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3rd World Dental Services in Southland
Monday, 15 April 2013, 11:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene is appalled local Maori, are having to access low cost dental services at the University of Otagos’ dental training school in Dunedin. More >>
Labour congratulates Minister on marine reserve decision
Monday, 15 April 2013, 9:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Conservation Spokesperson Ruth Dyson has congratulated the Conservation Minister Nick Smith on his decision to approve the Dan Rogers Marine Reserve in Akaroa Harbour. More >>
Labour signals changes to electricity sector
Monday, 15 April 2013, 9:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer is today signalling Labour’s intention to make changes to the electricity sector to stem the relentless rise in power bills and to ease future pressure on prices from foreign investors looking to boost profits at the expense of consumers. More >>
Government inaction means thousands hurt by loan sharks
Sunday, 14 April 2013, 11:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Thousands of families have suffered financial hardship because of this Government’s failure to deliver on its election promise to introduce legislation dealing with predatory loan sharks. More >>
Labour welcomes Greens’ commitment to city rail link
Sunday, 14 April 2013, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has welcomed the Green Party's push on the Auckland's City Rail Link, saying the high level of agreement between the parties on Auckland's transport priorities means the next Labour-led Government will move to build the rail project. More >>
Hundreds more empty homes as needy wait
Sunday, 14 April 2013, 11:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s mismanagement of Housing New Zealand’s (HNZ) restructure, has gone from bad to worse, with statistics revealing the number of empty state houses rose by 200 in just three months, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
China deal needs further scrutiny
Friday, 12 April 2013, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister needs to fully explain how a deal struck with one of China’s largest dairy companies - to provide food safety and agribusiness expertise - is in New Zealand’s best interests, Labour’s Primary Industries and Food Safety ... More >>
China deal needs further scrutiny
Friday, 12 April 2013, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister needs to fully explain how a deal struck with one of China’s largest dairy companies - to provide food safety and agribusiness expertise - is in New Zealand’s best interests, Labour’s Primary Industries and Food Safety ... More >>
Plenty of questions for Key still to answer
Friday, 12 April 2013, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key still needs to front up to New Zealanders and answer questions about his role in shoulder tapping his friend Ian Fletcher as the Director of GCSB, Labour Deputy Leader Grant Robertson said. More >>
Kapiti road decision rides roughshod over community wishes
Friday, 12 April 2013, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is disappointed but not surprised that the Western Link Route option for Kapiti, supported by most submitters, has been cast aside in favour of the Government's four-lane monster motorway, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
Mass arrival Bill should deal with facts
Friday, 12 April 2013, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s meddling with the definition of what constitutes a ‘mass arrival’ in its controversial Immigration Bill won’t fix the deeply flawed legislation, says Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Darien Fenton. More >>
Belligerence Not Helping Our Kids
Friday, 12 April 2013, 8:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Paula Bennett’s excuses around why the Government will not set targets to reduce child poverty have gone from the ridiculous to the belligerent, Labour’s Social Development and Children’s spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Appropriate use of phone recording clarified
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Concerns about the appropriate use of phone recordings by government agencies were clarified by the Privacy Commissioner today, say Labour MPs Lianne Dalziel and Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Minister must step up and support Canterbury University
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to stop contradicting itself and give a definitive answer on whether it is committed to the continuation of a broad-based and research-intensive University of Canterbury, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
More needs to be done to reduce the Maori prosecution rate
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Associate Maori Affairs spokesperson Rino Tirikatene is disappointed but not surprised to learn that the Police have not reduced the disparity in prosecution rates between Maori and Pakeha youth. More >>
New Zealanders’ privacy must be a top priority
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew LITTLE Justice Spokesperson 11 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT New Zealanders’ privacy must be a top priority The Government’s ability to manage New Zealanders’ personal information and protect their privacy has to be given much higher priority, ... More >>
Tolley must act on alarming increase in database misuse
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Kris FAAFOI Police Spokesperson 11 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Tolley must act on alarming increase in database misuse Anne Tolley has joined the long list of Ministers who must act to ensure the privacy of sensitive information is properly protected, ... More >>
Looming customer service crisis at IRD
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 9:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A mounting crisis in IRD’s customer service is unfair to honest New Zealanders who are trying to comply with their tax obligations, Labour’s Revenue Spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>
Pike Report No Comfort For Families
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 8:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Darien FENTON Spokesperson on Labour Damien O’Connor West Coast Tasman MP 11 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Pike Report No Comfort For Families The independent report into the Pike River Mine tragedy released last night will be of no comfort to the families ... More >>
Lack Of Decent Housing Hits University Roll
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 8:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
In the wake of enrolments at Canterbury university being lower than forecast, the Government’s report into housing pressures in Christchurch highlights yet another potential barrier to studying at the university, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson ... More >>
