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Nats’ ETS claims on power misleading again
Monday, 22 April 2013, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key is wrong yet again with his claims that Labour’s power policy will see a rise in power bills due to the emissions trading scheme – the truth is in future the ETS will have less of an impact on power bills than it does now, says Labour’s ... More >>
Nats Hysteria Won’t Bring Down Power Bills
Monday, 22 April 2013, 11:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nats Hysteria Won’t Bring Down Power Bills John Key’s response to Labour’s plan to cut Kiwis’ power bills by between $230-$330 a year is a hysterical overreaction from a Government that has no answer to the relentless rise in electricity prices, ... More >>
Kiwi experience is special, not same old, same as
Sunday, 21 April 2013, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The PM's announcement on how the government will spend $158 million on tourism over the next four years looks like a random shopping list of tourists he wants to bring here, rather than a carefully thought out strategy to play to our tourism strengths. More >>
Government out of touch on power prices
Sunday, 21 April 2013, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Energy Minister Simon Bridges is out of touch if he believes Kiwis are getting a fair deal from electricity providers, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Labour: Kiwi troops did us proud
Sunday, 21 April 2013, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
As the last New Zealand Defence Force personnel return home from Bamyan Labour’s Defence Spokesperson, Phil Goff, has paid tribute to the efforts of the troops who served in Afghanistan. More >>
Hospital meal proposal a case of horse having bolted
Saturday, 20 April 2013, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Benefits Ltd, the agency set up by the Government to cut $700million from back-room functions of district health boards, has been caught out over plans to ‘streamline’ the provision of hospital food and is now vainly attempting some ... More >>
David Shearer visits UK and US
Friday, 19 April 2013, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Shearer will travel to the United Kingdom this week to meet Opposition Leader Ed Miliband and to spend time meeting with several policy think-tanks. More >>
Financial review shows Solid ran rampant
Friday, 19 April 2013, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Financial Review of Solid Energy by the Commerce Select Committee shows the Government let the company run rampant with taxpayers’ money, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Nats powerless as electricity bills skyrocket
Friday, 19 April 2013, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is running scared over the relentless rise in power bills because it has no idea how to tackle the problem, says Moana Mackey, Labour’s Energy spokesperson. “National’s record on power prices is shocking, and they know it. More >>
Solid Energy’s delaying tactics on OIAs
Friday, 19 April 2013, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Fresh from blocking answers at every turn Solid Energy is now turning the Official Information Act into a laughing stock by demanding a six week extension to requests, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Quarter of a billion dollars on Seasprite purchase
Friday, 19 April 2013, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Buying second-hand Seasprite aircraft could add some useful capabilities but there are big unanswered questions about whether the purchase is actually a bargain, says Labour’s Defence Spokesperson, Phil Goff. More >>
Nats: No idea how to lower Kiwis’ power bills
Friday, 19 April 2013, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Spokesperson for Finance 19 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Nats: No idea how to lower Kiwis’ power bills More >>
Loan shark law too late for thousands
Friday, 19 April 2013, 11:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National has been woefully slow to take action to protect thousands of vulnerable Kiwi families from the obscene interest rates, fees and penalty payments charged by loan sharks, says Carol Beaumont, Labour’s Consumer Rights spokesperson. Nearly ... More >>
Multinational tax: desperate, defensive Dunne
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Peter Dunne’s release of a rushed IRD/Treasury paper today is a desperate attempt to defend the Government’s slow response to multinational tax rorts and shows how defensive he has become, Labour’s Revenue Spokesperson David Cunliffe said. More >>
Housing crisis, what crisis?
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s token response to the Christchurch housing crisis will be little comfort to Cantabrians facing another winter in temporary and substandard housing, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Guilty decision doesn’t change fact miners’ lives lost
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
No one on the West Coast will be surprised that Pike River Coal has been found guilty of health and safety failures, West Coast Tasman MP Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Funding Round Puts Spotlight On Opaque Partnership Scheme
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Primary Industries Spokesperson 18 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Funding Round Puts Spotlight On Opaque Partnership Scheme More >>
Disaster inevitable if Govt doesn’t move on meat sector
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has to step up and share a leadership role in developing a better model for New Zealand’s red meat industry, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Speech: Parker - Energising New Zealand
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Speech: Parker - Energising New Zealand The need for action The relentless rise in electricity prices has to be brought under control. More >>
Labour acts to bring down power prices
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Shearer has today unveiled new policies to bring down power prices, stimulate the economy and create at least 5000 jobs. “The annual average household power bill has risen by almost $770 over the past 15 years. Prices are rising faster ... More >>
