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Why the Delay For Key to Block Huawei?

Thursday, 6 June 2013, 8:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Chinese technology giant, Huawei, is believed to have been blocked from delivering fibre services and equipment on the taxpayer funded ultrafast broadband programme, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>

Government and Councils At Odds Again

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s bullying tactics with councils are threatening to derail its flagship housing accords, says Labour. More >>

Comment On Mangere Budgeting Services Job Losses

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Just weeks after Paula Bennett claimed that Budget Advice services were winners from her Government’s budget, one of the busiest, Mangere Budgeting Services, is to losing 5 of its 8 staff at the end of the month due to lack of funding. More >>

Electricity Authority critique in the name of Dr Layton

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Dr Layton’s speech today was about justifying the status quo. After two decades of electricity price rises at twice the rate of inflation, it can and should be challenged. More >>

Government and councils at odds again

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s bullying tactics with councils are threatening to derail its flagship housing accords, says Labour. More >>

Regrets – she’s had a few

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Hekia Parata needs to stop blaming everyone else and accept responsibility for signing-off Novopay - despite glaring inadequacies in the information she was relying on, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>

Key knew of systemic failure for months

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key sat on a damning review of the security of public sector IT systems for months, all the while downplaying the seriousness of privacy breaches and misleading New Zealanders, Labour Leader David Shearer says. More >>

OECD says CGT would address inequality and grow the economy

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 11:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s misrepresentation of the OECD’s latest economic survey of New Zealand is cynical bluster and its diversionary tactics should be ignored, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>

Minister couldn’t read the signals

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 9:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Casual ministerial advice and a Minister who failed to heed the warnings was the cause of the major meat blockage at the Chinese border, says Damien O’Connor, Labour spokesperson for Primary Industries. More >>

Maori Party has no plan for higher incomes and better jobs

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 6:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples’ admission in Parliament today that it will be 27 years before Maori can expect income parity with the overall population is a telling sign that the Maori Party has given up on its aspirations for its people, ... More >>

Family Court Bill means less representation, less justice

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Family Court Reform Bill, reported back to Parliament today, will put fair and effective resolutions to family disputes at risk, says Labour’s Justice spokesperson Andrew Little. More >>

National declares war on Kiwis’ wages

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Government changes to employment law set to come before Parliament this evening will make life even harder for working Kiwis, says Darien Fenton, Labour's spokesperson for Labour Issues. More >>

Ministers must be accountable for Novo-fail

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The most profound failing in the Novopay debacle is that of the ministers responsible, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>

Meth lab kids not getting protection they need

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Children picked up from homes that have been used to make methamphetamine are not being followed-up adequately by Child Youth and Family, or by Minister Paula Bennett, says Labour’s Social Development and Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>

Technology Good – Government Bad

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The effectiveness of technology to monitor the alcohol use of offenders on community sentences will only be as good as the support the Government puts around it, Labour’s Corrections Spokesperson Kris Faafoi said today. More >>

Harsh cut to computers in homes will hit Kiwi families

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 11:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The number of struggling Kiwi families with school age children that benefit from the Computer in Homes programme will be more than cut in half because of Budget cuts, says Clare Curran, Labour’s Communications and IT Spokesperson. More >>

Wage gap keeps growing under National

Monday, 3 June 2013, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Darien FENTON Labour Issues Spokesperson 03 June 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Wage gap keeps growing under National News that the Australian minimum wage will increase to $16.37 an hour ($19.80 NZD) is yet another a reminder that the National-led government has ... More >>