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Councils shouldn’t rush into Easter Trading
Saturday, 27 August 2016, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
City and district councils must ensure they don’t rush into trading on Easter Sunday ahead of local body elections next month, Labour’s Pacific Islands Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. More >>
Future of Work: Building Wealth from the Ground Up
Friday, 26 August 2016, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Good morning, and thank you for attending today’s Future of Work Seminar here in Wellington. I want to particularly acknowledge Beth Houston who has spent many hours pulling together the programme for today’s event, and to Olivier and the staff ... More >>
Minimum wage loophole hasn’t gone away
Friday, 26 August 2016, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Parker Labour List MP MEDIA STATEMENT 26 August 2016 It’s OK to have a few slaves, just not too many? Minimum wage loophole hasn’t gone away New Zealand still needs legislation to ensure adult New Zealanders are not exploited by being taken ... More >>
Government turns a blind eye to struggling sole parents
Friday, 26 August 2016, 10:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Development Minister Anne Tolley’s claims that her Government’s work with sole parents is her biggest success are in tatters after a major increase in homelessness amongst that group, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Time has come for state apology on abuse
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is today calling on the Government to issue an apology for historic abuse in state institutions. More >>
Backbencher Matt’s Bill is a Doocey
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest National Member’s Bill pulled from the ballot is yet another waste of Parliament’s time and shows the Government’s contempt for the House and the public with much more important issues needing debate, says Labour’s Shadow Leader of ... More >>
Gun laws creaking under the strain
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Questions have to be asked after surprising revelations at the Law and Order Select Committee about the police and their ability to manage the gun problem in New Zealand, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Stuart Nash. More >>
Māori seats entrenched by Tirikatene Bill
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 11:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National and the Māori Party need to support my member’s Bill which is designed to entrench the Māori electorate seats in Parliament, Labour’s Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene says. More >>
Hard won agreement shouldn’t be thrown away
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Annette King MP for Rongotai Health Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 24 August 2016 Hard won agreement shouldn’t be thrown away The Government should ignore talk across the Tasman about doing away with the labelling of GM free products, says Labour’s ... More >>
National’s privatisation Trojan horse
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Hipkins MP for Rimutaka Education Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 24 August 2016 National’s privatisation Trojan horse The National government is using the need to modernise the school system as a Trojan horse for privatisation and an end to ... More >>
Emails reveal booklet could have meant higher settlements
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Megan Woods MP for Wigram Canterbury Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 24 August 2016 Emails reveal ‘useless’ booklet could have meant higher settlements Documents released to Labour under the OIA show the Government’s scrapped insurance advice ... More >>
Most homeless are working poor – Otago Uni
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford MP for Te Atatū Housing Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 24 August 2016 Most homeless are working poor – Otago Uni The finding by Otago University researcher Dr Kate Amore that most homeless people are in work or study is one of the most shocking ... More >>
Just 8 per cent of work visas for skills shortages
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Iain Lees-Galloway MP for Palmerston North Workplace Relations Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 24 August 2016 Just 8 per cent of work visas for skills shortages Just 16,000 – or 8 per cent – of the 209,000 work visas issued last year were for ... More >>
Shameless land-banking ads show need for crackdown
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition MEDIA STATEMENT 24 August 2016 Shameless land-banking ads show need for crackdown The fact that more than 300 sections are shamelessly being advertised on Trade Me as land-banking opportunities during a housing crisis ... More >>
Standard and Poor’s warning of housing crisis
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant Robertson MP for Wellington Central Finance Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 24 August 2016 Standard and Poor’s warning of housing crisis impact on banks The National Government’s failure to address the housing crisis is leading to dire warnings ... More >>
Student visa fraud & exploitation must stop
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 9:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must act immediately to end fraud and exploitation of international students that threatens to damage New Zealand’s reputation, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Government needs to show leadership on monetary policy
Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Reserve Bank’s struggles to meet its inflation target, the rising exchange rate and the continued housing crisis shows current monetary policy needs to be reviewed - with amendments to the policy targets agreement a bare minimum, says Labour’s ... More >>
Slash and burn of special education support
Monday, 22 August 2016, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Hipkins MP for Rimutaka Education Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 22 August 2016 Slash and burn of special education support Slashing the support for school age children with special needs is no way to fund earlier intervention, Labour’s Education Spokesperson ... More >>
National’s Pasifika MPs must have free vote
Monday, 22 August 2016, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Sua William Sio MP for Māngere Pacific Island Affairs MEDIA STATEMENT 20 August 2016 National’s Pasifika MPs must have free vote Pacific people will not take kindly to the Government whipping their Pacific MPs to vote in favour of a Bill that will ... More >>
Teachers’ low wages at the centre of shortages
Friday, 19 August 2016, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Figures that show teachers’ wages have grown the slowest of all occupations is at the heart of the current teacher shortage, says Labour’s Education Spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>
