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Opportunity for parties to back Kiwi-made and Kiwi jobs
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 10:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The First Reading in Parliament today of his Our Work, Our Future Bill is a chance for political parties to ensure the government buys Kiwi-made more often and backs Kiwi jobs, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Solid Energy must open the drift
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Solid Energy is showing no moral spine and should not have any legal right to block re-entry into the Pike River drift, says Damien O’Connor MP for West Coast-Tasman. More >>
20,000 at risk students “missing”
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A briefing to the Minister of Education reveals 20,000 at-risk students can’t be found, undermining claims by Hekia Parata that a new funding model would ensure additional funding reached students identified as at-risk, says Labour’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
20,000 at risk students “missing”
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A briefing to the Minister of Education reveals 20,000 at-risk students can’t be found, undermining claims by Hekia Parata that a new funding model would ensure additional funding reached students identified as at-risk, says Labour’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
Crime continues to rise
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Overall crime is up five per cent and the Government just doesn’t seem to care, says Labour’s Police Spokesperson Stuart Nash. More >>
Treasury fritters $10 million on failed state house sell off
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Treasury has wasted $10 million in two years on the National Government's flawed state house sell off programme, including nearly $5.5 million on consultants, says Labour Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Skilled migrant wages plummeting under National
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Wages have plummeted for people with skilled migrant visas working in low-skilled occupations, driving down wages for workers in a number of industries, says Labour’s Immigration Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
Child abuse apology needed
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's failure to act on recommendations from Judge Henwood, based on years of work by the Confidential Listening and Assistance Service (CLAS) will further undermine any faith victims may have put into the process, says Labour’s Children’s ... More >>
Reserve Bank again highlights National's housing failure
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 11:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s failure to deal with the housing crisis in New Zealand is once again being exposed by the Reserve Bank today, in a scathing assessment of the Government’s response, says Labour Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson More >>
National: Fails to achieve
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The ineffectiveness of the National Government’s approach to schooling has been highlighted by the latest Trends in International Maths and Science Study (TIMSS) report released overnight, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Government needs to ensure fair deal on EQC assessments
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kiwis affected by earthquakes might not get a fair deal if the Government pushes ahead with secret plans to let private insurers take over the assessment of claims, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Key’s priorities the real ‘load of nonsense’
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister’s fixation with tax cuts, despite a failure to pay down any debt and growing pressure on public services is the real ‘load of nonsense’, says Labour Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Young Kiwis struggling under record mortgage debt
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 9:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to step in and start building affordable homes for first homebuyers now more than ever, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Wellington business relief package needs flexibility
Monday, 28 November 2016, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s Wellington business support package is welcome news but needs to be implemented so that all affected businesses get the help they need, says Labour MP for Wellington Central Grant Robertson. More >>
EQC’s staff cuts show disregard for quake victims
Monday, 28 November 2016, 11:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Earthquake Commission’s stubborn insistence on slashing its workforce and its operational funding by nearly half shows callous disregard for victims of the Kaikoura earthquake and the thousands of Cantabrians still waiting to resolve claims, says ... More >>
Māori Land Court job losses must be delayed
Monday, 28 November 2016, 8:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell must request that pending job losses at the Māori Land Court are put on hold until the Māori land reform process is resolved and the risk of losing centuries of collective institutional knowledge is ... More >>
Landowners let down by Maori Land Bill
Saturday, 26 November 2016, 8:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Māori landowners have been seriously let down by a flawed Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill which lacks broad support, fails to address the obstacles to development and instead risks further alienation of land, says Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Meka Whaitiri. More >>
Financial support needed for urgent earthquake strengthening
Friday, 25 November 2016, 11:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must provide urgent support to residents for important earthquake strengthening work so that it happens quickly, says Grant Robertson, Wellington Central MP. More >>
Labour welcomes equal pay
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has long appreciated the value of women’s work and welcomes the Government’s decision to address pay equity for women, say’s Labour’s associate Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Surgeons’ letter a damning indictment
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A letter from Waikato Hospital’s orthopaedic surgeons claiming that hospital managers are stopping them from making follow-up checks on patients is a damning indictment of the health system, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King More >>
