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Bill will end ‘blame game’ of power rises

Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Bill will end ‘blame game’ of power rises 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, ... More >>

Strategy means nothing if government restricts access

Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The high ideals of the Tertiary Education Strategy released today mean nothing alongside a government determined to see tertiary education as a cost to cut rather than an investment in our future, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Grant Robertson ... More >>

Change of heart an encouraging first step?

Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A Government back down on child harm prevention orders is a welcome change of heart, Labour’s Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. “Moves by Paula Bennett to strengthen child protection laws are commendable, but there were always serious ... More >>

Nick Smith – the worst vandal

Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 11:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Phil Twyford says Housing Minister Nick Smith is the worst culprit when it comes to damaged and vandalised state houses. More >>

Health costs adding to living pressures

Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 11:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Health costs adding to living pressures If Tony Ryall needs any evidence of why increasing numbers of people are turning up to emergency departments rather than going to their GP then he has it in new figures that reveal the cost of going to a doctor has leapt ... More >>

NZX complaints need better scrutiny

Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party

A complaint to NZX of insider trading that seems to have passed by the Minister of Commerce should be a warning for investors in the New Zealand capital markets, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>

Did Brownlee leave workers in dark over asbestos?

Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee needs to tell KiwiRail workers and the public when he became aware degraded asbestos on some Chinese-purchased DL locomotives had become dangerous, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darien Fenton. More >>

Ukraine’s sovereign rights must be protected

Monday, 3 March 2014, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Any further escalation of the situation in Ukraine could ultimately threaten the peace and security of Europe, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer. More >>

Threats over booze sales costing ratepayers

Monday, 3 March 2014, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Taxpayers’ Union should launch a campaign to stop supermarkets wasting hundreds of thousands of ratepayers’ dollars on spurious legal challenges designed to subvert alcohol laws, says Labour’s Associate Health Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>

Labour will make Rena owners pay for clean up

Monday, 3 March 2014, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A Labour government would make sure the owners of the Rena pay the full amount to clean up the Astrolabe Reef, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>

KiwiRail carriages need new independent tests

Sunday, 2 March 2014, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must launch a review of KiwiRail’s contracting systems and bring in new independent testing of its Chinese-made locomotives after asbestos was found in them, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>

Taking Best Start on the road

Sunday, 2 March 2014, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is taking its Best Start package to the people, with a series of community meetings planned around the country. MPs Jacinda Ardern, Annette King, Chris Hipkins and Sue Moroney will be promoting Best Start in regional and metropolitan centres, ... More >>

Children’s Day a day of shame for National

Saturday, 1 March 2014, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Prime Minister John Key and his National Government should hang their heads in shame during Children’s Day tomorrow for their unwillingness to tackle child poverty, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe More >>

Asbestos find another one for catalogue of KiwiRail problems

Saturday, 1 March 2014, 5:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The pressure on KiwiRail to meet the Government’s profit-focussed policies on its freight business as well as reduce overall costs is showing with the grounding of all 40 of its Chinese-made locomotives after asbestos was found yesterday, says ... More >>

Govt must release Pike legal documents

Saturday, 1 March 2014, 9:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must immediately release all correspondence between Crown lawyers, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment staff, and Peter Whittal's counsel after one of Mr Whittal's lawyers revealed discussions over Pike River charges were ... More >>