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Labour saddened by death of Sir Owen Woodhouse
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 11:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand has lost one of its finest jurists and most outstanding citizens with the death of Sir Owen Woodhouse ONZ KBE DSC, Labour Leader David Cunliffe said today. More >>
Promise of jam tomorrow takes the cake
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A claim by Minister of Finance Bill English that average wages will climb by $7,500 over the next four years is a cynical promise of jam tomorrow by a government whose record on wage growth is atrocious, Labour spokesperson on labour issues Andrew Little ... More >>
Hekia Parata kept exam book errors from schools
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Schools will be appalled to learn Education Minister Hekia Parata knew since January that hundreds of exam booklets had been returned to the wrong students but said nothing about it, Labour’s Education Spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Board of Inquiry conditions will save rivers in New Zealand
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ruataniwha dam decision released today has protected the Tukituki River and dashed the Government’s hope of the “one nutrient model” (TRIM) being adopted nationwide, says Labour’s Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
More Oravida endorsements from John Key
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The use of a picture of John Key in an advertisement for Oravida’s scampi products in a Chinese airline magazine is further evidence of an unhealthily cosy relationship between the National Party and this company, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>
Labour turns wheels for cycling safety
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With more than a million New Zealanders now using cycling as an attractive alternative means of transport it is past time their safety was taken seriously, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darien Fenton says. More >>
Making the holidays easier for Kiwi drivers
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The next Labour Government will make the holidays easier and journeys quicker for Kiwi families driving on the roads, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>
Judith Collins has to fess up on ACC blunder
Monday, 14 April 2014, 10:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
ACC Minster Judith Collins must front up and tell New Zealand how many people who refused to hand over their private details to ACC have been denied cover, says Labour’s ACC Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway “The legality of ACC’s privacy waver, ACC ... More >>
Labour Party donation disclosure
Monday, 14 April 2014, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party has received a donation of $64,999 from Auckland businessman Phillip Mills. This donation has been declared with the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 210C of the Electoral Act 1993. More >>
Te Tai Tokerau Ignored as Mana Blinded by the Bling
Monday, 14 April 2014, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The voice of Te Tai Tokerau is silent as the Mana Party makes a whole lot of noise about who it will form an alliance with. As Mana falls apart because it is unsure whether it represents the poor or uber-rich, promises made by the party’s leader ... More >>
Green light from Labour for cancer screening programme
Monday, 14 April 2014, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Cunliffe has today committed to a national bowel screening programme, starting with extending the current service to the Southern and Waikato districts. More >>
Progressive declines to appear before MPs
Monday, 14 April 2014, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Progressive Enterprises has declined to appear before the Commerce Select Committee but has given different reasons to Labour’s Commerce spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove and the media. More >>
Ilam LEC to confirm James Dann as Labour candidate
Monday, 14 April 2014, 10:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ilam Labour Electorate Committee is pleased to announce we will be holding a candidate confirmation meeting on Wednesday the 16th of April. The candidate is James Macbeth Dann, cancer researcher, commentator and native Cantabrian. More >>
Labour Targets First Time Voters
Monday, 14 April 2014, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has selected Young Labour Vice President Arena Williams to contest the seat of Hunua at the General Election on 20 September this year. At 24 she is Labour’s youngest candidate. More >>
Adequate resourcing needed for victims’ advocate
Monday, 14 April 2014, 9:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The establishment of a victims’ commissioner role will only be meaningful if it is properly resourced to do the job of advocating for victims’ interests, Labour Justice spokesperson Andrew Little says. More >>
Japan’s quick turnaround on whaling disappointing
Sunday, 13 April 2014, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that Japan plans to recommence some form of “scientific” whaling programme so quickly after the International Court of Justice’s ruling against it is very disappointing, says David Shearer, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson. “New ... More >>
Labour will move to save the Kauri
Sunday, 13 April 2014, 11:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will spend $20 million over the next 10 years to stop the spread of Kauri dieback disease, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>
National’s tax dodge
Saturday, 12 April 2014, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s insistence that it is cracking down on tax dodgers is little more than a bit of election year chest beating, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>
Housing prices go up – Gens X & Y give up
Friday, 11 April 2014, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s REINZ report shows house prices continue skyward while first home buyers are dropping out of the market, says Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “According to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand the national median house ... More >>
Do Key and Adams support Chorus appeal?
Friday, 11 April 2014, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key and Amy Adams must tell New Zealanders whether they support Chorus’ appeal of the High Court’s ruling in favour of the Commerce Commission, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>
