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Sky TV gets slapped with a wet bus ticket
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Sky TV has got off extremely lightly after the Commerce Commission found its previous contracts may have breached the Commerce Act, said Labour Broadcasting spokesperson Kris Faafoi and associate ICT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Cubs and Brownies in charge of biosecurity
Monday, 7 October 2013, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Catching white butterflies might be great school holiday fun for the kids but should not be part of our frontline biosecurity response, Labour’s Biosecurity spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Māori Party disunity denies Māori extra seat
Monday, 7 October 2013, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The dysfunction and disunity of the Māori Party has turned off voters and denied Māori an eighth Māori electorate seat, says Labour Associate Māori Affairs spokesperson Rino Tirikatene. More >>
Govt must tread carefully on data sharing
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
There must be tight rules around increasing information sharing between Crown agencies given that almost 100,000 Kiwis have had their personal details accidently released under this Government, Labour Leader and ICT spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>
Highway proposal sees community united against it
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP for Māngere Su’a William Sio says the people of Mangere will fight tooth and nail to oppose a government roading proposal which looks set to carve up the community. More >>
Will Smith take responsibility for interest rates going up?
Sunday, 6 October 2013, 9:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing Minister Nick Smith's concession that interest rates are about to rise is yet more proof the Government's housing policy is in tatters, says Labour's Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Time for answers over Solid Energy mess
Friday, 4 October 2013, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Solid Energy’s $335 million loss in the last year shows the time has come for real answers on how the company got into this mess which can only come from the Auditor General, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Media complaint by Council out of order
Friday, 4 October 2013, 10:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A complaint by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council against Radio New Zealand for reporting concerns about the proposed Ruataniwha dam is out of order, Labour Leader and Regional Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Migrant worker law changes useless without enforcement
Friday, 4 October 2013, 9:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Changes to immigration law to increase penalties for employers who exploit migrant workers will be ineffective without a significant boost to enforcement resources, says Labour’s Associate Immigration spokesperson Darien Fenton. More >>
Ryall’s fairy dust at work again
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Thousands of the most vulnerable Kiwis, already struggling to access health care services, look set to be further disadvantaged despite claims to the contrary from Tony Ryall, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>
John Key should stand up for rights of Kiwis in Australia
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key has an obligation to stand up for the rights of Kiwis no matter where they live and he should have been tougher with Tony Abbott last night, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer says. More >>
Cantabrians denied democracy twice in a row
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cantabrians have again been shut out of local democracy by the National Government, which has banned them from electing their Environment Canterbury representatives for the second election in a row, says Labour’s Local Government spokesperson, ... More >>
Bridges: stop crowing and start funding
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Simon Bridges is trying to have a bob each way on housing – he’s claiming the Warm Up New Zealand scheme as a success, while at the same time gutting the policy, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Minister sat on power price rise info to avoid bad press
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 8:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Energy Minister Simon Bridges delayed the release of information showing consumers were paying $50 more for their power in an apparent attempt to bury bad news, Labour’s Energy and Resources spokesperson David Shearer says. More >>
Tertiary strategy could have been so much better
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s draft tertiary education strategy not only lacks real vision, it also focuses over-much on employer gratification, says Labour’s Associate Tertiary Education Spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Dolphin petition puts more pressure on Nick Smith
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
International pressure is growing to get Nick Smith to do more to save the Maui’s dolphin from extinction, with thousands of people signing an online petition aimed directly at the Conservation Minister, Labour’s Conservation Spokesperson Ruth ... More >>
Government misses chance to lead way on health and safety
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has missed its opportunity to put in place a world’s best practice health and safety regime as it sends its Bill to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Pike River back to Parliament, says Andrew Little, Labour's ... More >>
University governance changes a power play
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Stripping away democratic governance is not the answer to ensuring New Zealand’s universities remain internationally competitive and flies in the face of best practice, says Labour's Association Tertiary Education spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Solid Energy banks got a trim not a haircut
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 11:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key has folded yet again in negotiations with big corporates, and backed away from his threat of a haircut for Solid Energy’s banks, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Problems at private prison all too predictable
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
News that more than half of 20 new staff at Serco’s Mt Eden prison have reportedly left their jobs amid fears for their safety is an unfortunate but predictable consequence of the Government’s privatisation agenda, Labour’s Corrections spokesperson Jacinda ... More >>
