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Labour pledges to build on Gisborne’s strength
Friday, 17 February 2017, 10:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is poised to inject up to $20 million into the Gisborne economy to enable the construction of a plant for prefabricated building materials, says Labour Leader Andrew Little. More >>
National doubles down on qualification double up embarrassment
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that one in five of the people enrolling in Youth Guarantee already hold qualifications at the level they’re enrolling in highlights the failure of the scheme to reach the disengaged young people it was set up to assist, says Labour’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
New Zealand can do better than Joyce’s jumble
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Finance Minister Steven Joyce has failed his first test with an uninspiring and empty effort in his first major speech, Grant Robertson Labour Finance Spokesperson said. More >>
English needs to show some leadership on Pike River
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A stop to sealing work is only the first step, physical re-entry is feasible, safe, and needed to get justice for the Pike families, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Cadbury closure huge blow to Dunedin
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 10:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
News today that Mondelez intends to close Cadbury’s manufacturing plant in Dunedin is a devastating blow for Dunedin, local Labour MPs David Clark and Clare Curran say. More >>
Child-first policies needed to combat entrenched poverty
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Children’s Commissioner has supported a call from Labour for a child-first approach to policies in order to address persistent and entrenched child poverty, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Nick Smith’s ‘building boom’ just ‘alternative facts’
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New analysis shows Nick Smith’s claim of a record building boom is just the desperate use of ‘alternative facts’ to confuse the public and deflect criticism, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
69,000 houses a figment of English’s imagination
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nick Smith has confirmed National has no plan to build 69,000 houses in Auckland, says Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Hundreds of state houses empty during housing shortage
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Despite the housing shortage, more than 250 state houses have been sitting empty for over a year as Bill English tries to sell them, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Clare Curran selected as Labour candidate in Dunedin South
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 9:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare Curran has been selected as the Dunedin South Labour Party candidate in the 2017 General Election. More >>
Time the State apologised for child abuse
Monday, 13 February 2017, 10:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s time the Government listened to the growing chorus of leading opinion calling for an apology and an independent inquiry into historical abuse claims of children in state care, says Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Anthony Rimell selected as Labour’s candidate for Ilam
Monday, 13 February 2017, 8:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Anthony Rimell has been selected as the Labour Party candidate for Ilam for the 2017 General Election. More >>
New Treasury papers reveal massive housing shortage
Monday, 13 February 2017, 8:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A nationwide shortage of 60,000 houses, growing by over 40 a day, confirms the need for Labour’s Kiwibuild policy, says Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Little. More >>
O’Connor selected as Labour’s 2017 candidate for Ohariu
Sunday, 12 February 2017, 5:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Greg O’Connor has been selected as the Labour Party candidate for Ohariu for the 2017 General Election. Labour Party members met this afternoon in Ohariu to select their candidate from two nominees who put their name forward. “I am honoured to ... More >>
Eagle selected as Labour’s 2017 candidate for Rongotai
Sunday, 12 February 2017, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Paul Eagle selected as Labour’s 2017 candidate for the Rongotai electorate The New Zealand Labour Party is pleased to confirm Paul Eagle as its candidate for Rongotai for this year's General Election. More than 100 party members turned up to hear Eagle ... More >>
Deborah Russell Labour’s 2017 candidate for New Lynn
Saturday, 11 February 2017, 8:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Deborah Russell has been selected as the Labour Party candidate for New Lynn for the 2017 General Election. “I am pleased to be Labour’s candidate for the 2017 election and I look forward to representing all of the New Lynn electorate in Parliament,” ... More >>
Jan Tinetti selected as Labour candidate for Tauranga
Friday, 10 February 2017, 8:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Jan Tinetti has been selected as the Labour Party candidate for Tauranga for the 2017 General Election. More >>
Research shows poor outcomes for beneficiaries
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New research released today shows that beneficiaries are struggling to find long-term employment or go into study after they come off the benefit, and the Government has no plan to help, says Labour’s social development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Labour welcomes move to quash convictions
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has welcomed the Government’s move to allow people who were convicted before homosexual law reform in 1986 to have their convictions erased, but questions if they could have gone further, says Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Poto Williams statement
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
I met with Willie Jackson last night and we had a robust and honest conversation about the concerns I had raised last weekend. I made the offer to meet Willie and I was pleased that he accepted. More >>
