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Code of ethics important step in winning back respect

Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

There is an urgent need to restore the public’s confidence in politicians if voter turnout is to improve at future elections, says Labour MP for Manukau East Ross Robertson. The Justice and Electoral Committee’s report on the Inquiry into the 2011 general ... More >>

Government left red-faced? Probably not

Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Jacinda ARDERN Children’s Spokesperson Social Development Spokesperson 10 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Government left red-faced? Probably not More >>

Welfare Reforms Mark The End Of Social Contract

Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 8:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The passage of welfare reforms through Parliament last night deals a death blow to the ‘social contract’ and moves New Zealand closer to the kind of punitive system being adopted by the Conservatives in the United Kingdom, says Labour’s Social ... More >>

Privacy breaches a warning for tax share plans

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 5:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The near-daily revelations of major privacy breaches dogging this Government raise serious questions over plans to radically increase sharing of taxpayers’ private information, say Labour’s Revenue spokesperson David Cunliffe and Police spokesperson ... More >>

Talent2 email error beggars belief

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

School staff and the public will be dumbfounded this afternoon at being asked to stomach yet another major mistake by Novopay providerTalent2, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>

Security flaw left 63,000 documents vulnerable

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Fresh claims that 63,000 Ministry of Justice documents may have been publicly accessible due a serious security flaw in the Ministry’s website give the lie to Judith Collins’ attempts to downplay the problem, says Clare Curran Labour’s Communication and ... More >>

Gerry Brownlee at sea over breaches at EQC

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Gerry Brownlee has no idea what is happening behind the scenes at EQC and has clearly misunderstood what has caused the massive security breaches, says Labour’s Earthquake Commission spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>

Truth about illegal spying dragged out of PM

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key’s failure of leadership over our spy agencies has been exposed with his admission today that he was briefed about the potential illegal surveillance of New Zealanders in July last year but took no action, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>

Words give meaning to real RMA agenda

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Minister for the Environment has refused to be moved by the concerns of the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment about the government's second wave of proposals to amend the Resource Management Act, says Labour's Environment spokesperson, ... More >>

MRP brokers get commission doubled if shares sold offshore

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s three major brokers will get their commission doubled if they sell shares to overseas investment companies rather than New Zealand institutions, says Labour’s SOE spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

National drags feet on drug laws to protect young Kiwis

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National has failed to make protecting young New Zealanders from dangerous drugs a priority, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. “The Psychoactive Substances Bill will finally have its first reading today following ... More >>

Labour alerts Justice Ministry to gaping security hole

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Clare CURRAN Communications and IT Spokesperson 9 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour alerts Justice Ministry to gaping security hole in its website Labour’s Information Technology spokesperson, Clare Curran, has today alerted the Ministry of Justice ... More >>

Labour pays respect to Margaret Thatcher

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

David SHEARER Labour Leader 09 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour pays respect to Margaret Thatcher Labour is today paying its respects to the family, friends and colleagues of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who passed away overnight. ... More >>

Dollar’s post-float high costing Kiwis jobs

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

David PARKER Spokesperson for Finance 9 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Dollar’s post-float high costing Kiwis jobs More >>

Reports show tick-box approach to kids’ health failing

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 11:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s tick-box approach to health is failing our kids says Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King. More >>

Speaker fails biggest test of neutrality so far

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 11:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Clayton COSGROVE Spokesperson for SOEs 9 April 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Speaker fails biggest test of neutrality so far The Speaker has failed his biggest test of non-partisanship to date by refusing to refer a clear contempt complaint regarding Solid Energy’s ... More >>