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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 >>
Nicole McKee Unfit For Firearms Portfolio
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Prime Minister must strip her of the firearms portfolio. The Coalition Agreement never required her to hold that position and it would be a display of leadership if he took action,” Labour’s Police spokesperson Ginny Andersen said. More >>
The Question Remains… Will Schools Get Their Classrooms?
Friday, 4 October 2024, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour upgraded 98 percent of schools and delivered more than 2200 new classrooms. Cutting these projects makes no sense and will take educational outcomes backwards,” Labour’s education spokesperson Jan Tinetti said. More >>
Govt Has Made Up A Cost Crisis To Justify Cuts
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“More than $500 million of Te Whatu Ora’s deficit was caused by Cabinet deciding not to transfer funds put aside for pay equity for nurses, midwives and allied health staff,” Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said. More >>
Govt Failing NZ’s Manufacturing Sector
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“I am concerned for the workers and for the future of manufacturing in New Zealand,” Labour’s small business and manufacturing spokesperson Helen White said. More >>
Costello Makes A Fool Of The PM
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Reporting by RNZ today shows that Casey Costello tried and failed to get regulations that would delay the ban on heated tobacco devices sales by two years. Cabinet agreed to defer the regulations by six months, and they came into force yesterday. More >>
Government Breaks Promise On Ferry Plan
Monday, 30 September 2024, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government’s bungled ferry deal is a complete failure. The consequences of these decisions will mean Kiwis pay more, wait years longer for replacement boats and face increased freight costs. More >>
Labour Supports Marches For Better Health
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
We support Buller Health Action Group and PVA in their declaration that calls for the Government to take urgent action on the health crisis Buller communities are facing. More >>
Proposed Job Losses Devastating For Timaru
Friday, 27 September 2024, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“These workers contribute to the local economy and businesses, and many have family nearby. Closure would mean some of them have to make the difficult decision to take redundancy or leave the area,” Jo Luxton said. More >>
Question Mark Over Financial Sustainability Of Polytechs
Friday, 27 September 2024, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister’s own officials advised her that retaining Te Pūkenga is the best educational approach and the most cost-effective thing to do. Now her wrong decisions are setting up polytechs to fail: Dr Deborah Russell. More >>
Dunedin Hospital D-Listed By Government
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The project, which Labour began and funded, has been downgraded despite silver-tongued promises National made to get into Government. More >>
Labour Welcomes UAE Trade Deal
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Government began exploratory trade talks on this agreement in September last year and represented a deepening of bilateral relations between our two countries. More >>
