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Manufacturing job losses: Change needed now

Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The loss of 84 jobs at aviation manufacturer Safe Air shows that action must be taken to revive our struggling exporting manufacturers, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>

CoOL must be included in Food Bill fix-up

Friday, 14 June 2013, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Moves by the government to exempt sausage sizzles and cake stalls from new food laws don’t change the fact Kiwis will still have no way of knowing where their food comes from, Labour’s Food Safety spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>

Hopeful Reprieve For Pork Industry

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“News that the Supreme Court has ordered an interim ban on the import of raw pork products is a welcome development in this long-running battle, says Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson, Damien O’Connor. More >>

John Key knew Peter Dunne was not complying with Inquiry

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key was briefed multiple times about the investigation into the leaking of the Kitteridge Report and was told that Peter Dunne was not complying with the inquiry a week before his resignation, Labour Deputy Leader Grant Robertson said. More >>

Tomorrow never comes for veterans

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Minister Michael Woodhouse is quick off the mark when it comes to leading overseas trips but tortoise-like when it comes to making meaningful changes to war pensions that veterans are still waiting for, Labour’s Veteran Affairs spokesperson Iain ... More >>

Bickering won’t speed up Canterbury’s consents

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Building and Housing Minister Maurice Williamson and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee’s hands-off approach to the building consent process in the quake-ravaged city won’t impress Cantabrians, says Labour MP for Port Hills ... More >>

Strike bill a return to failed far-right policy

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A bill designed to make strikes ineffective by allowing employers to use replacement labour is another attack on the hard-fought rights of Kiwi workers says Darien Fenton, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues. More >>

Local MPs welcome interpreters and their families

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour MPs Sue Moroney and Iain Lees-Galloway extend a warm welcome to the Afghan former interpreters and their families who are starting new lives in Hamilton and Palmerston North. More >>

Spy crisis deepens: Key must front

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s spy laws must be halted until it is determined whether the privacy of New Zealand citizens is being breached by the United States, with the blessing of John Key, Labour’s communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>

Minister finally acts on PKE import risks

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy’s confession that import standards for palm kernel extract (PKE) need strengthening is well overdue, says Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor. More >>

Well done WCC on Living Wage decision

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Local Wellington MPs, Grant Robertson and Annette King, today congratulated the Wellington City Council on its decision to become a Living Wage employer in principle, and for Wellington to be a Living Wage Capital. More >>

Joyce has eyes closed over hard-hit regions

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Steven Joyce can’t deny that abandoning his Government’s commitment to regional polytechnics has done real damage, says Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>

Trickle-down housing policy

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The centrepiece of the Government’s affordable housing policy is a Bill that won’t lead to any new affordable housing, says Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>

Joyce unable to answer basic questions

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Steven Joyce is increasingly struggling to keep a grip on his portfolios as his cobbled-together department creaks at the seams, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark. More >>

Big challenges for new Revenue minister

Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Revenue portfolio is in disarray following the departure of distracted former Minister Peter Dunne, Labour’s Revenue spokesperson David Cunliffe said today. “New Minister Todd McClay will have his work cut out catching the egg that is IRD ... More >>