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Minister’s response to MMP review a travesty
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Justice Minister Judith Collins’ refusal to introduce amendments to MMP in time for the 2014 election is a travesty of a process her government set in train, says Labour MP Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Building bedrooms not enough
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s move by the Government to act on overcrowded state houses is a drop in the bucket when hundreds of thousands of families are living in crowded private sector rentals thanks to a lack of affordable housing, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>
Thinning blue line result of Budget cuts
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National should take the blame for more than 200 police officers leaving the force over the last eight months, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi. More >>
National breaking election jobs promise
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has broken its job creation election promise to New Zealanders, falling 40,000 jobs behind schedule, mainly due to just 8,000 being created in the last year, Labour’s Employment Spokesperson Grant Robertson said. More >>
When David beat Goliath
Monday, 13 May 2013, 7:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
In Opposition most days are a battle. Every now and then there’s a victory which makes it all worthwhile. It might be a constituent’s battle against inequality and injustice in our system. Or it might be a moment when there is a shift in industry ... More >>
Criminal checks aren’t a cost to be cut
Monday, 13 May 2013, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Criminal background checks for people in positions of trust should not be treated as just another cost to be cut, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi. More >>
Luxury rest home rooms for whose mates?
Monday, 13 May 2013, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A proposal that could see the government subsidising luxury retirement homes is just another example of National looking after its mates, Labour’s Aged Care spokesperson Kris Faafoi says. More >>
SkyCity hits jackpot with Key’s dodgy deal
Monday, 13 May 2013, 11:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key has today signed the Mother of All Deals with SkyCity allowing it to make millions off the backs of problem gamblers for 35 years and prevent any future government from putting a stop to it, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Thanks to nurses on International Nurses Day
Monday, 13 May 2013, 10:03 am | New Zealand Labour Party
On International Nurses' Day we should all say thanks to nurses for the great job they do at supporting our health system, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Small change will make a big difference
Monday, 13 May 2013, 10:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is looking to help Kiwis on low incomes become financially independent with a new social lending initiative. More >>
MacKenzie plan about development not conservation
Monday, 13 May 2013, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The MacKenzie Agreement is focussed on freeing up land for development rather than conservation and creates unnecessary new processes, Ruth Dyson, Labour’s Conservation spokesperson said today. More >>
Social housing shift just shuffling chess pieces
Sunday, 12 May 2013, 11:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s decision to transfer 12,000 state houses to community groups will do nothing to alleviate the housing shortage and lacks the funding to ensure these homes are properly maintained, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
More work needed to resolve sexual assault cases
Saturday, 11 May 2013, 10:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must ensure the resolution rate for sexual assault cases is improved as New Zealand marks Rape Awareness Week, Labour MPs Sue Moroney and Kris Faafoi said today. More >>
Budget centrepiece a sign of failure
Friday, 10 May 2013, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Rampant Auckland house prices are a symptom of National’s poor economic management, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. “Under National, rising inequality combined with out of date tax policy, and ineffective monetary policy have resulted ... More >>
Too little, too late from Nats on housing
Friday, 10 May 2013, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s housing accord will not solve the country’s housing affordability crisis, and is too little too late, says Labour Leader David Shearer. “The Government has had almost five years to tackle housing affordability. More >>
Delegation pushes for Indonesia to ratify Rome Statute
Friday, 10 May 2013, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Parliamentarians for Global Action President, Ross Robertson will lead a delegation of PGA representatives in Jakarta next week to discuss the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by Indonesia. More >>
Northey Re-Selected to Stand for Maungakiekie-Tamaki
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Onehunga Resident and current Maungakiekie-Tamaki Ward Councillor, Richard Northey has been unanimously re-selected by the Labour Party to stand for Auckland Council in the upcoming Local Government Elections. More >>
Bill English setting Solid Energy up to fail
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Solid Energy’s chairman Mark Ford says the company has a good future – a contradiction of Bill English’s apparent attempts to hand the company to the liquidators, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Extended Closing Date For Nominations In Ikaroa-Rawhiti
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party today extended the closing date for nominations for its candidate for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election to 5pm on Wednesday 22nd May. This follows the announcement that the by-election would take place on June 29th 2013. More >>
Working groups to progress KiwiBuild
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Industry experts have today agreed to take part in three separate working groups to progress Labour’s KiwiBuild plan to help 100,000 families into affordable homes, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
