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Government must close loophole in LVR rules
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must urgently close a loophole in loan to value ratio mortgage restrictions which are stopping homeowners from buying new houses before they sell their old one, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Bulk funding means bigger classes
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s plan to bulk fund schools can only result in bigger class sizes and a reduced range of subject choices, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Time for John Key to sack his Housing Minister
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition MEDIA STATEMENT 9 August 2016 Time for John Key to sack his Housing Minister It is time for the Prime Minister to take serious and meaningful steps to address the housing crisis – and start by sacking Nick ... More >>
Coleman puts skids under cheaper GP visits
Monday, 8 August 2016, 8:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders with high health needs are missing out on cheaper GP fees as the cost of going to the doctor hits $70, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Police indifference over dine-and-dash appalling
Friday, 5 August 2016, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The fact that the police couldn’t be bothered investigating a dine–and-dash in Auckland is appalling and shows an indifference that is unacceptable, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Stuart Nash. More >>
Covenant promises new deal for our children
Friday, 5 August 2016, 11:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A covenant drawn up by Judge Carolyn Henwood promises an important new deal for New Zealand’s children, says Labour’s spokesperson for Children Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Flagship fund more housing policy on the fly
Friday, 5 August 2016, 9:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s flagship $1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund was so rushed it wasn’t considered until after the Budget and announced just a month later, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Labour Party standing up for Otara
Friday, 5 August 2016, 9:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Apulu Reece Autagavaia, a lawyer and a current board director of the Counties Manukau District Health Board, joins current Otara-Papatoetoe local board members, Lotu Fuli and Mary Gush on a Labour Party ticket running for the Otara subdivision of the Otara-Papatoetoe ... More >>
Speculators cash in on National’s housing bubble
Thursday, 4 August 2016, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Speculators are cashing in on the National Government’s housing bubble, using tax breaks to leverage multiple properties, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
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 >>
