Labour Party stories

Finance minister, Nicola Willis, proposes new fiscal measures aimed to boost transparency while criticising the previous government's management strategies.

National Party's broad, varied Facebook campaign may have contributed to their election loss, says digital marketing expert.

Yesterday was Budget Day, and since our Labour-led government released its first budget, Twitter has been afire with responses.

Education Minister Nikki Kaye has announced a $5.2 million funding boost for Teach First NZ to train more teachers in STEM subjects.

Labour's ICT spokesperson questions where the money is coming from for New Zealand's second phase of the UFB programme.

Labour slams government for spurning funding bid, foreseeing the demise of the vital Pasifika Education Centre.

The Labour Party is accusing the Govt of ignoring inequalities caused by BYOD after a controversial 100k donation to Wakatipu High School.

The Labour Party kicked off its Future of Work conference this week, announcing 10 Big Ideas. Amongst the ideas are several points about education.

The Labour Party has announced 10 Big Ideas as part of its Future of Work conference held in Auckland this week, with technology playing a big role.

Labour Party calls for urgent fix to the WINZ IT system, saying it is preventing access to support for superannuitants and beneficiaries.

New Zealand urged to capitalize on global tech opportunities amid growing competition, says Labour's ICT spokesperson.

Charging parents for school enrolment ballots is unfair, says New Zealand's Labour Party, as it criticises fees for out-of-zone students.

Economic Dev Minister hits back at Labour Party over criticism of $200k app; says it will save printing costs.

Labour Party criticizes Steven Joyce for spending $200,000 on an app downloaded only 1000 times. Party calls it a waste of taxpayer money.

Labour Party criticises KiwiRail's cyber security, saying the test website was left open to the public allowing free bookings.

The Labour Party says Minister Amy Adams is currently trying to contain the fallout from the Government's $300 million rural broadband scheme.

Labour criticises National for delaying rural broadband improvements, saying the wait leaves rural New Zealand with inadequate internet for years.

Labour releases discussion paper on the Future of Work Commission, exploring the impact of technology on New Zealand's workforce.

Labour's Jacinda Ardern zeroes in on bolstering support for Kiwi SMEs, inspired by fruitful discussions with Flow Software.

Labour condemns the Government's rural broadband initiative, calling it a massive policy failure and criticising a planned additional NZD $150 million spend.