and communities miss opportunity after opportunity, says Labour Māori Affairs Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. “While the Māori Party promotes Budget ... More >>

Not curtains for public broadcasting under Labour

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 8:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealanders will enjoy the benefits of solid public broadcasting under a Labour Government, Labour's Broadcasting spokesperson Kris Faafoi says. More >>

Pasifika struggles under this Government

Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 10:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Statistics New Zealand figures reveal a shocking situation with inequality worsening for Pacific people under this National-led government, says Su’a William Sio Labour’s spokesperson for Pacific Affairs. More >>

Ryall needs to put own house in order

Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Ryall needs to put own house in order It’s a bit rich that Health Minister Tony Ryall should be offering his congratulations to the government’s chief science advisor in his new role in leading a global attack on childhood obesity when National ... More >>

Labour offers bipartisan support for changes

Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour has offered to consider bipartisan support for any changes to the Resource Management Act designed to make housing more affordable, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>

Petition launched to keep stand-alone poison helpline

Monday, 19 May 2014, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson David Clark has today launched a petition to keep the national poison centre crisis line separate from a proposed catch-all tele-health service. More >>

Wood: Banks spectacle shows it is time to end the Epsom rort

Monday, 19 May 2014, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

With the spectacle of ACT MP for Epsom John Banks standing trial today, the newly selected Labour candidate for Epsom Michael Wood is vowing to end the ACT Party rort in Epsom. More >>

PM: Housing Crisis? What Housing crisis?

Monday, 19 May 2014, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

If John Key truly believes there is no housing crisis in this country, he is completely out of touch with reality and the New Zealand public, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>

Social housing desperately needed in capital

Monday, 19 May 2014, 10:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Wellington City Council must ensure the central city doesn’t become a place where only the wealthy can afford to live by ensuring the amount of social housing isn’t reduced by the redevelopment of Arlington Apartments, Labour’s MP for Wellington ... More >>

‘Special’ advisory role raises questions for Te Papa

Monday, 19 May 2014, 8:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party

A ‘special’ advisory job appears to have been created especially for the chief executive of Te Papa, with the position established just six days before it was announced he was taking on the role, Labour’s Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Jacinda ... More >>

Budget fails to help Pacific people

Sunday, 18 May 2014, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

There is nothing in this year’s Budget to address some of the basic challenges which are holding back the development and prosperity of Pacific communities in New Zealand, Labour’s Pacific Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. “National ... More >>

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