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Pay equity to be a priority for Labour
Saturday, 12 August 2017, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Pay equity to be a priority for Labour Labour will make sure that the country’s mental health workers are a priority when it comes to pay equity negotiations, says the Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “It is very important for me to right ... More >>
Labour’s positive education plan
Friday, 11 August 2017, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s positive education plan Today’s announcement on learning support is more tinkering and proof that only a Labour Government will deliver the resources that schools and parents are crying out for, says Labour’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
Pike footage raises questions over government’s actions
Friday, 11 August 2017, 11:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s seeming determination to turn a blind eye to new questions about what happened at Pike River Mine is troubling, says Labour’s West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O’Connor. More >>
Solution to rent rises lies in building houses
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 6:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Solution to rent rises lies in building houses and stopping speculators The spread of rental increases from the big cities to the surrounding regions shows why we need to get on top of the housing shortage build homes our families can afford, and lock ... More >>
Clean rivers don’t cost $18 a cabbage
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is falling into a bad pattern of promising the world and not saying how they will fund it, says Labour’s Water spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Time for honest answer on transport funding
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
10 August 2017 Time for honest answer on transport funding National needs to explain how they will fund the $6 billion funding gap in their 10-year Auckland transport plan, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. A yet-to-be-released ... More >>
Time for true numbers on overseas speculators
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s time for the Government to give accurate figures on the number of houses being bought by overseas speculators, says Labour’s Land Information spokesperson Raymond Huo. More >>
Jacinda Ardern Statement on Metiria Turei
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 6:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Statement on Metiria Turei Tonight I learned of Metiria Turei’s resignation from Parliament. In my nine years in Parliament I have seen MPs from almost all parties resign under tough circumstances. Behind almost every single one has been a history ... More >>
Clean rivers for future generations
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 11:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will lead a nationwide effort to restore our rivers and lakes to a clean, swimmable state, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. More >>
New Zealand really can do better on health
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand really can do better on health Labour’s commitment to affordable access to high quality healthcare will provide a better service for New Zealanders than the current Health Minister, who will not apologise for statements that he made that ... More >>
Labour’s plan the answer to motorway chaos
Monday, 7 August 2017, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s plan to build a light rail network and improve heavy rail and bus services across Auckland is the only answer to the kind of motorway congestion Aucklanders endured this morning, says Labour Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Labour to build rail to Auckland Airport
Sunday, 6 August 2017, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour to build rail to Auckland Airport A world class city needs a rail connection from the CBD to its international airport – that’s why Labour will build light rail to Auckland Airport as a priority, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. ... More >>
Labour to New Zealand: Let’s do this
Friday, 4 August 2017, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour to New Zealand: Let’s do this Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern has announced Labour’s new campaign slogan and outlined the Party’s approach to the campaign over the next seven weeks. “When I was elected Leader of the Labour Party ... More >>
Labour’s vision for Auckland more than reheated roads
Friday, 4 August 2017, 11:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is more ambitious for Auckland than the reheated set of transport projects proposed by National, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Waiting urology patients are the tip of the iceberg
Friday, 4 August 2017, 9:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The 10 patients waiting for urology surgery at Dunedin Hospital are just the tip of the iceberg, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. More >>
Govt’s Johnny-come-lately approach to multinational tax
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government’s Johnny-come-lately approach to multinational tax won’t wash It’s a case of baby steps for a Government that still allows multinational companies to avoid paying their fair share of tax, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson Michael ... More >>
Labour Caucus portfolios reallocated
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Caucus portfolios reallocated Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern has announced a minor reallocation of Labour spokesperson portfolios. The new responsibilities are: · Jacinda Ardern: Security and Intelligence, retains Children, Arts Culture ... More >>
Auckland congestion up there with the world’s worst
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Traffic congestion is costing Auckland up to $2 billion in lost productivity according to the latest report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Michael Wood. “This is a disaster and underlines the need ... More >>
Labour backs renters’ call for warm, healthy homes
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
80 per cent of renters wish their home was warmer and drier, and that’s what Labour will deliver, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
We can – and must – do better for Kiwi jobs
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has the plan to get more young New Zealanders into jobs and tackle concerns raised in the latest statistics which show an extra 3000 young Kiwis are neither earning or learning compared to the same time last year, says Labour’s Employment ... More >>
