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David Cunliffe’s community activities

Saturday, 21 September 2013, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Some questions have been raised by media in relation to the community activities section of David Cunliffe’s curriculum vitae. David Cunliffe was a member of the PSA from 1987-1990 when he worked for MFAT. During part of this time he served as ... More >>

Meridian Fire Sale a $1b Hole In Asset Sales

Friday, 20 September 2013, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Meridian is being sold off in a fire sale for $1b less than the $3.1 billion the Government needs to reach its hopelessly optimistic goal of raising $5b to $7b from asset sales, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Court reforms likely to drag out disputes

Friday, 20 September 2013, 11:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party

A revamp of the Family Court system has been motivated by cost-cutting and is likely to make the process more difficult for vulnerable partners and children, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Andrew Little says. More >>

Government’s poor record highlighted on Women’s Suffrage Day

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

To mark Suffrage Day Labour has put the Government's poor record on supporting women, particularly in the areas of Labour, Justice and Tertiary Education, under the spotlight in Parliament. More >>

Punitive Move Just Adds to Burden

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A move to slap interest charges on people with a legal aid debt will, in most cases, punish them for being poor and accessing state assistance, and may even be unlawful, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Andrew Little says. More >>

Low Pay Nothing to Celebrate On Suffrage Day

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Minister Simon Bridges might do well to take time on Suffrage Day to reflect on the impact his Employment Relations Amendment Bill will have on women’s pay and rights, says Labour Issues spokesperson, Darien Fenton. More >>

Smith skating on thin ice over irrigation process

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Conservation Minister Nick Smith can’t continue to deny interfering in process around the Ruataniwha irrigation scheme when all the evidence points to him doing exactly that, says Labour’s Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>

America’s Cup is weather-dependent, our economy can’t be

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party

It is one thing for the America’s Cup to depend on the weather but statistics out today show our economy relies too much on the elements, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>

Invermay report joins the dots

Thursday, 19 September 2013, 9:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Dunedin’s two electorate MPs David Clark and Clare Curran welcomed the release of a Dunedin City Council sponsored report into Invermay and its prospects, saying the report pulls no punches in asking whether Agresearch’s Board has done enough ... More >>

Serious questions remain over copper tax

Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Serious questions remain over the copper tax, including what was said by the Chorus chair to John Key and what risk, if any, there is of the company going broke, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>

Easy solution, but Ryall not interested

Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Ministry of Health is so concerned at the impact higher prescription charges are having on patients and on pharmacists it is warning it could become an election issue, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>

Block Offer 2014 Premature Without Protections

Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Block Offer 2014 process for awarding oil and gas exploration permits announced today is premature without proper environmental protections in place, Labour’s Energy spokesperson Moana Mackey says. More >>

EQC A Mess – Brownlee’s Review Needed Now

Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A year ago today Gerry Brownlee promised a review of EQC yet he has delivered basically nothing, despite another large privacy breach revealed yesterday, says Labour’s Earthquake Commission spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Forestry credits plunge under National

Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A report out today shows just 2 percent of units surrendered under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2012 were forestry credits, down from 64 per cent two years ago, says Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson Moana Mackey. More >>

More MSD Staff Seeking Help As Workloads Grow

Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The number of Ministry of Social Development staff seeking counselling for work-related problems has hit unprecedented levels, with the number of Child Youth and Family staff receiving help up almost 130 per cent over four years, Labour’s Social Development ... More >>

Wendy Brandon to be Labour Chief of Staff

Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Wendy Brandon is currently the General Counsel at Auckland Council and a member of the Executive Leadership team. She has previously worked for the Ministry of Health, and was seconded as a senior adviser to David Cunliffe’s office when he was Minister ... More >>

English and Key must be more pointy-headed

Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

It’s time for John Key and Bill English to get more pointy-headed as they don’t appear to grasp the serious impacts our current account deficit of $9.1 billion and net international liabilities of $151 billion have on the economy, says Labour’s ... More >>