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Hiding behind the law – but can’t say which law
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Clark MP for Dunedin North Trade and Export Growth Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 11 August 2016 Hiding behind the law – but can’t say which law National is refusing to come clean on what caused the potential trade dispute with China by hiding behind ... More >>
Work visas issued for jobs workless Kiwis want
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Thousands of work visas for low-skilled jobs were issued by the Government in the past year despite tens of thousands of unemployed Kiwis looking for work in those exact occupations, Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
Kiwis nationwide now paying for housing crisis
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s failure to tackle the housing crisis is now affecting the entire country with nationwide house price inflation in the past year hitting 26 per cent, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
OCR cut piles pressure on Government
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 10:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s OCR cut must be backed by Government action on housing and economic growth, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Government abandoning homeowners as EQC mess gets worse
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee and National have turned their backs on people in Canterbury, slashing the number of staff available to resolve EQC problems, even as new information reveals yet more major delays in fixing up dodgy repairs, says Labour’s Canterbury Spokesperson ... More >>
Government must explain the McClay delay
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Todd McClay must explain why it took two months for him to properly inform the Prime Minister about China’s potential trade retaliation, says Labour’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson David Clark. More >>
OCR cut would be vote of no confidence in economy
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler cuts the OCR tomorrow it would show that, despite his loudly-voiced concerns about fuelling the housing market, the stuttering economy is now a bigger concern, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Leading medical experts back Healthy Homes Bill
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Leading medical experts have today thrown their weight behind my Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill, saying it will improve the health of Kiwi kids, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Minister, it’s time to listen to the Auditor General
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman needs to listen to the independent advice of the Auditor General and review the capital charge system imposed on District Health Boards, says Labour’ Health Spokesperson Annette King. More >>
PM’s police numbers wrong
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 8:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister has said that police numbers will increase in-line with population growth, however, the Police’s own four year strategy clearly states there are no plans to increase police numbers for the next four years, Labour’s Police spokesperson ... More >>
Ministerial double speak on GP Fees
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Associate Health Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga was simply making it up when he claimed today that General Practitioners had been given money in the Budget to lower fees, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Government must close loophole in LVR rules
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must urgently close a loophole in loan to value ratio mortgage restrictions which are stopping homeowners from buying new houses before they sell their old one, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Bulk funding means bigger classes
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s plan to bulk fund schools can only result in bigger class sizes and a reduced range of subject choices, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Time for John Key to sack his Housing Minister
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition MEDIA STATEMENT 9 August 2016 Time for John Key to sack his Housing Minister It is time for the Prime Minister to take serious and meaningful steps to address the housing crisis – and start by sacking Nick ... More >>
Coleman puts skids under cheaper GP visits
Monday, 8 August 2016, 8:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders with high health needs are missing out on cheaper GP fees as the cost of going to the doctor hits $70, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Police indifference over dine-and-dash appalling
Friday, 5 August 2016, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The fact that the police couldn’t be bothered investigating a dine–and-dash in Auckland is appalling and shows an indifference that is unacceptable, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Stuart Nash. More >>
Covenant promises new deal for our children
Friday, 5 August 2016, 11:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A covenant drawn up by Judge Carolyn Henwood promises an important new deal for New Zealand’s children, says Labour’s spokesperson for Children Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Flagship fund more housing policy on the fly
Friday, 5 August 2016, 9:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s flagship $1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund was so rushed it wasn’t considered until after the Budget and announced just a month later, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Labour Party standing up for Otara
Friday, 5 August 2016, 9:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Apulu Reece Autagavaia, a lawyer and a current board director of the Counties Manukau District Health Board, joins current Otara-Papatoetoe local board members, Lotu Fuli and Mary Gush on a Labour Party ticket running for the Otara subdivision of the Otara-Papatoetoe ... More >>
Speculators cash in on National’s housing bubble
Thursday, 4 August 2016, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Speculators are cashing in on the National Government’s housing bubble, using tax breaks to leverage multiple properties, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
