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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 >>
Nothing in budget tackles two-speed economy
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The budget does nothing to tackle the two-speed economy that National is creating, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Government delivers a ‘blackjack’ Budget
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has delivered a ‘blackjack’ Budget that stacks the deck against the millions of New Zealanders who work their guts out every day trying to get ahead, says Labour Leader David Shearer. “For the fifth year in a row, this Government ... More >>
Hekia fudging the truth over ECE cuts
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 6:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata’s claim that a reduction in spending on new early childhood places in areas of high need is good news is desperate stuff from a failing Government, says Labour’s Early Childhood Education spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Appalling CYFs case may not be isolated
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The appalling case of abuse and neglect of four young Lower Hutt children may be indicative of wider issues within Child Youth and Family, which Paula Bennett must address, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
English gets his facts wrong on manufacturing
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With less than 24 hours to go before the budget Bill English has shown he’s not on top of the numbers, making an embarrassing error on manufacturing figures, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Ministers are responsible for operational matters
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ministers will have to stop hiding from legitimate Opposition questions by claiming matters are ‘operational’ following today’s ruling by the Speaker, says Trevor Mallard, the Shadow Leader of the House. More >>
Public paying for squeeze on DHBs
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
District Health Boards could be forced into debt as they struggle to cover wage and KiwiSaver costs, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Govt and Council must jointly support residents
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Renewed support for Christchurch’s Residential Advisory Service - which the government soft-launched a month ago - is a step forward, but is missing a crucial element, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Goff asks why asylum denied to Afghan translators
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must explain why five former interpreters for the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan have been excluded from resettlement in New Zealand, Labour’s Defence spokesperson Phil Goff says. More >>
Govt’s ‘consultation’ on MMP non-existent
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The claim by John Key and Judith Collins that they tried to reach consensus with political parties on changes to MMP is completely untrue, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Another $2 million from taxpayers for Novopay
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 11:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Taxpayers will fork out another $2 million for auditors to deal with the mountain of complications created by Novopay, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins has revealed. More >>
