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Nats’ Budget locks in housing crisis
Friday, 26 May 2017, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s ninth Budget forecasts house prices will rise at three times the rate of wages, locking in the housing crisis for years to come, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Kids bear the brunt of Budget
Friday, 26 May 2017, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Future generations are the ones bearing the brunt of National’s failure to provide education services the funding they need to make ends meet, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
The real costs of National’s election bribe
Friday, 26 May 2017, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The cost of National’s poorly-targeted election year budget bribe is that there’s nothing to fix the housing crisis, health funding is cut, and funding for schools is cut, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Nats’ budget a double-crewed ambulance at bottom of cliff
Friday, 26 May 2017, 10:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s election year Budget shows that there’s no coincidence Finance Minister Steven Joyce doubles as National’s campaign manager, says Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Health running on empty
Friday, 26 May 2017, 10:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Get ready for more cuts to health at a local level, affecting all New Zealanders, after a Budget that failed to deliver even enough for health services to stand still, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. More >>
After nine years, it’s the One Dollar Bill Budget
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
After nine years, it’s the One Dollar Bill Budget National’s Budget 2017 is an irresponsible election bribe which after nine years exposes a government that’s run out of energy and ideas to tackle the big issues facing New Zealand,” says ... More >>
Alfred Ngaro might be sorry – but to whom?
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The fact that the number of people classified as homeless on the Social Housing Register has doubled over the past year alone should be the real reason for Alfred Ngaro’s recent apologies, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Government’s data-for-funding backdown embarrassing
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s U-turn on their shambolic attempt to collect private client data from social services is an embarrassment for a senior Minister, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Overloaded hospitals reach crisis point
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The country’s hospitals have reached breaking point with some hospitals discharging patients to free up bed space and patients with serious injuries having to wait hours to be seen by a doctor, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. More >>
Mental Health a huge cost for Police
Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 9:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The cost of dealing with mental health incidents for our police was a staggering $36.7 million which shows just why we need Labour’s fresh approach on Mental Health, says the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Nominations open for Labour’s candidate in Hamilton West
Monday, 22 May 2017, 10:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nominations have re-opened for those who wish to be the Labour candidate for the Hamilton West electorate in this year’s General Election. More >>
Nominations open for Labour’s candidate in East Coast Bays
Monday, 22 May 2017, 10:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nominations have re-opened for those who wish to be the Labour candidate for the East Coast Bays electorate in this year’s General Election. More >>
Nats unprepared for record immigration
Friday, 19 May 2017, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s under-investment in housing, public services, and infrastructure means New Zealand is literally running out of beds for the record number of new migrants, says Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
Andrew Little Pre-Budget Breakfast Speech
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 9:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s great to be with you all this morning to present Labour’s vision for our economy; our commitment to shared prosperity; our determination to creating opportunities for all New Zealanders. More >>
Labour opposes any Ports of Auckland sale
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 9:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour opposes any Ports of Auckland sale Labour would strongly oppose the sell-off of the Ports of Auckland to fix a short term cash crisis caused by the Government blocking the city’s requests for new ways to fund infrastructure, says Labour’s ... More >>
Workers pay the price of Silver Fern’s Fairton closure
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The threatened closure of Silver Fern Farms’ Fairton Plant in Ashburton raises serious questions about the Government’s support of the sale of half of the company to a foreign company, when it appears this outcome may have been inevitable, says ... More >>
Nat’s answer: 1 new affordable house per 100 new Aucklanders
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s fudge of a housing plan will make Auckland even more of a speculators’ paradise, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Government can’t be trusted with private data
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The independent review of the Ministry of Social Development’s data breach in April has shown, once again, that the Ministry cannot be trusted with private client information, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Another crisis, another half-baked National plan
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Party may have finally woken up to the teacher supply crisis facing our schools but their latest half-baked, rushed announcement falls well short of the mark in terms of what’s required, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris ... More >>
Nats: Don’t bite the hand that feeds you
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Alfred Ngaro’s recent comments have exposed the Government’s ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds you’ approach, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
