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Get real Mr Woodhouse: Review immigration properly
Monday, 5 September 2016, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse is treating New Zealanders like fools with his phoney review, Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
Minister gets crafty with crime statistics
Monday, 5 September 2016, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Police Minister Judith Collins continues to get it wrong. She’s been caught under-reporting the burglary statistics as provided by Statistics New Zealand, Labour’s Police Spokesman Stuart Nash says. More >>
Govt land vacant for three years. What housing crisis?
Sunday, 4 September 2016, 5:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Govt land vacant for three years. What housing crisis? Leaving 8000 square metres of prime residential land vacant for three years while Auckland is in the grip of an acute housing crisis is slack beyond belief, says Labour’s housing spokesperson ... More >>
Labour withdraws support for Local Government reform bill
Sunday, 4 September 2016, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has withdrawn its support for the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No. 2) as National shows no signs of acknowledging the chorus of opposition from mayors and councils throughout New Zealand, says Labour’s Local Government spokesperson ... More >>
Lecture to celebrate achievements of women
Friday, 2 September 2016, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
This Monday, the fifth annual Dame Dorothy Fraser Lecture will continue the strong tradition of honouring the late Dame Dorothy by highlighting the achievements of New Zealand women, and remembering their contributions. More >>
Unions are doing Government’s job
Friday, 2 September 2016, 11:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Unions are doing a better job of enforcing employment law than the Government’s own labour inspectors, says Labour’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
Under funded, under resourced. What did you expect Minister?
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If there was one last piece of evidence Judith Collins needed to build a case that Police need more front line staff, the Police Workplace survey has provided it, Labour’s Police Spokesman Stuart Nash says. More >>
Crisis forces Pacific families into overcrowded housing
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The housing crisis is forcing more Pacific families to live in unhealthy overcrowded conditions and creating third world diseases that are putting babies lives at risk, says Labour’s Pasifika spokesperson Su’a William Sio. More >>
Police strategy not working
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 11:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest crime statistics highlight that the current strategy being pursued by Police isn't working and now needs an operational and strategic rethink, Labour's Police spokesman Stuart Nash says. More >>
District Health Boards’ big budget blowout
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 9:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
District health boards are struggling with a $54 million shortfall in their budgets, increasing the stress on our health system, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
National’s police cuts to blame for increase in crime
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A large increase in crime throughout the country is a direct result of National’s cuts to police which have let down communities by failing to keep them safe, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Charter schools fail to make grade as bonus season nears
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
As charter schools prepare to receive another round of bonuses and the National-Act Government confirms the opening of two new schools, documents quietly released by the Ministry of Education highlight major issues around their performance, Labour’s ... More >>
New Zealand takes gold – for housing unaffordability
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand has won the gold medal for unaffordable housing – we now have the most unaffordable housing in the OECD, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Building boom falls flat as consents tumble
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nick Smith’s much vaunted “building boom” sounds more like a thud as Auckland consent numbers hit the wall, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Minister admits hospital food prices could increase
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jonathan Coleman has admitted the country’s District Health Boards will be paying more for food supplied by Compass if they don’t all sign up to the deal with the private contractor, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Disability sector is in a ‘slow burning crisis’
Monday, 29 August 2016, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Disability advocates say the sector is in crisis and broken, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Rob McCann selected as candidate in the Otaki electorate
Monday, 29 August 2016, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Rob McCann selected as Labour’s 2017 candidate in the Otaki electorate Rob McCann has been selected as the Otaki Labour Party candidate for the 2017 General Election. More >>
On The Nation: Patrick Gower interviews Philip Rucker
Monday, 29 August 2016, 9:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Now, there are just over 70 days to go until America elects a new president. Despite the ongoing meltdown, which is otherwise known as Donald Trump’s campaign, some pundits do say anything could happen. So just what is going on in the polls, and ... More >>
Labour calls for state of emergency on homelessness
Monday, 29 August 2016, 9:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford is calling on the Government to declare a state of emergency over the nation’s homelessness crisis. More >>
Minister can’t wash hands of illegal KiwiSaver investments
Saturday, 27 August 2016, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister responsible for appointing default KiwiSaver providers should take responsibility for ensuring they act legally, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
