Government must apologise over rebuild debacle
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Government must apologise over rebuild debacle The Prime Minister owes the public of Otago and Southland an apology and then he must come up with an unredacted copy of the business case for the Dunedin hospital rebuild, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. “For too long the interests of protecting evidence […]
Read More →Government caves to multi-national tax avoiders in the shadows
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Government caves to multi-national tax avoiders in the shadows News that the Government has secretly caved in to the demands of multi-national tax avoiders come as no surprise, but will disappoint Kiwi taxpayers, says Labour’s spokesman for Revenue Michael Wood. “It has been revealed that a United […]
Read More →Cheaper to stay at The Langham than emergency housing motels
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Cheaper to stay at The Langham than emergency housing motels Labour’s comprehensive plan to fix the housing crisis and ensure there’s enough state housing, means we won’t be paying through the nose for emergency accommodation like the current Government has to, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. […]
Read More →Government must come clean on water
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Government must come clean on water News that the National Government is secretly working behind closed doors on its own water charging schemes shows their utter hypocrisy on this issue, says Labour’s water spokesperson David Parker. “They have been carping on about Labour’s plan for a royalty […]
Read More →Government pays twice the price for emergency housing motels – with two more on the way
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Government pays twice the price for emergency housing motels – with two more on the way Under Labour’s plan to build at least 1000 state houses each year, New Zealand wouldn’t be paying more than double the valuations for motels to house Kiwis needing emergency housing, says Labour’s […]
Read More →HAM shows country needs Labour on housing
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: HAM shows country needs Labour on housing The latest Housing Affordability Measure report shows affordability dramatically worsening for Auckland first home buyers, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “After nine years of a Government that has failed to make any headway on fixing the housing crisis, New Zealand […]
Read More →Canterbury kids get more support for mental health
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Canterbury kids get more support for mental health Children in Canterbury and Kaikoura will get dedicated mental health support to help them overcome the trauma of the earthquakes, says the Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “We’ll fund an extra eighty mental health professionals for the next three […]
Read More →Statement on Julie Bishop’s comments
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Statement on Julie Bishop’s comments It is highly regrettable that the Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has chosen to make false claims about the New Zealand Labour Party. I have been utterly transparent about this situation. I stand by my statements this morning that I knew absolutely nothing […]
Read More →Labour stands with Pike families
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Labour stands with Pike families A Labour Government will stand with the families of Pike River and reaffirm its commitment to safe workplaces by ensuring there will be a Minister responsible for Pike River, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “The Pike River disaster was unacceptable. Twenty-nine […]
Read More →Yes to Sallies – Labour will build more state houses
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Yes to Sallies – Labour will build more state houses The Salvation Army’s latest report ‘Taking Stock’ shows why New Zealand needs a Labour-led Government committed to a massive house building programme, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “When the Sallies say the country needs 2000 extra state […]
Read More →New Zealanders deserve better than scaremongering over water
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: New Zealanders deserve better than scaremongering over water New Zealanders need to hear from National about how they will fund the clean-up of our rivers and lakes for future generations. Instead, National has broadened its scare-mongering, says Labour’s Water spokesperson David Parker. “Everyone knows our water is too […]
Read More →School Leavers’ Toolkit to equip young people for adult life
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: School Leavers’ Toolkit to equip young people for adult life Labour will give school leavers the practical skills and knowledge they need for adult life with a new School Leavers’ Toolkit, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “Our teachers and schools do a great job of teaching […]
Read More →Pay equity to be a priority for Labour
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Pay equity to be a priority for Labour Labour will make sure that the country’s mental health workers are a priority when it comes to pay equity negotiations, says the Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “It is very important for me to right the wrong created […]
Read More →Labour’s positive education plan
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Labour’s positive education plan Today’s announcement on learning support is more tinkering and proof that only a Labour Government will deliver the resources that schools and parents are crying out for, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. “We have a positive vision for a better, fairer New Zealand […]
Read More →Pike footage raises questions over government’s actions
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Pike footage raises questions over government’s actions The Government’s seeming determination to turn a blind eye to new questions about what happened at Pike River Mine is troubling, says Labour’s West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O’Connor. “The video from Pike River mine, appears to show movement in the mine […]
Read More →Solution to rent rises lies in building houses and stopping speculators
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Solution to rent rises lies in building houses and stopping speculators The spread of rental increases from the big cities to the surrounding regions shows why we need to get on top of the housing shortage build homes our families can afford, and lock out the speculators, says […]
Read More →Clean rivers don’t cost $18 a cabbage
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Clean rivers don’t cost $18 a cabbage National is falling into a bad pattern of promising the world and not saying how they will fund it, says Labour’s Water spokesperson David Parker. “New Zealanders deserve an answer from Nick Smith on how he would fund his promises for […]
Read More →Time for honest answer on transport funding
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Time for honest answer on transport funding National needs to explain how they will fund the $6 billion funding gap in their 10-year Auckland transport plan, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. A yet-to-be-released report of the refreshed Auckland Transport Alignment Project shows $2.9 billion in extra […]
Read More →Time for true numbers on overseas speculators
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Time for true numbers on overseas speculators It’s time for the Government to give accurate figures on the number of houses being bought by overseas speculators, says Labour’s Land Information spokesperson Raymond Huo. “National still isn’t giving us a true picture of the size of the overseas speculator […]
Read More →Clean rivers for future generations
MIL OSI – Source: Labour Party Headline: Clean rivers for future generations Labour will lead a nationwide effort to restore our rivers and lakes to a clean, swimmable state, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “Clean water is the birth-right of all of us. I want future generations to be able to swim in […]
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