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Single Child Tax hidden in Budget
Monday, 29 May 2017, 9:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Buried in National’s so-called family Budget is a Single Child Tax that will hit medium to low income families, says Labour Leader Andrew Little. More >>
Ports decision a win for workers and the environment
Monday, 29 May 2017, 9:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Ports of Auckland’s decision to no longer release the toxic fumigant methyl bromide into the atmosphere is a win for their workers and for the environment, says Labour’s Spokesperson for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor. More >>
Commerce Commission investigates Ron Hoy Fong
Saturday, 27 May 2017, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Commerce Commission investigates Ron Hoy Fong The decision by the Commerce Commission to investigate Ron Hoy Fong and his questionable advice to property investors to use fake names and target ‘dummies’ is good news, Labour’s spokesperson on ... More >>
National running out of excuses on Pike
Saturday, 27 May 2017, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National running out of excuses on Pike The latest Pike River revelations further erode National's position of blocking a manned re-entry of the Pike River Mine drift, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. "National is running out of excuses ... More >>
Foreign firm allowed to bottle millions of litres of water
Friday, 26 May 2017, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Candidate for Waimakariri, Dan Rosewarne has expressed concern that a valuable water consent has been transferred to Cloud Ocean Water Ltd, an overseas company registered in March with the business classification for manufacturing mineral water. More >>
Slim pickings for Pacific people in Budget
Friday, 26 May 2017, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Aupito William Sio MP for Māngere Pacific Island Affairs Interfaith Dialogue Assoc. Foreign Affairs (Pacific Climate Change) Assoc. Ethnic Communities More >>
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 >>
