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Tony Milne selected as Christchurch Central candidate
Saturday, 8 March 2014, 6:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party President Moira Coatsworth has announced that Tony Milne will be Labour’s candidate for Christchurch Central at the 2014 General Election. He was selected from a field of three candidates. Moira Coatsworth said today: More >>
National eroding New Zealand’s proud record
Saturday, 8 March 2014, 6:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National eroding New Zealand’s proud record There is little to celebrate this International Women’s Day with Kiwi women going backwards by any measure under the National Government, Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Carol Beaumont says. “A major annual ... More >>
John Key’s stance on donations reeks of hypocrisy
Saturday, 8 March 2014, 6:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key can’t claim that people donating to the campaigns of Labour leadership contenders somehow have a secret agenda but duck for cover when it comes to revealing those donating thousands of dollars to the National Party, Labour MP Chris Hipkins ... More >>
Power hikes hit marooned Christchurch residents
Friday, 7 March 2014, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Canterbury residents have been hit with a double whammy this week with flooding and increases in their power bills, says Labour’s energy spokesperson David Shearer. More >>
Student loan changes criminalising a generation
Friday, 7 March 2014, 11:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s new regime against student loan defaulters is nothing but a cheap gimmick which will do little to improve debt repayment, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Invermay changes could lose money
Friday, 7 March 2014, 9:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The long-withheld business case for the AgResearch restructure reveals that the whole organisation is put at risk and in one scenario could even lose money for farmers, says North Dunedin Labour MP David Clark. More >>
Govt response timid, arrogant, extremely disappointing
Friday, 7 March 2014, 8:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Govt response timid, arrogant, extremely disappointing The Government’s response to recommendations from Parliament’s Health Select Committee is nothing better than a two-fingered salute to two years of hard work, Labour’s Health spokesperson ... More >>
Pacific communities let down
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 6:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to be straight up and accept they have failed to deliver for Pacific communities, Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. More >>
Inspiring change means more than platitudes
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Two days out from International Women’s Day and three years into the job Women’s Affairs Minister Jo Goodhew has failed to make inroads into many of the most important issues facing Kiwi women, Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Carol Beaumont ... More >>
Minister needs to pick up his game
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The news that New Zealand universities have again failed to rank among the world's top 100 institutions will send another shiver done the spine of our export education sector, says Labour’s spokesperson for Export Education Raymond Huo. More >>
Solid Energy admits debt levels led to near-collapse
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Solid Energy admits debt levels, not coal, led to near-collapse Solid Energy has admitted that if it had a debt level appropriate for a major mining company when coal prices fell in 2012 it is ‘most unlikely’ the SOE would be in the perilous ... More >>
Kiwis deserve answers on rising power bills
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Electricity Authority’s investigation into rising electricity prices must be rigorous and uncover exactly where price increases are coming from, says Labour’s Energy spokesperson David Shearer. “New Zealanders know that power prices are out ... More >>
Rising profits v stagnating wages show increasing inequality
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Rising profits v stagnating wages shows increasing inequality Company profits are increasing much faster than the wage rates of working Kiwis, showing the gap between the haves and have-nots is increasing, said Labour’s Finance spokesperson David ... More >>
Gerry Brownlee red faced over apology
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 11:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee has demonstrated just how far out of touch he is with what is happening in Christchurch, says Labour’s Canterbury Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Doubt lingers on after Cabinet Office advice kept secret
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 10:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Doubt about Judith Collins’ visit to the Chinese headquarters of Oravida will linger while the Cabinet Office advice about any conflict of interest is kept secret, Labour MP Grant Robertson says. More >>
National Party and Oravida is cronyism at its worst
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 6:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Judith Collins’ visit to the Chinese headquarters of Oravida, a company for which her husband is a director, is further evidence of the way the National Party looks after its mates rather than the interests of all New Zealanders, Labour MP Grant ... More >>
Pike deal documents should be made public
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Attorney-General Chris Finlayson must make public the decisions made by Crown Law or other government agencies not to prosecute Peter Whittall after $3.4 million was made available to the victims' families, Labour's Justice spokesperson Andrew Little ... More >>
Minister must factor in true cost of PPP
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Public-Private Partnership slated for Aranui Community School must factor in the additional costs to the local community, says Labour’s Christchurch education spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Labour unable to support Environmental Reporting Bill
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is with great disappointment that Labour has decided it is unable to support the first reading of the Environmental Reporting Bill in Parliament today says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Moana Mackey. More >>
Bill will end ‘blame game’ of power rises
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer has drafted a private members bill to provide clarity around electricity prices. “Each component of our power industry is blaming each other for the rises, playing a game of saying ‘hey, it’s not our fault’ while quietly pocketing ... More >>
