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Trust statement doesn’t get Hekia off hook
Monday, 24 March 2014, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Te Kohanga Reo Trust Board’s latest statement still leaves serious allegations of misuse of public money at Education Minister Hekia Parata’s door, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>
State Services Commission asked to clarify Parmar ruling
Monday, 24 March 2014, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Associate Social Development spokesperson Rajen Prasad wants a clarification from the State Services Commissioner into why he believes there is no conflict of interest with a Families Commissioner actively campaigning for the National Party. More >>
Will there be McSchools under National?
Monday, 24 March 2014, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Hekia Parata needs to tell the public whether international companies will be part of the Government’s schools-for-sale experiment, Labour’s Associate Education spokesperson Megan Woods says. More >>
High interest rates show need for Economic Upgrade
Monday, 24 March 2014, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s interest rates are among the highest in the world and homeowners that are bearing the brunt of them should join Labour’s call for an Economic Upgrade, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>
Labour Selects Five New Electorate Candidates
Monday, 24 March 2014, 11:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has selected a further five electorate candidates in a busy weekend of contested selections involving speeches, questions and answers, and member voting. Around half of candidate selections have now been completed. More >>
More than photo opps:Labour urges PM to push for disarmament
Monday, 24 March 2014, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister must push the cause of nuclear disarmament at the Nuclear Security Summit at The Hague to ensure the meeting is more than just a photo opportunity, says Labour’s Disarmament spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
Labour urges PM to push for disarmament
Monday, 24 March 2014, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister must push the cause of nuclear disarmament at the Nuclear Security Summit at The Hague to ensure the meeting is more than just a photo opportunity, says Labour’s Disarmament spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
Botany & Pakuranga Labour chose their candidates
Monday, 24 March 2014, 9:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
At a well attended meeting on Friday the combined electorates of Botany and Pakuranga selected their candidates for the 2014 election. More >>
Curran confirmed as Dunedin South Labour candidate
Sunday, 23 March 2014, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran was today confirmed as the Labour candidate for Dunedin South. More >>
Closure a disaster for Pasifika communities
Friday, 21 March 2014, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The closure of the Problem Gambling Foundation is disastrous for Pasifika communities whose people are the biggest spenders on pokie machines, Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. More >>
Foss negotiations with Countdown are idiotic
Friday, 21 March 2014, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Craig Foss has finally woken up to the supermarket practices being investigated by the Commerce Commission but negotiating a voluntary code of conduct with the company under investigation is idiotic, says Labour’s Commerce spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Super Fund contributions must restart on surplus
Friday, 21 March 2014, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Super Fund contributions must restart on surplus National must restart contributions to the Super Fund when it gets the books back into surplus as the government books would be $2.2 billion better off if contributions had not been stopped, says Labour’s ... More >>
Bizarre Ban On Immigrant Song
Friday, 21 March 2014, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s bizarre ban on seasonal workers busking at local markets is ridiculous, Labour’s MP for Tasman-Nelson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Power charge changes cynical
Friday, 21 March 2014, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Power charge changes cynical Electricity demand has fallen 2%, yet prices still continue to rise, says Labour’s Energy spokesperson David Shearer. “If National's electricity market was working, prices would be falling. The fact is the market is broken. “Despite ... More >>
DHBs caught between Ryall and a hard place
Friday, 21 March 2014, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Budget problems at Auckland are the direct result of Health Minister Tony Ryall’s crippling expectations on the country’s district health boards, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Minister plays the blame game
Friday, 21 March 2014, 9:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata must take responsibility for the Te Pataka Ohanga debacle, said Labour’s Māori Education Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Govt silences casino deal critic by axing funding
Friday, 21 March 2014, 8:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Problem Gambling Foundation is being forced to shut its doors after losing government funding because it has vocally opposed National’s dodgy convention centre for pokies deal, Labour’s Internal Affairs spokesperson Trevor Mallard says. More >>
Cuppa part of Justice Minister’s official programme
Thursday, 20 March 2014, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Evidence continues to mount that Judith Collins used her taxpayer-funded visit to China to undertake pre-planned promotional activities for her husband’s company, Labour MP Grant Robertson says. More >>
Minister plays the blame game
Thursday, 20 March 2014, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata must take responsibility for the Te Pataka Ohanga debacle, said Labour’s Māori Education Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Minister of Immigration must stop scammers
Thursday, 20 March 2014, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Michael Woodhouse should ask how information which would normally be available only to Immigration New Zealand has ended up in the hands of scammers, says Labour’s Immigration Spokesperson Rajen Prasad. More >>
