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Public Not Fooled By Minister Playing with Numbers

Friday, 17 May 2013, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealanders can look forward to slower, less convenient and more costly health care with District Health Boards facing an almost $200 million shortfall, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>

National tells Kiwis they’re over the hill at 40

Friday, 17 May 2013, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Slashing eligibility to student allowances for over-40s is proof that the government has no commitment to supporting people wanting – or needing to – further educate themselves, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson, Megan Woods. More >>

The Bogus Surplus – Massaging the Figures

Friday, 17 May 2013, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The 2014/15 surplus is not ‘wafer thin’, it comes from massaging from the numbers, rather than growth, Labour’s Revenue and Associate Finance Spokesperson David Cunliffe said. More >>

No Budget commitment to health and safety

Friday, 17 May 2013, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

This year’s Budget has once again confirmed that National’s commitment to improving New Zealand’s awful workplace death and injury toll is hollow, says Darien Fenton, Labour’s Health and Safety spokesperson. More >>

New fridge won’t help feed hungry kids

Friday, 17 May 2013, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

That the Government can find $40 million to help fund private schools but won’t spend just a third of that to feed hungry kids is nothing short of obscene, Labour's spokesperson for Children, Jacinda Ardern, says. More >>

Border Patrol Will Scare Skilled Kiwis from Coming Home

Friday, 17 May 2013, 12:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Heavy-handed tactics being used against some overseas student loan borrowers will do nothing to encourage them to come home, start paying their loans, and contribute to New Zealand's future, says Labour's Tertiary Education spokesperson, Megan Woods. More >>

ACC Levies Higher than They Need to Be

Friday, 17 May 2013, 11:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is charging New Zealanders up to $2 billion more in ACC levies than it needs to so it can create the illusion of a surplus, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>

Govt’s power hungry approach a threat

Friday, 17 May 2013, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s power hungry approach is causing its housing policy to unravel before the ink on the Budget is dry, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>

Govt’s epic fail on affordable housing

Friday, 17 May 2013, 10:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s plan to tinker with land supply is an epic fail in the eyes of tens of thousands of New Zealanders desperately trying to buy their first home, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>

The two-speed economy and how to fix it

Friday, 17 May 2013, 10:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party

I want to talk to you about Labour’s economic plan. A plan that is modern, fiscally responsible and has the good of the people at its heart. More >>

Long term future for Police looks bleak

Friday, 17 May 2013, 10:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Budget 2013 has been a major disappointment for our Police and a backwards step in building safer communities, Labour’s Police spokesman Kris Faafoi said today. More >>

Budget confirms National’s jobs failure

Friday, 17 May 2013, 9:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Budget figures released yesterday show the Government knows it will fail to meet its 2011 election promise to New Zealanders of 170,000 new jobs, but amazingly it has repeated the promise for the next four years, Grant Robertson Labour Employment ... More >>