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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 >>
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 >>
