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New builds latest casualty of failed National housing policy
Friday, 29 November 2013, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A drop in the number of new building consents has blown a hole in the Government’s housing policy, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. Statistics out today show the seasonally adjusted number of new dwellings, excluding apartments, fell by 2.3 per ... More >>
e-Bench lemon needs explaining
Friday, 29 November 2013, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
e-Bench lemon needs explaining The Government must come clean on its botched “e-Bench” project and spell out exactly how much it has cost and why it has failed, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Andrew Little says. The Government today canned its massive ... More >>
Government sits on hands while meat workers forced onto dole
Friday, 29 November 2013, 9:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Mosgiel meat workers are being forced onto the dole, or into precarious or part time low paid work as Government continues to turn a blind eye to the rapidly deteriorating meat industry, Dunedin South MP Clare Curran says. More >>
Copper tax axed by National’s partners
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Support for National’s copper tax has evaporated with National now isolated as the only party in Parliament supporting a crony deal for Chorus, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>
Negative household savings shows need for change
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The revelation that Kiwi households are once again spending more than they earn demonstrates the need for universal KiwiSaver to bolster savings, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Govt must take action on LVR impacts
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must take responsibility for the impact LVRs are having on first home buyers, new house building and the regions now that the Reserve Bank has revealed the restrictions have more than halved low-deposit lending, says Labour’s Housing ... More >>
Nats regulate paddling pools, but ignore forestry deaths
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has completely lost its touch with the public by imposing paddling pool inspections but refusing to take action on the serious issue of deaths in the forestry industry, says Labour's Building and Construction spokesperson Shane Jones. More >>
Is Colin Craig New Zealand’s Chicken Little?
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 11:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Conservatives Leader Colin Craig’s concern that Kiwis are being poisoned by chemical trails from airplanes shows he is the Chicken Little of New Zealand politics, Labour’s Science and Climate Change spokesperson Moana Mackey says. More >>
Speech To The Australia NZ Leadership Forum
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 7:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is a pleasure to be making my first international visit as the Leader of New Zealand’s Labour Party, and a real honour to address the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum. More >>
Time to give Kiwis in Australia a fair go
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 7:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour leader David Cunliffe today called for Kiwis living in Australia to be given equal treatment and the same respect Australians living in New Zealand receive. More >>
Low-alcohol wine funds leave a bad taste
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nathan Guy is continuing the Government’s drunken spending on the flawed Primary Growth Partnership by announcing funding for low-calorie wines that are already being sold in the supermarket, Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O'Connor ... More >>
Simon Bridges must stop playing blame game
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The tragic death of another forestry worker – the eighth this year - has the Minister of Labour pinning responsibility on everyone but himself, Labour’s Associate Labour Issues spokesperson Darien Fenton says. More >>
Aged care workers deserve more recognition
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National needs to commit to better pay and conditions for nurses and caregivers in rest homes if it is serious about improving care for the elderly, Labour’s Associate Health Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
National must listen to Builders’ Federation
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National must take heed of the Master Builders’ Federation’s warning that LVRs will jeopardise the construction of 5,000 new homes, say Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker and Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Unitec must ensure quality courses protected
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Unitec’s decision to make 50 design and visual arts department staff redundant raises serious concerns about the future quality of the highly regarded programme, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Decisive action needed to curb hostilities
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 9:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand government must strengthen its commitment to UN efforts following unspeakable horrors in the Central African Republic, a country which appears to be on the verge of genocide, Labour’s Associate Disarmament spokesperson and President ... More >>
Poor Government management blamed for legal challenge
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Greenpeace's announcement that it intends to challenge the Environmental Protection Authority's (EPA) decision to allow Anadarko to carry out deep sea drilling off the Raglan coast is the direct result of poor Government management and shoddy law-making, ... More >>
Shutting eyes to elderly care problem won’t make it go away
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A poll showing 84 per cent of respondents have concerns about the quality of rest home care shows New Zealanders don’t want more reports; they want action, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Confirming too little too late is still..too little too late
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 9:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Support of the oil drilling in Taranaki has received more attention from the government than protecting the critically endangered Maui's dolphins. There are just 55 adult Maui's left on the planet and all of them are in New Zealand. Yet the government ... More >>
Trans-Tasman wage gap at a record high
Monday, 25 November 2013, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The wage gap between Australia and New Zealand has blown out to a record high of more than $210 a week, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. “Closing the wage gap was one of John Key’s major election promises, but he been strangely quiet on the ... More >>
