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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 >>
Key’s inequality claims another fudge-it
Friday, 16 May 2014, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s attempt to claim that inequality is flat in New Zealand would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Missed opportunity to collect foreign home- ownership data
Friday, 16 May 2014, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Missed opportunity to collect foreign home- ownership data The Government missed an opportunity in this year’s Budget to resource Statistics NZ to collect data on home ownership by overseas buyers, Labour’s Statistics spokesperson Raymond ... More >>
The real health budget numbers
Friday, 16 May 2014, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
This year’s Budget will put a real strain on New Zealand’s health sector, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
More fudgeiting in National’s Budget
Friday, 16 May 2014, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Buried in the Specific Fiscal Risks section of the Budget documents are expenses that should have been booked in the Budget - were they not a threat to the Government’s maiden surplus, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson David Clark. More >>
Budget figures show deepening housing crisis
Friday, 16 May 2014, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Treasury projections in the Budget predict worsening housing affordability and rising interest rates outstripping wage increases, underlining National’s abject failure to address the housing crisis, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>
Sneaky tax surprise for tertiary graduates
Friday, 16 May 2014, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Sneaky tax surprise for tertiary graduates Graduates are once again the losers in National’s Budget, this time with changes to student loan repayment thresholds, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Police hit hard in this year’s Budget
Friday, 16 May 2014, 10:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Police will have no choice but to cut back on crime prevention and make hard choices on what they respond to after a budget cut of more than $40 million, says Labour's Police spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
