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Super Ministry now our responsibility
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Public scrutiny has proved to be more effective in providing leadership to the Government’s ‘super ministry’ than the super ministers themselves” says Labour associate spokesperson for Building and Construction Raymond Huo. More >>
Ryall’s imagination running wild
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is clear Health Minister Tony Ryall is doctoring statistics around the number of patients being dumped off waiting lists, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Government not Wikileaks should reveal TPP facts
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The debate over the TPP negotiations should have been revealed by the Government and not left to be exposed by Wikileaks says Labour’s Trade spokesperson, Phil Goff. More >>
No ifs or buts, Government should pay miners’ families
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 9:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It is morally repugnant that the Government has chosen to walk away from its responsibility to compensate the families of the men killed at Pike River, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>
Advice on endangered Maui’s dolphins was ignored
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The extinction of the Maui’s dolphin is now a very real risk with the Government ignoring DOC advice says Labour’s conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Potential LVR build changes show housing policy in disarray
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Reserve Bank’s admission today that it may exempt new build housing form LVR restrictions shows the Government’s housing policy is a total shambles, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Minister must come clean on public-private schools for Chch
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Hekia Parata must come clean and tell local communities in Christchurch which schools are being targeted for public-private partnerships, says Labour’s Christchurch Education spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
International expert should undertake Chorus financial probe
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An international expert should be brought in to conduct the independent assessment of Chorus’ financial position, Labour’s associate Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>
Taxi drivers pull rank over work conditions
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Conditions for cabbies working Auckland Airport have become so dire they have been driven to protest, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darien Fenton says. Around 300 drivers have pulled out of working on the Auckland Airport taxi ranks today in protest ... More >>
National MP praised Sri Lankan government
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It beggars belief that National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi praised the Sri Lankan government’s approach to the Tamil crisis as “impressive” despite worldwide condemnation of its human rights record, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
Prime Minister lacks courage over Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 8:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister, John Key, today in Question Time said that he would not be doing anything to challenge the convention that the current host of CHOGM should automatically carry on to be the Chair of the Commonwealth for the next two years, said Labour’s ... More >>
English doesn’t know what sales are hit by tax on traders
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English tries to claim taxes paid by property traders are an effective substitute for a capital gains tax on profits from the sale of investment property yet today admitted he has no idea what proportion of sales are taxed as traders, says Labour ... More >>
No guarantees on shonky Sky City deal
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour government will not be bound by National’s shonky deal with its corporate mates at Sky City, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>
Key must make agencies pay Pike compensation
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key must require the Government-owned shareholders of Pike River Coal fulfil their moral duty to ensure the families of the men killed at Pike River get their full court-ordered compensation payment, says Labour Leader David Cunliffe. More >>
Strike Three for Government asset sales
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Yet another of National’s asset sales has turned into a train wreck with potential court action and compensation looming over the Genesis sell-off, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Sri Lanka unfit to chair Commonwealth
Monday, 11 November 2013, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Sri Lanka's treatment of a New Zealand MP in the past 24 hours is further demonstration it is unfit to chair the Commonwealth, Labour says. More >>
Stronger communities need to counter attacks on elderly
Monday, 11 November 2013, 11:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Recent despicable attacks on our elderly show the importance of New Zealand building strong communities, says Labour’s spokesperson on Senior Citizens , Ruth Dyson. More >>
Ban on shark finning welcomed
Monday, 11 November 2013, 8:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has welcomed an announcement by the Government to ban shark finning in New Zealand waters. “It has been a long time coming but New Zealand has finally caught up with many of the other world’s nations in banning shark finning.” says ... More >>
Labour says no to vigilante action against sex offenders
Sunday, 10 November 2013, 11:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour does not support vigilante-type actions against sex offenders as reported in the Herald on Sunday but says the police must be utterly scrupulous in investigating sex offences in order to keep public confidence. More >>
Labour will simplify small business tax
Friday, 8 November 2013, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Labour government will substantially simplify tax for small businesses, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. More >>
