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Joyce caught out telling porkies on dividend
Monday, 11 July 2016, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce has been caught out telling lies about the dividends National will take from Housing New Zealand over the next two years, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
10-fold more affordable houses under Labour
Monday, 11 July 2016, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New data showing homeownership rates continue to fall and more Kiwis than ever rent, highlights why Labour’s plan to build 10 times more affordable housing in Auckland is so desperately needed, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Out of excuses, Brownlee resorts to scare tactics
Monday, 11 July 2016, 11:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee’s ridiculous suggestion that Labour would nationalise Christchurch’s east frame shows National has resorted to scare tactics to hide its failure to build desperately needed affordable houses in our city, Labour's Canterbury spokesperson ... More >>
National all at sea in face of Labour’s housing plan
Monday, 11 July 2016, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s comprehensive plan to fix the housing crisis has left National Ministers flailing about, contradicting themselves and simply making things up, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Little: Speech to Labour Party Special Conference
Monday, 11 July 2016, 9:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A lot of people don’t know this, but as well as the customary telegram from the Queen, the Prime Minister has also taken to writing to those turning 100 to congratulate them. I think it’s safe to assume that ours got lost in the mail. More >>
Labour’s comprehensive plan to tackle housing crisis
Monday, 11 July 2016, 9:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The next Labour Government has a comprehensive plan to tackle the housing crisis by building affordable houses and cracking down on speculators, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. More >>
Housing NZ to look after people, not profits
Sunday, 10 July 2016, 6:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will change Housing NZ from a corporation to a public service and use the dividends it formerly paid into the Crown coffers to maintain and build more state houses, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Government breaks rent subsidies promise
Friday, 8 July 2016, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has broken a promise to subsidise the rent of 3000 low-income New Zealanders to make up for its state house sell-off, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Launch of ‘Labour: The New Zealand Labour Party 1916-2016’
Friday, 8 July 2016, 10:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Let me begin by thanking you all for joining us tonight to celebrate Labour’s Centenary. This is a wonderful achievement, made possible by the commitment of working people to Labour’s values and principles over a tumultuous century. More >>
New official figures show DHB’s financial strife
Friday, 8 July 2016, 10:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New figures from the Ministry of Health show 12 out of 20 district health boards have not been fully funded this year to cope with the aging population, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Banks the latest to voice concerns over housing
Friday, 8 July 2016, 10:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant Robertson MP for Wellington Central Finance Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 8 July 2016 Banks the latest to voice concerns over housing The Reserve Bank has revealed banks are becoming “more and more concerned” about the effects of the housing ... More >>
Labour to house 5100 more homeless a year
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew Little Leader of the Opposition 7 July 2016 Labour to house 5100 more homeless a year There would be 1400 new emergency accommodation places – enough to put a roof over the heads of 5100 homeless people a year – under Labour’s emergency ... More >>
Chilcot Report shows Labour was right on Iraq
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 10:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Chilcot Report released today shows John Key was wrong to call New Zealand “MIA” over the 2003 war in Iraq and Labour made the right decision not to send troops, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Bigger class sizes on the way under National
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata’s refusal to rule out bigger class sizes as a result of her new bulk funding regime speaks volumes about the real agenda behind her proposed changes, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
National refuses to put people ahead of politics
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s refusal to rise above partisan politics and support a parliamentary inquiry into homelessness is hugely disappointing, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little says. More >>
Labour’s 100th birthday
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party celebrates its 100th birthday tomorrow. The Party amalgamated a number of workers’ political groups, in Wellington on 7 July 1916, under the parliamentary leadership of Alfred Hindmarsh. Labour Party President, Nigel Haworth ... More >>
Minister in denial over Pacific home ownership fall
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
As long as the Minister of Pacific Peoples continues to deny that Pacific families have had the greatest home-ownership falls under his Government’s watch, nothing serious will be done to fix the housing crisis, says Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
John Key must ‘get on with it’, not leave it to Reserve Bank
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 11:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key can’t just tell the Reserve Bank to ‘get on with’ fixing the housing crisis – he must act to tackle the rampant speculation in the housing market that has taken place under his watch, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Social Bonds experiment a failure
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 9:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s much vaunted social bonds experiment is a multi-million dollar failure, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
No gains for Māori while National in power
Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Māori Development needs to be honest with his people and admit his party’s ongoing support of the National Government has seen increasing inequality and decreasing prosperity for Māori, says Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Meka Whaitiri. More >>
