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Shearer congratulated on UN peacekeeping role
Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 9:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Mt Albert MP David Shearer’s appointment as head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in South Sudan is a huge credit to him and to New Zealand, says Labour Leader Andrew Little. More >>
Confused national standards policy coming unravelled
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata’s answers in Parliament today highlight once again how confused and botched the Government’s national standards programme is, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Pop-up prisons show Corrections failure
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that Corrections has considered engaging Serco to run pop-up prisons to cope with New Zealand’s overflowing prisoner muster shows the Government has learned nothing from past mistakes, says Labour’s Corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
CYF reforms ignore evidence, and children
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The second round of proposed Child Youth and Family reforms will see New Zealand lose its status as having world leading legislation, and is counter to research and evidence says Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Labour commits to child poverty targets
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 8:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Data released today shows why we must urgently commit to reducing child poverty numbers, says Labour Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Congratulations Bill English: so what’s new?
Monday, 12 December 2016, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party congratulates Bill English on his appointment today; but his challenge now is to prove there will be a difference, says Labour Leader Andrew Little. More >>
Kiri Allan Labour’s East Coast electorate candidate
Sunday, 11 December 2016, 7:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kiri Allan has been selected as the East Coast Labour Party candidate in the 2017 General Election. “I am honoured to be Labour’s candidate for the 2017 election and I look forward to representing all of the East Coast electorate in Parliament,” ... More >>
Poll on fluoridation hogwash
Saturday, 10 December 2016, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Poll on fluoridation hogwash Too many children have lifetime opportunities limited because of poor health and more needs to be done, says Labour’s Whanau Ora spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta “The number of tamariki hospitalised suffering from tooth decay is ... More >>
Economy must deliver a fair go for New Zealanders
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest Half Yearly Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) provides further evidence that the economy that the National Government and Bill English have is sitting on shifting sands and leaves many people behind, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant ... More >>
Govt already in ‘holiday mode’ on $2.3b owed to Kiwi workers
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is dragging its feet while working New Zealanders are still missing up to $2.3 billion collectively owed to them through underpaid holiday pay entitlements, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark says. More >>
Ministry reveals shocking charter school results
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 8:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
NCEA results for charter schools have been massively overstated with documents revealing many students leaving school without basic NCEA level two qualifications despite this being a main educational target for the Government, says Labour Education spokesperson ... More >>
Karori Kids and Campbell Kindergarten must be saved
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 8:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Education needs to show some leadership and secure the future of two not-for-profit early childhood education centres that could be faced with closure as the land they sit on is up for sale, Grant Robertson Labour MP for Wellington ... More >>
Statement on proposed United Nations role
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 8:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“There has been a high degree of media interest in New Zealand about a possible post with the United Nations. More >>
David Shearer proposed for UN peacekeeping role
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 7:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Mt Albert MP David Shearer is being proposed for a demanding and exciting role heading the United Nations peacekeeping force in South Sudan, says Labour Leader Andrew Little. More >>
Minister must protect MSD staff
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Social Development should immediately implement safer work practices to ensure tragedies such as the Ashburton killings don’t happen again, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
A vote for the Māori Party is a vote for National
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Comments made by the Māori Party leadership in the wake of John Key’s surprise resignation make one thing clear: a vote for them is a vote for a fourth term National Government, and the increasing inequality and poverty for Māori that goes with it, ... More >>
Collins and English split over police funding
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The bloodletting has already begun with splits and divisions emerging after the Police Minister knifed the Finance Minister via the media, says Labour Police spokesman Stuart Nash. More >>
Next Prime Minister must tackle foreign speculators
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 10:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The public rightly puts much of the blame for the housing bubble at the feet of foreign speculators, and the next Prime Minister must listen to their concerns, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
CYF reforms dangerous backward step
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 8:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Child protection has taken a massive step backwards today with the Government passing a Bill that will give significant powers to unspecified ‘professionals’ or contract holders, says Labour’s Acting Children’s spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
NZ student performance slips in international study - again
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 8:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The continuing fall in Kiwi kids’ performance in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study shows the damage being inflicted by National’s cuts to education and one-size-fits-all approach, says Labour’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
