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With friends like Hone, who needs enemies?
Sunday, 25 June 2017, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With less than three months until the election, Hone Harawira has delivered another blow to the Māori Party’s flagship policy of Te Ture Whenua Māori reform and the already unstable MANA-Maori Party alliance, says Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Meka Whaitiri. More >>
Labour will not resile from royalties
Sunday, 25 June 2017, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour believes cleaning up our rivers so that they are clean enough to swim in is the most important freshwater issue for this election, but that it is also fair that a royalty should be charged where public water is used in large quantities for private ... More >>
Shifty Bill jumps the shark
Saturday, 24 June 2017, 11:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Shifty Bill jumps the shark Bill English's claim today that it has never been established that Todd Barclay's recordings of his staff took place is bizarre and shows a complete lack of honesty and leadership, says Labour’s MP for Wellington Central Grant Robertson. ... More >>
Te Ture Whenua – gone by lunchtime?
Friday, 23 June 2017, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has to front up about yesterday’s mysterious withdrawal of Te Ture Whenua Bill from Parliament’s order paper, says Labour’s Ikaroa Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri. More >>
Bill English ignorance of law beggars belief
Friday, 23 June 2017, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
For Bill English to claim he and others in the National Party didn’t realise the law may have been broken in the Todd Barclay taping scandal is simply not credible, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Government ignored advice on Pacific people’s superannuation
Friday, 23 June 2017, 8:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government ignored advice from the Ministry of Peoples that raising the Superannuation age of eligibility would have a ‘disproportionately high impact’ on Pacific people, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Aupito William Sio. More >>
Bill English misleads Parliament on Police statement
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English misleads Parliament on Police statement Bill English's attempt to restore his damaged credibility over the Todd Barclay affair has backfired after his claim to have "reported" Mr Barclay's actions to Police has proven not to be ... More >>
This ‘technical error’ is hurting big time
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jonathan Coleman cannot resort to his ongoing litany that the Ministry of Health’s $38 million budget blunder is an error on paper only, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. More >>
Labour to invest in public transport for Greater Christchurc
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 11:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will commit $100m in capital investment for public transport in Greater Christchurch, including commuter rail from Rolleston to the CBD, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
English fails the character test over Barclay
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 5:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
English fails the character test over Barclay Bill English is hoping this scandal will go away, but he is still dodging important questions over his role in covering up for Todd Barclay, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. “Throughout this ... More >>
Government must apologise for Christchurch schools stuff-up
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government must apologise for Christchurch schools stuff-up The Ombudsman’s findings that the Ministry of Education botched the reorganisation of Christchurch schools after the 2011 earthquake are damning for an under-fire National Government, says ... More >>
Come on – come clean Minister
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jonathan Coleman has to come clean on why he is sitting on a report that looks at the Ministry of Health’s performance, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. More >>
PM’s leadership in question over Barclay affair
Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
PM’s leadership in question over Barclay affair The Prime Minister must belatedly show some leadership and compel Todd Barclay to front up to the Police, says Labour Leader Andrew Little. “Twice today Bill English has been found wanting in this ... More >>
Another memory lapse by Coleman?
Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Health ‘couldn’t recall’ whether the Director General of Health Chai Chuah offered his resignation over the Budget funding fiasco involving the country’s District Health Boards, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. More >>
Bill English needs to come clean over Barclay
Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 11:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English needs to explain why he failed to be upfront with the public over the actions of Clutha-Southland MP Todd Barclay, following revelations that he knew about the secretly recorded conversations in the MP’s electorate office, says Labour ... More >>
Minister, show some backbone and front up and debate
Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 9:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Meka Whaitiri MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MEDIA STATEMENT 20 July 2017 Minister, show some backbone and front up and debate More >>
Nats’ HAM-fisted housing crisis denial
Monday, 19 June 2017, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s decision to knowingly release a flawed Housing Affordability Measure that underestimates the cost of housing is the latest evidence of their housing crisis denial, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
New Pike footage builds compelling case for mine re-entry
Sunday, 18 June 2017, 9:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Pike footage builds compelling case for mine re-entry New footage of the Pike River Mine deep inside the operation, revealing no fire damage or signs of an inferno, provides a compelling reason to grant the families of Pike River’s victims their ... More >>
Labour will get tough on slum boarding houses
Sunday, 18 June 2017, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will get tough on slum boarding houses The next Labour-led Government will legislate a Warrant of Fitness based on tough minimum standards to clean out slum boarding houses, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “It’s not ... More >>
Urgent answers needed on DHB funding
Friday, 16 June 2017, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jonathan Coleman must come clean and answer questions about what actual funding DHBs received in Budget 2017, says Labour Health Spokesperson David Clark. More >>
