Congratulations, we’re kissing you goodbye
Plaudits being heaped on Air New Zealand by the Prime Minister suggest he is either suffering from sunstroke or that his tongue is stuck firmly in cheek, Labour MP Chris Hipkins says.
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Labour will enhance and protect ACC
Labour today reinforced its commitment to enhancing and protecting New Zealand’s world leading ACC scheme which— Kiwi owned and operated for three decades— is envied internationally with low levies and Kiwis’ best interests at heart, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins.
“ACC is the only system in the world which provides 24-hour no-fault coverage for all physical injuries. It’s a public entity and the property of New Zealanders, not simply another insurance scheme to make profits for foreign corporates,” Chris Hipkins said. Read the rest of this entry »
Another day, another asset
The full extent of National’s privatisation ambitions have been exposed again, with Nick Smith confirming today that the Government will look at carving off even more accident cover to the private insurance industry, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
Smith confirms wholesale privatisation of ACC
It’s now abundantly clear that wholesale privatisation is the National Party’s true agenda when it comes to accident compensation, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
Levy reduction highlights National’s dishonesty
Today’s announcement, just over six weeks before the general election, that the National Government will be reducing ACC levies highlights how dishonest and cynical it was in talking up a manufactured crisis in the first place, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
Make sure your vote will count – Hipkins
Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins says he is very concerned that one in four young people will lose the chance to have their say if they fail to enrol for the 26 November General Election and Referendum on the Voting System.
Kids deserve better than one size fits all
Local primary and intermediate schools taking action against controversial national standards received another boost recently when the Labour Party announced it will not force them to implement the policy. Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins is confident that local schools will welcome the commitment.
Govt falls announcement falls short of reality
A Government announcement today regarding concerns around falls prevention is blatant hypocrisy given the National Government cut funding for falls prevention programmes, Labour ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
National deaf to hearing loss concerns
It’s outrageous that the National government have used their majority on a parliamentary select committee to prevent the voice of nearly 6,000 New Zealanders from being heard, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
National using jiggery pokery on ACC numbers
National has once again been caught out selectively using ACC figures, Labour ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
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