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Serco circus has no place in NZ
Friday, 12 August 2016, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A High Court judgment proves National’s private prison agenda has failed and the Serco circus has no place in New Zealand correctional facilities, Labour’s Corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis says. More >>
State house sell-off a kick in the guts
Friday, 12 August 2016, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford MP for Te Atatū Housing Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 12 August 2016 State house sell-off a kick in the guts for Tauranga’s homeless The Government’s sale of 1124 state houses in Tauranga won’t house a single extra homeless person ... More >>
Axing Auckland’s affordable quota disappointing
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Auckland Council has given away a useful tool for delivering more affordable housing by voting to accept the Independent Hearing Panel’s recommendation to abolish affordable quotas for new developments, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Ae Marika. Māori Party Oath Bill fails.
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Māori Party must reconsider its relationship with National after they failed to support Marama Fox’s Treaty of Waitangi Oath bill, Labour’s Maori Development Spokesperson Kelvin Davis says. More >>
Leaked documents reveal no plan yet on botched repairs
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Documents leaked to Labour reveal EQC has not yet decided on a plan for dealing with the thousands of fix-up repairs it still has to complete, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Nominations open for Labour’s 2017 candidate in Hutt South
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nominations have opened for those who wish to be the Labour candidate for the Hutt South electorate in the 2017 General Election. More >>
Police Minister all platitudes no detail
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Stuart Nash MP for Napier Police Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 11 August 2016 Police Minister all platitudes no detail The Police Minister must explain where the budget for new police officers is coming from after continuously obfuscating, Labour’s ... More >>
National must listen to local government sector
Friday, 12 August 2016, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling on the Government to heed the chorus of opposition to provisions in its Local Government Act reform bill which could threaten local democracy, and reduce community input into important local decisions, Labour’s Local Government ... More >>
Lost luggage law shows National’s lost the plot
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 4:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kris Faafoi MP for Mana Tourism Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 11 August 2016 Lost luggage law shows National’s lost the plot The Government has proven it can’t address the big issues facing the tourism industry by allowing a Members Bill on ... More >>
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 >>
