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Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has revised its Party List for the 2017 General Election, following the recent election of Jacinda Ardern and Kelvin Davis as Leader and Deputy Leader. More >>
Ardern: Statement on Julie Bishop’s comments
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Statement on Julie Bishop’s comments It is highly regrettable that the Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has chosen to make false claims about the New Zealand Labour Party. I have been utterly transparent about this situation. I stand by my ... More >>
Labour stands with Pike families
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour Government will stand with the families of Pike River and reaffirm its commitment to safe workplaces by ensuring there will be a Minister responsible for Pike River, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Yes to Sallies – Labour will build more state houses
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Salvation Army’s latest report ‘Taking Stock’ shows why New Zealand needs a Labour-led Government committed to a massive house building programme, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
New Zealanders deserve better than scaremongering over water
Monday, 14 August 2017, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders need to hear from National about how they will fund the clean-up of our rivers and lakes for future generations. Instead, National has broadened its scare-mongering, says Labour’s Water spokesperson David Parker. More >>
School Leavers’ Toolkit to Equip Young People for Adult Life
Monday, 14 August 2017, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will give school leavers the practical skills and knowledge they need for adult life with a new School Leavers’ Toolkit, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Greg O’Connor – Plenty of work still to be done
Sunday, 13 August 2017, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Greg O’Connor – Plenty of work still to be done “The latest poll results are encouraging, but I’d be presumptuous to take reassurance about them this far out from Election Day,” says Ōhāriu Labour candidate Greg O’Connor, speaking about ... More >>
National should be tackling causes of poverty, not boot camp
Sunday, 13 August 2017, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National should be tackling causes of poverty, not boot camp gimmicks Troubled young people need to know they've got a real chance in life, not thrown into pointless boot camps as the National Party is promising to do, says Labour Justice spokesperson ... More >>
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 >>
