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More beneficiaries heading to jail, fewer to study

Thursday, 4 May 2017, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Carmel Sepuloni MP for Kelston Social Development 4 May 2017 More beneficiaries heading to jail, fewer to study The latest quarterly benefit figures show a rising number of beneficiaries have left the benefit because they have gone to prison, while fewer ... More >>

Analyst charts failure of National’s housing policy

Thursday, 4 May 2017, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Respected analyst Rodney Dickens has published a devastating critique of National’s housing policy, and says Labour’s policies give more hope, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>

Pike River Mine families deserve more

Thursday, 4 May 2017, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must be more open and honest about the Pike River Mine says Dunedin South’s Labour MP Clare Curran. More >>

Government goalposts taken off the field

Thursday, 4 May 2017, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s decision to dump the Better Public Service (BPS) Target to Reduce Reoffending by 25 per cent by 2017 shows when it comes to measuring their progress the National Government hasn’t just shifted the goalposts, but has taken the goal ... More >>

Let kids be kids – scrap the standards

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 11:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Let kids be kids – scrap the standards National’s decision to double-down on school standards that are neither national nor standard is a tragedy for kids, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. “Report after report has highlighted ... More >>

Healthy Homes Bill needed to keep kids out of hospital

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s promise to reduce child hospital admissions can only be kept by backing Labour’s Healthy Homes Bill, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>

Labour’s housing plan needed for Wellington as prices rise

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

As the price of the average house in Wellington passes $600,000, the need for Labour’s plan to build affordable houses is getting more urgent, says Labour MP for Rimutaka Chris Hipkins. More >>

Wages not keeping up with cost of living

Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Too many Kiwis are being left behind due to stagnant wages in the face of rising inflation, according to the latest employment figures released today, says Labour’s Employment spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Parliament inquiry must re-open to consider leaked video

Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour has today called for a parliamentary committee to urgently examine new information following the recent release of footage shot inside the drift of the Pike River Mine, says Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran. More >>

Labour welcomes Auditor General’s report on free schooling

Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party welcomes the Auditor General’s most recent report underlining every child’s right to a free schooling, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>

Is the bromance over? Aussies walk all over Nats again

Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Bill English certainly hasn’t inherited his predecessor’s ability to charm his way into the Australian Government’s hearts if the latest attempt to freeze out Kiwis in Australia is anything to go by, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris ... More >>

Willie Jackson appointed as Labour’s Māori Campaign Director

Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 9:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party

“The Labour Party welcomes renowned broadcaster and urban Māori leader Willie Jackson to the role of Māori Campaign Director for the 2017 General Election,” said Māori Senior Vice President Tane Phillips More >>

Labour Party List for the 2017 Election announced

Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party has agreed its Party List for the 2017 General Election. More >>

Time to recognise school support staff

Monday, 1 May 2017, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

School support staff do an amazing job with some of our most vulnerable children and they deserve better recognition, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>

A real heart stopper?

Monday, 1 May 2017, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The story of a Hamilton man who jumpstarted his heart with an electric fencing unit may be a classic bit of ‘number 8’ wire thinking but it also reveals a lot about our stressed health system, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. More >>

Why has Pike footage been hidden for so long?

Sunday, 30 April 2017, 8:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Why has Pike footage been hidden for so long? New footage of workers servicing a robot in the Pike River drift appears to show that going into the drift doesn’t pose the danger the Government and Solid Energy claimed, says Leader of the Opposition ... More >>