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Motorcyclists deserve safety they’ve paid for
Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Motorcyclists deserve an explanation from the Government about why just one fifth of the money they have been charged has been spent on safety while the carnage continues on the roads, says Labour’s ACC and Transport Spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Cross-party approach needed as homeownership hits new low
Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New data showing homeownership has hit a record low shows the need for political parties to come together to enact Labour’s KiwiBuild and Healthy Home Bills, which are currently before Parliament, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Candidate: Southern Response Wrongly Withheld Refunds
Monday, 9 January 2017, 9:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Candidate for Christchurch Central, Dr Duncan Webb has discovered that Southern Response owes homeowners thousands in wrongly withheld refunds. More >>
New year, same old story for underfunded health
Saturday, 7 January 2017, 6:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New year, same old story for underfunded health While the New Year often heralds resolutions to improve, the industrial strife currently wracking ambulance workers shows the Government has little interest in properly investing in the health sector, ... More >>
Government’s EV charge runs flat
Friday, 6 January 2017, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government’s EV charge runs flat New figures obtained by Labour show that the National Government has left the handbrake on over its purchasing of electric vehicles, with less than 0.4 per cent of its All-Of-Government Panel purchases being EVs since ... More >>
Keep road police numbers up, says Labour
Thursday, 5 January 2017, 11:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
After an increase in this year's Christmas holiday road toll by nearly 40 per cent, now is not the time to cut road policing numbers says Labour's Police spokesperson Stuart Nash. More >>
National should review safer road strategy
Saturday, 31 December 2016, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National should review safer road strategy National needs to urgently review its “Safer Journeys” road safety strategy with the road toll increasing for the third year in a row making 2016 the deadliest year on New Zealand roads for six years, ... More >>
Time for truth on petrol prices
Wednesday, 28 December 2016, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
If you drew breath after filling up your tank and forking over a lot of hard earned dollars, you have every reason to feel annoyed, says Labour's Energy Spokesman Stuart Nash. More >>
Opportunity for new Minister to stamp her mark
Saturday, 24 December 2016, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Opportunity for new Minister to stamp her mark New Energy Minister Judith Collins must stamp her mark on the petrol retail sector by sending a very clear message that she will not tolerate any form of monopolistic behaviour that could end up costing ... More >>
More Maori Land Service wānanga meaningless
Saturday, 24 December 2016, 11:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell’s announcement just before Christmas of further wānanga on the proposed Maori Land Service (MLS) is premature and meaningless when the MLS still has no confirmed business case, says Labour’s Ikaroa-Rāwhiti ... More >>
Green Party decision on Mt Albert by-election
Friday, 23 December 2016, 10:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is relaxed about the Green Party’s announcement that they will stand a candidate in the Mt Albert by-election, says Labour’s 2017 Campaign Manager, Andrew Kirton. “We’re relaxed because Labour and the Greens share similar views about how the ... More >>
Bill English turns ‘Think Big’ into ‘Think Backwards’
Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s announcement that KiwiRail will ditch electric locomotives for diesel ones to haul freight in the central North Island shows a Government going backwards in its thinking, says Labour’s Transport Spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Public pressure forces RMA flip flop
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is pleased that the Māori Party have bowed to public pressure and are now reconsidering their support of National’s shambolic Resource Legislation Amendment (RLA) Bill, says Labour’s Local Government spokesperson Meka Whaitiri. More >>
National no-show gutless, but Labour is ready
Monday, 19 December 2016, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is ready and keen to talk about the problems facing electors in Mt Albert despite the gutless decision of Bill English not to front a National candidate there, says Labour Deputy Leader Annette King. More >>
Petition launched to keep two TVNZ reporters
Monday, 19 December 2016, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
TVNZ’s refusal to properly resource its coverage of the Otago Southland region is generating a local backlash and demonstrates an utter lack of commitment to regional New Zealand, Labour’s Broadcasting Spokesperson Clare Curran said. More >>
Problems remain in the Pacific with the Green Climate Fund
Monday, 19 December 2016, 11:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
While the $1.3 billion in grants handed out by the Green Climate Fund to the Pacific is a welcome step, it is still a matter of disappointment that the process for accessing this climate funding is still so difficult, says Labour’s spokesperson on Pacific ... More >>
Nominations open for Labour’s 2017 candidates
Monday, 19 December 2016, 11:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
47 electorates are now open for nominations to become the Labour Party candidate for the 2017 General Election. More >>
Labour helps deliver better broadband to regions
Monday, 19 December 2016, 10:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Rural and farming communities can look forward to better broadband after Labour pushing through an initiative to deliver broadband fibre through existing electricity networks reached a crucial stage in parliament, says Labour’s newly-appointed ICT ... More >>
Collins cops blame for Nats’ failure on crime
Sunday, 18 December 2016, 7:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Collins cops blame for Nats’ failure on crime Judith Collins seems to have paid the price for the shocking rise in crime under National, says Labour's Police spokesman Stuart Nash. More >>
New Cabinet, same old songbook
Sunday, 18 December 2016, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour congratulates the new Ministers in the National led Government who have a huge challenge ahead, says Labour Deputy Leader Annette King. “It’s a privilege to be a Minister and I wish them well because they have a big responsibility to deliver ... More >>
