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Lack of any real funding in predator free proposal
Monday, 25 July 2016, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nanaia Mahuta MP for Hauraki-Waikato Conservation Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 25 July 2016 Lack of any real funding in predator free proposal Predator Free New Zealand is a laudable idea but the Government has not committed any real money into killing ... More >>
John Key must sack out-of-depth Trade Minister
Monday, 25 July 2016, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition MEDIA STATEMENT 25 July 2016 John Key must sack out-of-depth Trade Minister The Prime Minister must sack Todd McClay for failing to do his job as Trade Minister and be on top of a significant potential threat to ... More >>
Andrew Little speech to LGNZ conference
Monday, 25 July 2016, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition MEDIA STATEMENT 25 July 2016 Andrew Little speech to LGNZ conference Thank you for having me here today. Local Government New Zealand’s work of advocating for New Zealand’s 78 local councils is critical ... More >>
Half a million smells like pure cronyism
Monday, 25 July 2016, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National/ACT Government’s decision to pump hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars into a new lobby group to advocate for charter schools shows just how much of a failure their ideological experiment has become, Labour’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
45,000 Kiwis sent back to their GPs
Monday, 25 July 2016, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Last year nearly 45,000 Kiwis were sent back to their GPs without getting to see specialists they were referred to, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Housing map a hit as crisis spreads across NZ
Friday, 22 July 2016, 11:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
More than 55,000 New Zealanders have used Labour’s interactive housing map in its first week to see how the housing crisis is affecting their local community, Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Labour supports Spencer victory
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 6:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour congratulates Margaret Spencer for her tireless efforts in challenging the Government over family carer rights, says Labour’s Deputy Leader Annette King. More >>
Bridges must come clean about fraud within transport
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 6:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of public money have gone missing and the Minister of Transport, Simon Bridges must come clean after the Labour party revealed that a senior manager is being investigated for serious fraud, says Labour’s Transport ... More >>
US Warship visit welcomed by Labour
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour sees the United States warship visit as a red letter day for New Zealand’s non-nuclear status, which is core to our identity and has defined us a nation for 30 years, says Labour’s Deputy Leader Annette King. More >>
Time for honest dairy sector conversation
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Land values, the level of debt, and the ever increasing costs of production pose serious risks to the viability of New Zealand’s dairy industry, says Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor. More >>
Banks bust a move, Government possum in the headlights
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Three of the big four banks have acted responsibly by bringing the shutters down on property speculators earlier than required by the Reserve Bank, says Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
National’s out of touch approach to economy exposed
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 11:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s economic assessment from the Reserve Bank highlights the danger to the New Zealand economy from a National government that is recklessly complacent in the face of a housing crisis and a struggling export sector, Labour’s Finance spokesperson ... More >>
What next? Dog kennels?
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 11:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett needs to explain why the Government thinks it is acceptable for it to refer families to live in garages and sheds, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Latest OECD dairy forecast raises serious questions
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 9:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest global dairy price forecast shows that New Zealand dairy farmers will not reach a break-even payout before 2019 at the earliest, and will not reach the dairy price factored into this year’s Budget until after 2025, Labour’s Finance ... More >>
Teacher salaries no match for rampant house prices
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With house prices rising more than 100 times faster than teachers’ salaries in Auckland, it’s hardly surprising there’s a severe shortage of teachers in our biggest city, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
GP’s visits get more expensive
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Visiting the GP is set to become more expensive after the Government ignored warnings that people were not receiving access to affordable healthcare, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Farm prices bear brunt of dairy downturn
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The slump in dairy prices that has seen farm prices drop to their lowest level since 2012 and down a third from their peak in 2014 will be of concern to farmers, banks and our overall financial stability, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson ... More >>
Reserve Bank “gets on with it”, National continues denial
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 11:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The proposal by the Reserve Bank to tighten loan to value ratios for investors shows they are prepared to do their bit to crack down on speculators, while National is still stuck in denial mode, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Housing crisis holds up interest rate cuts
Monday, 18 July 2016, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The housing crisis that National still wants to deny is stifling the New Zealand economy, says Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Govt’s state house sell-off ramping up
Monday, 18 July 2016, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Government plans to ramp up the state house sell-off by selling another 1000 houses in 2016/17 will mean more families in need missing out, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
