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Proposed changes to labour laws will hurt Pacific workers
Friday, 26 April 2013, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Plans by the Government to change employment laws is a further attack on vulnerable workers, especially Pacific and other workers on the shop floor who have English as a second language, Labour's Pacific Island Affairs Spokesperson, Su'a William ... More >>
Police And Victims Being Let Down By Collins
Friday, 26 April 2013, 11:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew LITTLE Justice Spokesman 26 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Police And Victims Being Let Down By Collins More >>
Workplace Law Changes Whack Hard-Working Kiwis
Friday, 26 April 2013, 11:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's plan to change workplace laws couldn't come at a worse time for hard-working Kiwis who are already finding it hard to get ahead, says Labour's spokesperson for Labour issues, Darien Fenton. “Many people are struggling to stretch their ... More >>
Pay Day Lenders Thrive As Cost Of Living Rises
Friday, 26 April 2013, 11:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Struggling Kiwi families are being pushed into the arms of predatory pay day lenders and other high interest credit providers as they take on more debt to cover their rising household bills, says Labour’s Consumer Rights and Standards Spokesperson ... More >>
Young Denied Help As Bennett Clamps Down On Eligibility
Friday, 26 April 2013, 11:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Paula Bennett’s claims there has been a drop in the number of young New Zealanders on benefits may be correct, but it’s not for the reasons she is suggesting, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
National Fails Financially Stressed-Out Kiwis
Friday, 26 April 2013, 10:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National Fails Financially Stressed-Out Kiwis A new survey showing that many Kiwis are stressed out about money and struggling to afford rising household costs like power bills proves the case for Government action to bring down prices, says Labour’s ... More >>
We remember them on ANZAC Day
Thursday, 25 April 2013, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour today joins with all New Zealanders to remember the Kiwi soldiers who fought and died on the battlefields at Gallipoli and to pay tribute to all our military personnel who have served in conflicts around the world. More >>
Joyce scaremongering on power prices
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce needs to stop scaremongering if he wants to be taken seriously on power prices, says Grant Robertson, Labour’s Deputy Leader. “On TV3’s Firstline this morning, Steven Joyce was warning of economic doom and capital flight because of ... More >>
Govt caves into pressure on procurement
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has caved in to the overwhelming pressure from manufacturers and exporters who have backed Labour’s procurement policy, says Labour’s Associate Finance spokesperson Shane Jones. More >>
Defence Minister needs to come clean
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 11:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman’s response to the latest survey of morale and engagement within the Defence Force is disingenuous and dishonest, says Labour’s Defence spokesperson, Phil Goff. More >>
Slow Process To Give Cancer Patients 'Faster' Service
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 10:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Annette KING Health Spokesperson 24 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Slow Process To Give Cancer Patients ‘Faster’ Service More >>
DOC ‘consultation’ nothing of the sort
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 5:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Department of Conservation has shown absolute contempt for the consultation process around staff losses and changes, and has made itself a sitting target for a legal challenge, Labour’s Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Joyce must heed bank’s warnings on jobs
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce must heed the warnings of a major bank that New Zealand risks becoming an ‘employment backwater’ and develop a credible economic plan, Labour’s Associate Economic Development spokesperson Clare Curran says. More >>
Government needs to take swift action over laser threats
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government isn’t taking the dangers posed by laser strikes against landing aircraft seriously, Labour's Transport spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
National Picks Ideology Over Proven Success
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 11:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National Picks Ideology Over Proven Success The National Government's decision to slash the very successful Te Kotahitanga programme shows just how hollow its rhetoric about improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged students really is, says Chris ... More >>
Mainzeal Raw Deal For Subbies Must Not Re Occur: Labour
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare CURRAN MP for Dunedin South 23 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Mainzeal Raw Deal For Subbies Must Not Re Occur: Labour Sub-contractors affected by the collapse of Mainzeal have got a raw deal and solutions should be found to build a fairer system, ... More >>
Low power bills will kick-start Kiwi business
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 11:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s NZ Power plan to cut power bills will provide a real boost to New Zealand businesses and the economy, says Labour Associate Finance spokesperson Shane Jones More >>
John Key In La-La Land On Power Prices
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant ROBERTSON Deputy Leader 23 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT John Key In La-La Land On Power Prices More >>
Govt accepts Labour supplementary disclosure recommendation
Monday, 22 April 2013, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
After five days of going troppo National has finally calmed down and allowed those who have applied to buy shares in Mighty River Power the opportunity to reconsider, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
The challenge of Earth Day
Monday, 22 April 2013, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Earth Day is a reminder to all of us as individuals, as communities and as a country, that our planet is fragile and in need of urgent repair work, say Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson, Moana Mackey, and Environment spokesperson, Maryan Street. More >>
