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Voters to have the final veto on paid parental leave
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders will have the final right of veto on a Government that has ignored democracy and is out of touch with the pressures and demands on families, says Labour MP Sue Moroney. More >>
Collins should put Kiwis’ money where her mouth is
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Police spokesman Stuart Nash is calling on anyone who has received a speeding ticket for going up to 5km/h over the 100km/hr open road speed limit to write to him and he will take it up on their behalf with Minister of Police Judith Collins ... More >>
Labour MPs to sleep in cars for the homeless
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Mangere MP Su’a William Sio will join Labour colleagues David Cunliffe and Louisa Wall and other MPs to support the #parkupforhomes event in Mangere tonight . More >>
Kiwis’ real disposable income goes nowhere for the year
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders’ hard work for the last year resulted in no increase in real disposable income, showing Kiwis aren’t getting ahead under National, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Pora case a case to learn from
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Conformation that Teina Pora will receive $2.5million from the Crown for more than 20 years of wrongful imprisonment does not fix the flaws in our system that led to this miscarriage of justice, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Bennett's briefing completely unacceptable
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is completely unacceptable that Paula Bennett briefed her political staff on the police investigation into Hurimoana Dennis after her meeting with him, despite it having nothing to do with her social housing portfolio, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>
Millions more for delayed convention centre
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 11:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The price tag for the much delayed Canterbury Convention Centre has risen again, with millions more sunk into the project without even a completed business case, says Labour’s Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Paula Bennett has more questions to answer
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
MP for Te Atatū Housing Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 14 June 2016 Paula Bennett has more questions to answer It is unthinkable that Paula Bennett’s press secretary went rogue and tried to smear the reputation of someone involved in helping the homeless, ... More >>
Andrew Little’s Notice of Motion on Orlando
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little’s Notice of Motion on Orlando Mr Speaker, The Labour Party joins with the government in expressing our horror at this atrocity and our love and sympathy are with the victims and their families. Our thoughts are with the people of Orlando ... More >>
We can do more: Refugee quota should be doubled
Monday, 13 June 2016, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand is a better country than National’s miserable increase in the refugee quota that ignores our obligations to the international community and people in need, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. More >>
John Key out of touch on why families renting
Monday, 13 June 2016, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister is totally out of touch if he truly believes plummeting homeownership rates are because people are having children later in life, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Labour’s hearts and thoughts with Orlando
Monday, 13 June 2016, 10:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party expresses its heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the people of Orlando for the mass shooting that has left at least 50 of its residents dead and a further 53 injured. More >>
Tips for new OIO boss
Monday, 13 June 2016, 9:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Land Information New Zealand’s decision to appoint a Deputy Chief Executive to prop up the embattled Overseas Investment Office (OIO) is a welcome step that underlines how much work the OIO has to do to properly do its job, says Labour’s Land Information ... More >>
Further evidence Kiwis being rorted over petrol prices
Friday, 10 June 2016, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Motorists who suspected they are being rorted by petrol companies need look no further than BP’s record profits announced today , says Labour’s Consumer Affairs spokesperson David Shearer. More >>
Māori Party must fight for housing for whanau
Friday, 10 June 2016, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Māori Party has clearly given up trying to help its people into housing through its support arrangement with the National Government, Labour’s Māori Development spokesperson Kelvin Davis says. More >>
Blaming underchievement for housing crisis a disgrace
Friday, 10 June 2016, 10:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nick Smith sunk to a new low when he blamed Maori and Pasifika educational underachievement for plummeting rates of homeownership among their people, Labour’s Acting Education spokesperson Jenny Salesa says. More >>
Banks restrict lending to offshore buyers
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Major banks are restricting lending to offshore buyers and local investors while the National Government refuses to admit there’s a problem, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Pacific home ownership nosedives
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Home ownership amongst Pacific people has nosedived and the Government must act immediately, says Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio. More >>
Maori homeownership plummets by 20 per cent
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to take urgent action to reverse plummeting Maori homeownership rates which have fallen by 20 per cent since 1986, says Labour’s MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti Meka Whaitiri. More >>
Govt failure on housing forces RB Governor to hold
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 10:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Reserve Bank Governor has made it clear that the housing crisis is the primary reason he hasn’t cut the OCR and provided the stimulus needed for a sluggish economy, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
