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Talk of tax cuts is plain crazy
Monday, 21 November 2016, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s talk of tax cuts when the Government has $63 billion of debt, superannuation costs are rising by $1 billion a year and the cost of meeting another natural disaster, is just plain crazy, says Labour Leader Andrew Little More >>
Green policies support Labour’s housing plan
Saturday, 19 November 2016, 10:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Green Party’s housing package is a welcome complement to Labour’s plan to fix the housing crisis, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. “It’s clear that, to get the affordable homes we need and save the Kiwi dream of homeownership, ... More >>
Brownlee needs to take quake issues seriously
Saturday, 19 November 2016, 10:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee's flippant and ignorant attitude to the issues revealed by this week's earthquakes is unworthy of a government minister responsible for protecting New Zealanders during disasters, says Labour's Civil Defence spokesperson Clare Curran. "This ... More >>
District Council prosecution should not halt wider inquiry
Friday, 18 November 2016, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s decision to prosecute Hastings District Council in the contaminated water case should not delay the wider inquiry” says Labour Environment spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Stop and listen Mr Coleman
Friday, 18 November 2016, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is urging the Government to stop underfunding the health sector as more New Zealanders can’t afford to see their GP, says Labour’s health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Government backs down on bulk funding
Friday, 18 November 2016, 11:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour welcomes the Government’s decision to abandon bulk funding, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>
Come on John Key: keep your promise
Friday, 18 November 2016, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will continue to listen and liaise with the families of the Pike river mine tragedy, says Labour’s MP for West Coast-Tasman Damien O’Connor. More >>
Dodgy figures don’t hide foreign buyer problem
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National needs to stop fiddling with the statistics and give an honest account of the number of New Zealand homes being bought by foreign speculators, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Levy appointment a band aid on health crisis
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Appointing Dr Lester Levy to lead all of Auckland’s district health boards will not fix Auckland’s health problems if the Minister can’t get the funding right, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Expanded relief package needed
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Kaikoura earthquake relief package is good as far as it goes, but it’s clear more will be needed, says Labour Leader Andrew Little. More >>
Earthquake affected students need a fair go
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Education should step in and ensure students affected by Monday’s earthquake are given the option of sitting their NCEA exams again, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Radhakrishnan Labour’s candidate in Maungakiekie
Sunday, 13 November 2016, 7:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Priyanca Radhakrishnan has been selected as the Maungakiekie Labour Party candidate for the 2017 General Election. More >>
Fisheries proposals a political butt-covering exercise
Friday, 11 November 2016, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s proposed fisheries reforms are underwhelming and disappointing, says Labour's Fisheries Spokesperson Rino Tirikatene. More >>
Labour champions rates rebate for elderly
Friday, 11 November 2016, 11:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A significant financial anomaly for many of New Zealand’s elderly will be fixed by a Labour Bill says Labour’s Senior Citizens spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
State house sell-off just asset stripping
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New figures in Housing New Zealand’s Annual Report show the Government is continuing to sell-down the state housing stock, undermining National’s supposed commitment to helping families in need, says Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Māori Party voting record shows true agenda
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Māori Party’s pretence of being an independent voice for Māori is a sham and it’s clear their agenda is a neoliberal one that aligns with their National Government masters, says Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Meka Whaitiri. More >>
Labour continues fight against Charter schools
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will continue to fight for a better public education system rather than the two-tiered standard of education we currently have, says Labour’s Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Adverse events report makes grim reading
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest ‘Learning from Adverse Events’ report supports ophthalmologists who have claimed that waiting lists for eye treatment are far too long, says Labour’s Health Spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Blatant bullying by DHBs unacceptable
Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A heavy handed bid to silence junior doctors by the country’s district health boards is anti-democratic says Labour’s Health Spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Māori Party deliver blow to local democracy
Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Māori Party’s support for the Government’s fatally flawed Resource Management Act (RMA) reforms is a blow to local democracy and flies in the face of everything the party purports to stand for, says Labour’s Local Government spokesperson Meka ... More >>
