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Kermadec stoush shows Māori Party double-standards

Friday, 16 September 2016, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Māori Party’s reaction to the trampled Treaty rights and the Government’s lack of consultation on the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary reeks of the same arrogant mismanagement of the unpopular Maori land reforms, Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Meka Whaitiri says. More >>

Flawed fish dumping calls

Friday, 16 September 2016, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The finding that MPI failed to properly enforce the law even when it had evidence of fish dumping seriously damages the trust and credibility of the Ministry, the industry and this Government, Labour's Fisheries Spokesperson Rino Tirikatene says. More >>

Sidestepping Smith should be side-lined

Thursday, 15 September 2016, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Rino Tirikatene MP for Te Tai Tonga Spokesperson for Fisheries MEDIA STATEMENT 15 September 2016 Sidestepping Smith should be side-lined More >>

Government must respond to cash-for-jobs scam

Thursday, 15 September 2016, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Urgent Government action is required to halt the emerging cash-for-jobs immigration scandal that is taking hold in New Zealand says Labour’s Immigration Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>

Government dragging its feet on surgical mesh

Thursday, 15 September 2016, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Jonathan Coleman is dragging his feet over any action to protect New Zealander from more disasters with surgical mesh, says Health Spokesperson Annette King. More >>

Labour’s baby number app goes gangbusters

Thursday, 15 September 2016, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

An interactive tool that celebrates Labour’s achievements in health over the decades has become an online hit, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>

Real disposable income falls in last three months

Thursday, 15 September 2016, 11:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Kiwis are working harder than ever but real disposable income per person fell in the last quarter thanks to record population increases, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson said. More >>

Baby number app celebrates Labour achievements

Thursday, 15 September 2016, 8:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour has launched an interactive tool that allows New Zealanders to take a look back at our achievements in health over the decades, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>

Industries most reliant on immigration worst offenders

Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The industries most reliant on immigration are the worst offenders when it comes to meeting their most basic employment obligations, says Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>

Time to remove law that discriminates against sole parents

Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

It’s time to repeal a law that sanctions sole parent families for not identifying the name of the other parent, Labour’s Social Development Spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni says. More >>

Government handling of Kermadecs threatens Treaty rights

Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 11:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Conservation spokesperson Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations MEDIA STATEMENT 14 September 2016 Government handling of Kermadecs threatens Treaty rights The Government has failed to honour the Treaty of Waitangi over the proposed Kermadec Sanctuary, creating ... More >>

Prime Minister should give Police Minister some backbone

Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Prime Minister should condemn the ridiculously light sentence given to Nikolas Delegat for seriously assaulting a police woman, Labour’s Police spokesman Stuart Nash says. More >>

Government listens to Labour on family violence

Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is pleased the Government has finally acted on strengthening a range of measures against family violence, says Labour’s spokesperson on Family Violence Poto Williams. More >>

Government must rethink paying for police checks

Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s decision to ignore the concerns of charities will see the voluntary sector face hundreds of thousands of dollars in new costs if the Policing (Cost Recovery) Amendment Bill passes, says Labour's Community and Voluntary Sector spokesperson ... More >>

What if Cyclone Winston had happened in Tuvalu or Kiribati?

Monday, 12 September 2016, 9:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party

While exploring climate change effects on Tuvalu and Kiribati earlier this year, I was asked what New Zealand would do if Cyclone Winston had blown through Tuvalu or Kiribati, instead of Fiji? More >>

Seven months for families in cars to be housed

Sunday, 11 September 2016, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Seven months for families in cars to be housed Disturbing new figures show it is now taking the Ministry of Social Development an average of seven months to house families who are living in cars, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. “John ... More >>