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Great sadness at demise of Downstage
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Wellington Labour MPs Grant Robertson and Annette King have expressed their sadness at the closure of Downstage Theatre. More >>
Jones scapegoat for Govt failures in defence
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s unannounced decision not to reappoint Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Rhys Jones is an attempt to scapegoat him for multiple failures in the New Zealand Defence Force, says Labour’s Defence spokesperson Phil Goff. More >>
Labour pledges to support child well-being measures
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will continue the work of the Children’s Action Plan when it becomes the Government in 2014, Labour’s Spokesperson for Children Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Cunliffe Welcomes Parker As Deputy
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Cunliffe says he and his newly elected deputy David Parker will make Labour an unstoppable Opposition and a government in waiting. More >>
RMA reform at any cost? Dam could ‘kill’ Tukituki river
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 9:03 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Leaked documents reveal the Department of Conservation’s original submission on the plan change for the Ruataniwha Dam was far more critical than a subsequent one, say Labour’s Environment and Conservation spokespeople, Maryan Street and Ruth ... More >>
New Labour leader is David Cunliffe
Sunday, 15 September 2013, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Cunliffe has been elected as the Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. David Cunliffe was elected by a majority in the first round of a preferential three-way Electoral College contest also involving Grant Robertson and Shane Jones. Moira Coatsworth, ... More >>
Labour elects David Cunliffe as Leader
Sunday, 15 September 2013, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Cunliffe has been elected Leader of the Labour Party in its first ever primary election. This afternoon Mr Cunliffe promised that the focus of his leadership and the entire party would be on winning the 2014 election in order to give New Zealand ... More >>
75th anniversary time to restore dignity to welfare state
Friday, 13 September 2013, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tomorrow marks 75 years since social security was introduced in New Zealand and a time to restore dignity to our welfare state, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Key’s Chorus claims are the true nonsense
Friday, 13 September 2013, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s claim this morning that Chorus will go bankrupt if the Government doesn’t bring in the copper tax is pure scaremongering, designed to cover up National's blunders in the UFB rollout, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
John Key out of touch on copper tax campaign
Friday, 13 September 2013, 11:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s claim that a $600 million copper tax that is set to be imposed on Kiwi families is ‘nonsense’ shows just how out of touch he has become with the concerns of everyday New Zealanders, Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran says. More >>
Non-hires result of budget shortfalls
Friday, 13 September 2013, 8:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Serious staff shortages at some of the country’s biggest hospitals are affecting patient services and forcing clinicians to shoulder unsustainable workloads, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Chch kids deserve quality education, not privatisation
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Hekia Parata’s refusal to take a public-private partnership off the table for the newly formed Aranui super school raises the prospect of further privatisation of education in Christchurch, says Labour’s Associate Education spokesperson ... More >>
Lifting sanctions must lead to restoring rights
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to partially lift sanctions against Fiji reflects the softening stance in relation to Fiji being proposed by the incoming government in Australia, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Phil Goff. More >>
Serious issues exposed in Defence Force Safety Review
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Defence Force review has buried the worrying statistic that up to a quarter of personnel in most army units are unable to be actively deployed because of injuries, Labour’s Defence spokesperson Phil Goff says. More >>
Govt housing policy creates generation of renters
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s housing policy is in tatters and has forced the Reserve Bank to use LVRs, that include first home buyers – a move that is locking thousands of Kiwi families out of the dream of owning a home, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David ... More >>
‘No economic justification’ for Tiwai subsidy
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government was so desperate to stitch up a deal with Rio Tinto over the Tiwai Point smelter before it sold Meridian that it ignored Treasury’s advice and made the subsidy tax free, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
National must listen to copper tax campaign
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National must listen to the widespread opposition to Amy Adams’ ‘copper tax’ that will give $600 million to shareholders in Chorus at the cost of New Zealanders’ broadband bills, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker and Communications ... More >>
Survey shows primary industries under threat
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s primary industries are under threat with a new survey showing about 80,000 air passengers this year will not undergo biosecurity checks, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Support parties can’t sell out over RMA
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While it is pleasing to see the Maori Party and United Future get on board with opposition to National’s plans for the RMA, they need to stick to their guns and not be swayed by weak Government concessions, says Maryan Street, Labour's Environment Spokesperson. More >>
Grey Power deal shows need for NZ Power
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 10:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Pulse Energy’s deal with Grey Power for discounts for its members shows why New Zealand needs Labour’s policy to bring down power prices, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
