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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 >>
Government’s Tax Law undermines common law principles
Friday, 19 August 2016, 9:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A tax amendment being snuck in under the radar allows changes to tax issues to be driven through by the Government without Parliamentary scrutiny, says Labour’s Revenue spokesman Stuart Nash. More >>
High-risk sex offender should not live near schools
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Su’a William Sio MP for Mangere MEDIA STATEMENT 18 August 2016 High-risk sex offender should not live near schools The Minister of Corrections is refusing to take seriously the message from our community that it is Not Okay to place a high-risk child sex ... More >>
Government slippery about caption funding
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has refused to apologise for taking the credit for funding Olympic Games captioning when the National Foundation for the Deaf was responsible, says Labour’s spokesperson on Disability Issues Poto Williams. More >>
Default KiwiSaver providers should be reviewed
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The investments of the default KiwiSaver providers should be reviewed to make sure they are in line with New Zealanders’ values and expectations, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
New ministry should look after all children
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has today shunned well founded pleas by experts not to call its new agency the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Labour’s Spokesperson for Children Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Ratification okay but we need action
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s decision to ratify the Paris agreement on Climate Change by the end of the year is all well and good but where is the plan, says Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Stats changes can't hide unemployment reality
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s minor drop in unemployment numbers is nothing to celebrate given the changes made to the official numbers that cut thousands of people looking for work out of the jobless rate, says Labour’s Employment spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Govt should face the facts not skew the facts
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National appears to be actively massaging official unemployment statistics by changing the measure for joblessness to exclude those looking online, says Labour’s Employment spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
More voices call for review of immigration policy
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 9:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Auckland Chamber of Commerce is the latest credible voice to call for a review of immigration and skills policy, leaving John Key increasingly isolated, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. More >>
Changing face of the community in Howick
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party wants to reflect Howick’s evolving and diverse community so it’s contesting the Howick Local Board election next month with seven candidates. More >>
Better balance needed in Intelligence Bill
Monday, 15 August 2016, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will support the NZ Intelligence and Security Bill to select committee so the issues can be debated nationwide and important amendments can be made, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. More >>
