New Zealand Labour Party

Questions for (Oral) Answer - Thursday 4th Of August

Thursday, 4 August 2016, 10:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party

While Parliament might be in recess, there are still plenty of things that Ministers need to answer for. So the Labour team has put together six of the best questions that the Government should be answering today (plus a special bonus question), Labour’s ... More >>

Minister must support KiwiSavers against employers

Thursday, 4 August 2016, 9:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must do more to chase employers who haven’t paid $28 million of their workers KiwiSaver contributions, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>

Auckland house prices rising four times faster than wages

Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

In the eight years since National took office, Auckland house prices have risen more than four times faster than wages which new figures show continue to stagnate, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>

Cop numbers fall behind population growth

Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The ratio of police officers to members of the public is falling, making the job of policing this country even harder, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Stuart Nash. More >>

McClay’s head in sand diplomacy leads to kiwifruit crush

Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Todd McClay has some serious explaining to do following a move by China to put the squeeze on imports of New Zealand kiwifruit, Labour’s Trade spokesperson David Clark says. More >>

Questions for (Oral) Answer – Wednesday 3rd Of August

Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 10:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party

While Parliament might be in recess, there are still plenty of things that Ministers need to answer for. So the Labour team has put together six of the best questions that the Government should be answering today (plus a special bonus question), Labour’s ... More >>

Students the losers in truancy failure

Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 9:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Education Minister Hekia Parata might be trumpeting the latest student attendance figures but she’s kept remarkably quiet about the corresponding truancy rates, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>

Auckland house prices double since National took office

Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New data released by Quotable Value today shows the cost of the average Auckland house is just $8000 short of a million dollars and has doubled since National took office in 2008, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>

Questions for (Oral) Answer - Tuesday 2nd Of August

Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

While Parliament might be in recess, there are still plenty of things that Ministers need to answer for. So the Labour team has put together six of the best questions that the Government should be answering today (plus a special bonus question), Labour’s ... More >>

Ministerial fingerprints all over botched foreign buyer data

Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Well-placed sources in the Government say the Land Information survey on foreign buyers was delayed while Ministers re-wrote the survey questions, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>

Flippant foreign trust response damaging to NZ

Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 10:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Prime Minister’s flippant response to concerns New Zealand is a tax haven continues to damage our international reputation with the European Union now investigating foreign trust laws here, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>

Government forced to change failed HomeStart scheme

Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 9:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Housing Minister was forced to make changes to HomeStart after the number of applications being declined or withdrawn trebled in the past year, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>

National continues to mislead with foreign buyers data

Monday, 1 August 2016, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government continues to mislead the public about foreign speculators with its selective data underestimating their impact on the New Zealand housing market by up to 75 per cent, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>

National’s failing locked up Kiwis in Oz.

Monday, 1 August 2016, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government has to do more to help the growing number of Kiwis being locked up in Australia’s detention centres, Labour’s Correction spokesperson Kelvin Davis says. More >>

Most Unitary Plan homes to exceed $800,000

Monday, 1 August 2016, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition MEDIA STATEMENT 31 July 2016 Most Unitary Plan homes to exceed $800,000 Modelling done for the Independent Hearing Panel predicts that only 15 per cent of new homes under Auckland’s Unitary Plan will cost less ... More >>