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A fair deal for working people and good employers
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A fair deal for working people and good employers Labour will implement sensible changes to employment law to prevent the small number of bad employers undercutting good employers and driving a ‘race to the bottom’ on wages and conditions, says ... More >>
A fair deal for working people and good employers
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will implement sensible changes to employment law to prevent the small number of bad employers undercutting good employers and driving a ‘race to the bottom’ on wages and conditions, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little More >>
Teachers should elect their own professional representation
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A new Bill introduced to Parliament today would give teachers the right to elect representatives to their own professional body, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>
Ilam Labour Candidate on Chch HNZ sales
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ilam Labour Candidate Calls for the Sale of HNZ Properties in Christchurch to be Halted. More >>
English covering for Barclay to pass legislation
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister has been relying on Todd Barclay’s vote to pass key legislation, explaining why English has covered up the Barclay scandal for so long and why he continues to refuse to answer questions, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Whanau Ora Model Argues Case for Change
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 9:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Social Investment has to provide a meaningful measure to reduce disparity to create social and economic advantage for our most challenging whanau” said Labour Whanau Ora Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Statement regarding the international volunteer programme
Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Statement regarding the international volunteer programme Over the past week, Labour Party Head Office has been in Auckland sorting out the international volunteer programme. In the course of that work we have become aware that two individuals may not have ... More >>
Typhoid report shows health officials under the hammer
Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A chaotic picture has emerged around the response of Auckland public health officials to this year’s typhoid outbreak, says Aupito William Sio Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesman. More >>
English must be upfront about involvement in Barclay scandal
Monday, 26 June 2017, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English’s explanations that he was on the periphery of the long running employment dispute involving Todd Barclay don’t stack up, says Labour Leader Andrew Little. More >>
New Documents Confirm EQC Inquiry Needed
Monday, 26 June 2017, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
That from Christchurch lawyer Dr Duncan Webb after documents released under the Official Information Act show that Southern Response is to step in and take over EQC’s botched repairs of AMI insured houses. More >>
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 >>
