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David Cunliffe will not stand for re-election in 2017
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party MP and Member for New Lynn David Cunliffe will not be seeking re-election at the 2017 general election, Labour Leader Andrew Little announced today. More >>
NZ day of remembrance looks towards future
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 9:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Land Wars Day of Remembrance will help all Kiwis learn about the significant historic events that shape our nation, says Labour’s Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
National dragging its feet on anti-money laundering law
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 8:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has once again caved in to special interests and has shelved plans to introduce legislation this year that would extend anti-money laundering requirements to lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, Grant Robertson Labour ... More >>
Solid Energy debacle a sad indictment
Monday, 31 October 2016, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The liquidation of Solid Energy is a sad indictment of Government incompetence, which has destroyed the once valuable company, says Labour’s spokesperson on State Owned Enterprises David Parker. More >>
Crime rise, blame it on National’s underfunding
Monday, 31 October 2016, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s policy of a thousand extra police is vindicated given the staggering overall 5.5 per cent increase in all crime, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
National out of touch on Auckland transport woes
Monday, 31 October 2016, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s kneejerk opposition to Labour’s plan for Auckland light rail shows a lack a vision to solve Auckland’s transport problems, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. More >>
Virginia Andersen selected as Hutt South Labour candidate
Monday, 31 October 2016, 8:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Virginia Andersen has been selected as the Hutt South Labour Party candidate in the 2017 General Election. More >>
Michael Wood calls on Parmjeet Parmar to come clean
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Michael Wood calls on Parmjeet Parmar to come clean on whether she supports Labour’s plan for light rail on the Auckland Isthmus More >>
Labour will deliver light rail to get Auckland moving
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will accelerate development of a light rail system for the Auckland isthmus to tackle the city’s worsening congestion problems, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. “Right now, gridlock is choking Auckland’s ability to grow. Auckland ... More >>
558 state houses left empty based on dodgy P testing
Saturday, 29 October 2016, 8:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett needs to explain whether the 558 state houses the Government has left vacant due to methamphetamine residue are in fact contaminated in light of revelations Housing NZ has messed up the testing procedures, says Labour’s ... More >>
Time for Paula Bennett to front up on HNZ P Fiasco
Friday, 28 October 2016, 8:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett needs to rein in Housing NZ and sort out the mess that’s been created by the organisation’s misuse of methamphetamine testing procedures, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
National’s $1trillion property sandcastle
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National government's failure to fix the housing crisis has seen the ballooning and unsustainable property market touch the $1 trillion mark, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Failure on housing crisis drives Reserve Bank to add tools
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If the Government was delivering a comprehensive plan to fix the housing crisis, it is unlikely that the Reserve Bank would be continuing to pursue debt to income limits for lending for housing, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
73 days wait for special education support
Friday, 21 October 2016, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Children are having to wait 73 days for support from the Ministry of Education because it is not resourced to support special education, says Labour’s Acting Education Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
September Benefit Figures Disappointing
Friday, 21 October 2016, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is out of touch with the reality that fewer people are going off the benefit and into employment or study, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Work visas fuel record immigration
Friday, 21 October 2016, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The record level of immigration to New Zealand announced today is fuelled by another massive jump in the number of work visas issued says Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
MFAT officials refuse to back PM on Saudi sheep claims
Friday, 21 October 2016, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An Ombudsman’s interim decision released about the existence or otherwise of legal advice on the multimillion dollar Saudi sheep deal shows MFAT has failed to back up the Prime Minister’s claims on the matter, says Labour MP David Parker. More >>
Parliamentary Pōwhiri marks Māori Rugby League tournament
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
On Friday Labour’s Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Meka Whaitiri will be hosting the Pōwhiri to mark the New Zealand Māori Rugby League’s 24th National Tuakana Tournament in Wainuiomata over Labour weekend. More >>
Nats still planning to take Housing NZ dividend
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing New Zealand’s Statement of Performance Expectations shows that the National Government intends to pocket $237m from Housing New Zealand this year including a $54m “surplus distribution”, despite promises that dividends would stop, says ... More >>
Parliament must restore democracy for Ecan
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Parliament has a chance to return full democracy to Canterbury with the drawing of a member’s bill that would replace the Government’s appointed commissioners with democratically elected councillors, says Labour’s Canterbury Spokesperson Megan ... More >>
