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Labour Calls For Investigation Into Tobacco Tax Cut
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 9:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“This $216 million tax cut appears to prioritise the needs of the tobacco industry, rather than New Zealanders’ health. Treasury advised the policy would likely only benefit Philip Morris and yet Cabinet signed it off,” said Labour health spokesperson ... More >>
Delay To Retirement Village Review Won’t Help Residents
Monday, 21 October 2024, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Labour started this review process which now needs to be completed with haste by the Government. More than 20 years since the original Act was implemented. More >>
Serious Concerns Ignored In Govt’s Fast Track Bill
Friday, 18 October 2024, 8:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Bill is obviously not aimed at approving the sorts of projects that were already being approved. It is aimed at pushing through environmentally contentious projects, some of which have been previously declined or are midway through other processes. More >>
Labour Supports Continuing Fight For Dairy Access
Friday, 18 October 2024, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
This latest decision is a continuation of steps taken by Labour in government to enforce the hard won and valuable concessions negotiated in the 2018 CPTPP trade agreement,” Labour trade spokesperson Damien O’Connor said. More >>
Job Losses Devastating For Timaru
Friday, 18 October 2024, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
These workers contribute to the local economy and businesses, and many have family nearby. Now many of them will have potentially have to leave our community in search of work, Labour MP Jo Luxton said. More >>
Further Uncertainty For Kiwirail As Jobs Set To Go
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour had a plan for new ferries, because the current ones will need significant maintenance to serve their critical role in connecting the North and South Islands. More >>
Benefit Numbers Continue To Soar Under National
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 11:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“We don’t begrudge New Zealanders for needing a benefit, but it isn’t a good look when National have raved about getting tough on beneficiaries, only to have numbers soar on their watch,” Labour’s social development spokesperson Carmel ... More >>
Lack Of Funding Puts Pressure On Frontline Police
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 6:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cutting 173 roles will mean police officers spend more time behind a desk and less time on the beat. More >>
Bipartisan Agreement On Outdated Marriage Law
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
This is an important step towards helping people with violent partners to leave their relationships and removes a source of power that abusers can retain over their victims even after separation. More >>
Cuts To Apprenticeship Boost Will Fail Future NZ
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“As we see more and more skilled workers leaving the country, Penny Simmonds has cut the very tool that would ensure more people are trained to fill the gap,” Labour tertiary education spokesperson Dr Deborah Russell said. More >>
Sluggish Economy Means Struggles Ahead For Kiwis
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 11:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Inflation is at 2.2 percent, but the rest of the economy is sluggish,” Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said. More >>
Govt Changes Threaten Depleted Hauraki Gulf
Sunday, 13 October 2024, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Years of negotiation with the community and stakeholders led to the Bill Labour introduced last year. National’s changes are a slap in the face to everyone involved in the negotiation process. More >>
No Time To Slow-down On Disaster Response
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Labour commissioned the review into the severe weather events in Government, so New Zealand can be better prepared,” Labour emergency management spokesperson Camilla Belich said. More >>
Where Are The 100,000 Families?
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 9:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“FamilyBoost has seen just 39,664 registrations – well short of the 100,000 promised by Nicola Willis at the Budget and last week,” Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said. More >>
Bill Restoring Samoan Citizenship Progresses
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“We know how much this means to our Samoan aiga and we’re certainly standing with them - it is the right thing to do and honours the spirit of the Government’s formal Dawn Raids apology,” Pacific Peoples spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni said. More >>
National Bent The Rules To Keep Coalition Commitment
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Auditor General’s damning findings today make it crystal clear that coalition agreements alone cannot be used to justify government expenditure,” Labour mental health spokesperson Ingrid Leary said. More >>
National’s Deficit Stories Don’t Hold Up
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 6:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s own choices caused Health New Zealand’s structural deficit. More >>
Politics Over Police Safety Puts Shame On PM
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“It is the second time in two weeks Christopher Luxon has backed a junior minister from a coalition party rather than listening to warnings about public safety,” Labour firearms spokesperson Ginny Andersen said. More >>
Govt Takes The Scalpel To Regional Health Budgets
Monday, 7 October 2024, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government has manufactured a financial crisis to justify stripping back the health system. These cuts are affecting patient care,” Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said. More >>
Fast Track List Reveals Govt’s Backroom Deals
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
This backwards move is irresponsible, and will undermine our clean-green reputation, which underlies the premium price New Zealand gets for our milk and meat exports. More >>
