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Only National’s groupies gaining from ‘Rock Star’ economy
Friday, 21 February 2014, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A significant shortfall in tax revenue revealed in today’s Crown accounts shows only the lucky few are benefiting from National’s much-hyped ‘rock star’ economy, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Almost 40,000 outstanding claims show case for KiwiAssure
Friday, 21 February 2014, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Almost 40,000 Canterbury homeowners still waiting to have their claims settled or finalised show why New Zealand needs a new publicly-owned insurance company, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>
Dunne needs to do his homework
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 6:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne appears to have been asleep at the wheel after being blindsided by a police investigation into the theft of passport money, Labour’s Internal Affairs spokesperson Trevor Mallard says. More >>
Meathead Minister’s deregulation disaster
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Contaminated meat leaving processing factories is the last thing the under pressure meat industry needs at the moment, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Alarm bells over Ryall’s phone calls
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The murk swirling around Southern District Health Board’s dealings with South Link Health continued today with revelations that the Minister of Health Tony Ryall consulted South Link Health’s executive director on appointing a Board chair. More >>
Commerce Commission inquiry a victory for Kiwi firms
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Commerce Commission’s decision to conduct a formal inquiry into the conduct of New Zealand supermarkets is a victory for Kiwi firms and consumers, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson Shane Jones. More >>
Proper funding will be crucial to environmental reporting
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s independent environmental reporting legislation will stand or fall on the level of financial support it is given, says Labour’s Environment and Climate Change spokesperson Moana Mackey . More >>
Blundering spy agency proves need for review
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest embarrassing blunder by the Government Communications and Security Bureau proves why a review into all our spy agencies must be held, Labour’s Leader and Security and Intelligence spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>
Independent report contradicts Government power claims
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An independent report commissioned by the Government has delivered a body blow to claims that switching power companies means cheaper power, says Labour’s Energy spokesperson David Shearer. More >>
Minimum wage rise for some, not others
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tens of thousands of workers who are not covered by the Minimum Wage Act will again miss out on the annual minimum wage rise, due to be announced next week, says Labour’s Associate spokesperson for Labour Darien Fenton. More >>
Just three days to negotiate Christchurch rebuild
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 11:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The government gave the Christchurch City Council just three days to negotiate the cost sharing agreement to rebuild the city worth almost $3 billion, says Canterbury Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Ruth Dyson. The deadline has emerged in an Official ... More >>
Bad employment laws only encourage bullying
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 11:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New guidelines on workplace bullying issued by WorkSafe NZ today are unlikely to fix the problem while employment laws that are meant to protect workers from bullying behaviour are continually weakened by the government, Labour’s spokesperson on ... More >>
Local government gets its focus back
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s spokesperson for Local Government Su’a William Sio has today introduced a private member’s bill aimed at supporting local government by restoring their powers of general competence to serve and be accountable to the communities they ... More >>
Rebstock paid $209k to write flawed report
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s Ms Fix-it Paula Rebstock was paid $208,907 to write a flawed and unjustified report into the alleged leaking of MFAT documents, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Nick Smith pushed one step closer to the truth
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ruth Dyson, Labour’s Conservation spokesperson, has claimed a significant victory in the on-going battle to prise the full truth about the Ruataniwha dam proposal out of Nick Smith, with a ruling from the Speaker of the House. More >>
Peter Dunne dials H for Hypocrisy
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Peter Dunne has made yet another astonishing flip-flop – this time on his support for an inquiry into data breaches, says Labour’s Associate ICT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Crime fund used to rescue broke Police budget
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Police budgets are so stretched they have been forced to dip into a crime-fighting fund to pay for redundancies, Labour’s Police spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
State housing WoF a stunt says Labour
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 11:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says the Government’s announcement of a Warrant of Fitness for state houses is a stunt, and the Minister refuses to tackle the real problem which is poor quality private sector rentals. More >>
Sign Up To Help Labour Guarantee A Voice For Students
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 11:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
As students around New Zealand arrive at university for orientation, the Labour Party is urging them to join a campaign to keep their voice on university councils. More >>
Time for John Key to give parents certainty
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is time for John Key to stop playing politics and give prospective parents certainty about the Government’s plans to extend paid parental leave, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
