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Should Notification Of Data Breaches Be Mandatory?
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 8:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Red Alert Post Should Notification Of Data Breaches Be Mandatory? Posted by Clare Curran on April 3rd, 2013 The Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff last week told us that public trust is being eroded by government sector breaches. She said government ... More >>
Call for Minister to step in to WITT dispute
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling on the Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce to intervene in the Western Institute of Technology in Taranaki (WITT) over the apparent breakdown in the relationship between the governing council and staff. More >>
What’s your move now Amy Adams?
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Commerce Commission should be praised for rebuffing the Government’s smokescreen of a telecommunications review and instead forging ahead with its investigation into copper pricing, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Govt mismanagement huge stress for workers
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Clayton COSGROVE SOE Spokesperson 3 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Govt mismanagement huge stress for workers The Government’s financial mismanagement of the Tiwai Point deal is causing huge stress for South Islanders by putting over 3000 jobs at risk, ... More >>
Slating of RMA changes a warning to Government
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 9:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Stinging criticism of proposed changes to the resource Management Act from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, should be a wake-up call for the Government, says Maryan Street, Labour's Environment spokesperson. More >>
Arms Trade Treaty Moves Closer To Realisation
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 9:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Ross ROBERTSON Associate Spokesperson for Disarmament 3 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Arms Trade Treaty Moves Closer To Realisation Labour’s Associate Spokesperson for Disarmament and Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) President, Ross Robertson, ... More >>
PM Shoulder Tapped Mate For Top Spy Job
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 8:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant ROBERTSON Wellington Central MP 04 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT PM Shoulder Tapped Mate For Top Spy Job John Key’s intervention in the appointment process for the Director of the GCSB reeks of cronyism and is further evidence of a disturbing lack ... More >>
Labour Leader Congratulates MP on Top Honour
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader congratulates MP on top honour Labour Leader David Shearer today congratulated MP Raymond Huo on his appointment as Honorary Professor at one of the top law schools in China. Raymond Huo says The China University of Political Science and Law is the ... More >>
Where is the reward for our hard-working cops?
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kris FAAFOI Police Spokesperson 2 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Where is the reward for our hard-working cops? All New Zealanders are proud of the work our frontline police officers are doing to prevent and crack down on crime, but Police Minister ... More >>
Train service suspension a result of Government failure
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Andrew LITTLE Tourism Spokesperson Iain LEES-GALLOWAY Transport Spokesperson 2 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Train service suspension a result of Government failure More >>
Tiwai negotiations totally mismanaged
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 11:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader Clayton COSGROVE SOEs spokesperson 2 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Tiwai negotiations totally mismanaged More >>
Government’s privacy slackness continues
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 10:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Darien FENTON Labour Spokesperson 2 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Government’s privacy slackness continues – this time it's Immigration NZ More >>
Post-Grad allowance cuts send talent offshore
Monday, 1 April 2013, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Megan WOODS Tertiary Education Spokesperson 1 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Post-Grad allowance cuts send talent offshore More >>
Workers reminded to check payslips
Monday, 1 April 2013, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Workers need to carefully examine their payslips as the KiwiSaver employer and employee contribution rate increases from 2% to 3% from today says Labour’s spokesperson, for Labour Issues Darien Fenton. More >>
Labour sends condolences to family of Eric and Kathy Hertz
Monday, 1 April 2013, 10:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is today sending its condolences to the family, friends and work colleagues of 2Degrees Mobiles’ Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy Hertz. More >>
Amy Adams is missing in action
Monday, 1 April 2013, 10:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Despite countless warnings and breaches exposing the Government’s shoddy information security, National’s Minister in charge of Information, Communications and Technology is missing in action, says Labour MP Clare Curran. More >>
Comment from David Parker on Tiwai Point negotiations
Sunday, 31 March 2013, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
As the journalists who covered the stand-up following Meridian’s Energy’s appearance at select committee on Thursday will know, I did not say the Government should not intervene in Tiwai Point. More >>
David Shearer sends condolences to family of Warren Freer
Sunday, 31 March 2013, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Shearer is today sending his condolences to the family and friends of former Labour MP for Mount Albert, Warren Freer, who passed away yesterday. More >>
Minimum wage workers go backwards again
Sunday, 31 March 2013, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tomorrow’s miniscule 25 cents an hour increase to the minimum wage wont matter a jot to our lowest paid workers says Darien Fenton, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues. More >>
Budget tricks begin with ACC levy hike
Sunday, 31 March 2013, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders will pay millions of dollars more to ACC from tomorrow thanks to the Government’s revenue gathering levy hike says Labour's ACC spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
