Answers needed on High Commissioner’s residence
New Zealand taxpayers should be told why they are having to fork out $7500 a week to pay for alternative premises for the High Commissioner in London while the official residence remains empty, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Phil Goff, says.
“Foreign Affairs has just been savagely restructured, with staff being made redundant and allowances slashed to save money.
Six Nominees For the Labour Candidacy In the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
With the closure of nominations at 5pm today for Labour’s Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidature, the Labour Party’s General Secretary has announced that six nominations have been received for selection as candidate. They are in alphabetical order:
Biographies of nominees
Hayden Hape
Denniston deal a lost opportunity
The Government has missed an opportunity to allow conservation groups and the mining company Bathurst to reach a compromise over the Denniston Plateau by riding roughshod over the process, says Labour’s Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson.
Dunne’s ‘rush’ a long time coming
It’s a bit rich for Peter Dunne to announce today that legislation to regulate legal highs should be ‘rushed’ through Parliament, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says.
“Peter Dunne and the National-led Government could have passed the legislation long before now if they had made regulating the legal high industry a priority.
More Kiwis having power supply cut off
New figures obtained by Labour show that more Kiwis are having their power supply cut off because they can’t afford to pay their electricity bills, says Labour Leader David Shearer.
McDonald’s case shows flaws in meal breaks law
Unite Union’s court case against McDonalds for unpaid meal breaks highlights the dangers of the Government’s plans to weaken rest and meal breaks, says Darien Fenton, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues.
IPCA recommendations must be fully implemented
The recommendations made by the Independent Police Conduct Authority after its investigation into Operation Eight must be fully implemented and reported back to the Government and Tuhoe people, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi.
NZ Power: balancing the budget, boosting the economy
Businesspeople keep telling me they’re working harder than ever but the high costs of doing business mean the rewards just aren’t coming.
There are many reasons for this. One I’m committed to tackling is market failure in our electricity industry.
Minister finally sees sense over Salisbury
Education Minister Hekia Parata’s latest decision to keep Salisbury School open is the right one – it’s just a shame it took a court ruling, relentless community work and a major dose of negative press to bring the Minister round, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins.
Parata isn’t calling it a cut – she’s calling it tough luck
Pacific Minister Hekia Parata’s denial that she has cut funding from her Ministry’s Budget is an insult to Pasifika people desperately seeking the brighter future her Party promised, says Labour’s spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Su’a William Sio.
