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Hundreds More Jobs Cuts On Housing Frontline

Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Chris Bishop is all talk and no delivery. His actions will result in more people homeless and less public housing - exactly what happened the last time National were in Government,” Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. More >>

Government Cuts Fair Pay For Bus Drivers

Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Bus drivers and public transport workers do valuable work for their communities; it’s good to see the Government will continue to fund initiatives to improve their safety. More >>

Govt Not Addressing Health Workforce Crisis

Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Labour’s plan for financial year 2023-2024 led to hiring more than 4000 staff and was upfront about where further training and investment was needed,” Ayesha Verrall said. More >>

Gun Lobby Bill Removes Regulation At Ranges

Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Ammunition is a form of currency among criminals and this bill could increase the supply of ammunition and allow unsupervised shooting at ranges by people without licenses. The Minister needs to be clear about what checks and balances are in place ... More >>

Govt Forgetting The 6000 Jobs They’ve Cut

Monday, 23 September 2024, 5:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

There are plenty of valid reasons to work from home. There are also lots of benefits to having people come into the office. It should be up to employers to get that balance right, not some performative government direction. More >>

Ministers Oblivious To Cuts’ Effect On Families

Monday, 23 September 2024, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour mental health spokesperson Ingrid Leary said that the fact Health Minister Shane Reti and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey weren’t aware respite services for 120 families of mentally ill kids were being cut was an example of this Government ... More >>

Public Service Set Up To Fail Under National

Sunday, 22 September 2024, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Nicola Willis has just gutted the public service to the tune of some 6000 people. Public services are already having to do more with less and we’ve seen how the frontline is being affected,” said Labour public service spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. More >>

Coalition Cooking Up Costly RMA Replacement

Friday, 20 September 2024, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“By placing property rights ahead of all other considerations, the Government is leaving out the impact to future generations and ignoring that the next climate change-induced hurricane or landslide doesn’t care where your boundary ends. More >>

National Red-Faced As Benefit Numbers Skyrocket

Friday, 20 September 2024, 9:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party

“National’s ploy to cook the benefit books by resetting goalposts is failing. Unemployment is up and GDP Is absolutely tanking, Ministers are mismanaging the economy at the expense of New Zealand families. They have no one to blame but themselves,” ... More >>

National Allocating Police Officers Not Hired Yet

Thursday, 19 September 2024, 5:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“The actual number of police as at 26 August 2024 was 10,107. Their baseline figure from 27 November 2023 is 10,211 – that’s a decrease of 104 police. More >>

No Growth Under National, Just Cuts

Thursday, 19 September 2024, 11:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government has no plan to grow the economy. The continued cuts are doing nothing to help improve the worsening economic conditions or drive productive growth. More >>

More Job Losses As Government Fails On Manufacturing

Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Where is the Government’s plans for the future of manufacturing in New Zealand? We must invest in onshore manufacturing and creating value from our primary products which is good for our economy and people in our regions: Labour’s small business ... More >>

Sentencing Package Misses The Mark By A Mile

Monday, 16 September 2024, 7:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

We need to prevent crime happening in the first place. Pretending to tinker with sentencing and locking everyone up, rather than just those who should be, results in even bigger problems down the track. More >>

Seymour’s Ministry Of Double Standards

Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Ministry for Regulation is a joke if its own minister won’t stick to its rules, and his gun lobbyist colleague only talks to the very gun ranges that are regulated when loosening gun laws,” Labour regulation spokesperson Duncan Webb said. More >>

Labour Leader To Travel To UK

Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The UK Labour conference presents a great opportunity to meet with my British counterparts while also attending some of the hundreds of events and discussions that take place on the sidelines of the conference,” Labour leader Chris Hipkins said. More >>

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