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Labour appoints key 2017 campaign roles
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has appointed two key roles to lead and implement its 2017 election campaign. More >>
More cracks appear in health funding
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 9:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
News that the Waikato District Health Board could lose $2.7 million from its budget because it failed to make an elective target is downright disturbing, says Labour’s Acting Health spokesperson Dr David Clark. More >>
Student debt cracks the billion mark
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 9:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New figures showing that student loan defaulters have now clocked over $1 billion in debt highlights National's failure to combat spiralling student loan debt, Labour's Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Foreign Students just a commodity to National
Monday, 26 September 2016, 5:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Iain Lees-Galloway MP for Palmerston North Immigration Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 26 September 2016 Foreign Students just a commodity to National More >>
Tolley’s spin on Education spend doesn’t add up
Monday, 26 September 2016, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s spin about school funding won’t wash with parents who are paying more and more of the cost of their kids’ education every year, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>
National not facing up to export challenge
Monday, 26 September 2016, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The latest export data from Statistics New Zealand paints a picture of an economy which is not paying its way in the world, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
National’s education targets leaving young Kiwis behind
Monday, 26 September 2016, 9:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New data shows that Maori and Pasifika students are being encouraged to do less academic subjects to fulfil government targets rather than engage in meaningful learning that will equip them for success later in life, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris ... More >>
Correction over Talley’s statement
Friday, 23 September 2016, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway has been advised by AFFCO Ltd that AFFCO is not advertising for staff in the Manawatu through MSD as stated in a press statement released earlier today. More >>
Minister, cut your losses - withdraw this doomed Bill
Friday, 23 September 2016, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Local Government Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga’s request for a five month extension on the report back date for the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No 2) is an admission that the Bill is fundamentally flawed, says Labour’s Local Government ... More >>
Coleman’s cuts create crisis
Friday, 23 September 2016, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Mental health services in New Zealand are in a state of crisis with Youthline saying that calls for extreme depression doubled last year, says Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr David Clark. More >>
Government helping Talley’s to break workers
Friday, 23 September 2016, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ministry for Social Development appears to be assisting Talley’s-Affco replace experienced workers effectively locked out by the company, say Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni and Workplace Relations spokesperson Iain ... More >>
Electives lag due to $1.7 billion hole
Friday, 23 September 2016, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The lag in hip and knee replacements is a direct consequence of the Government’s $1.7 billion underfunding of health, says Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson Dr David Clark. More >>
Māori Party housing plan complete failure
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Māori Party’s housing plan to put more Māori into more homes has been a complete failure with fewer than five loans granted per year, says Labour’s Maori Development spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Pasifika youth ignored by the Government
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 11:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Adolescent Health Research Group’s new report on the wellbeing of young Pacific people shines a spotlight on the Government’s failure to deliver any “brighter future” for them, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William ... More >>
Police in the provinces are dissatisfied
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 10:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Police in the cities of Gisborne, Napier and Hastings are a lot more unhappy than their big city cousins says Labour’s Police Spokesman Stuart Nash. More >>
Govt action needed after Wheeler holds
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 10:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Reserve Bank Governor’s warning that “excessive house price inflation” is posing a risk to financial stability puts the pressure back on the Government to take action to address the housing crisis, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
Labour Leader makes senior appointments
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little has today appointed Neale Jones as Chief of Staff and Mike Jaspers as Chief Press Secretary. More >>
Minister confirms – new ministry only about abuse
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister for Social Development today confirmed that her new Ministry for Vulnerable Children is essentially a rebrand of CYFS making this a squandered opportunity to better the lives of New Zealand children, says Labour’s spokesperson for Children ... More >>
Silver Ferns Farms decision a tragedy
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The rubber stamping by the Overseas Investment Office of the Shanghai Maling buyout of Silver Fern Farms is a sorry day for the once proud New Zealand meat sector, says Labour’s spokesperson for Primary Industries, Damien O’Connor. More >>
Benching Nick Smith first step to Kermadec solution
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Side-lining Nick Smith must be the first step in sorting out the Government's Kermadec debacle, says Labour's Fisheries Spokesperson Rino Tirikatene. More >>
