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Muddled thinking by Government on drink-driving
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should quit kicking the tyres over the issue of drink-driving and get on with reducing the blood-alcohol limit, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
PM misleads Aucklanders on Unitary Plan
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister is deliberately misleading Aucklanders in an attempt to cover up for his government’s total failure to deliver more affordable housing says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Ryall’s ‘good news’ a work of fiction
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall’s pretence of all being well in the health sector is unravelling by the day as the financial pressure he has put DHBs under hits home, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>
Solid Energy inquiry requested from AG
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove has today written to the Auditor-General, asking her to launch an inquiry into the failings of state-owned enterprise Solid Energy. More >>
Ministers were ‘deficient’ in SkyCity deal
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 11:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Spokesperson for Finance 27 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Ministers were ‘deficient’ in SkyCity deal The deputy Auditor General has today rebuffed John Key’s claims that he was cleared by her report into the SkyCity convention centre ... More >>
Corporate manslaughter Bill already on the cards
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 5:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Building and Construction Minister, Maurice Williamson's, commitment to consider new laws around corporate manslaughter is an encouraging sign that the government may finally be taking the issue seriously, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Andrew ... More >>
Standards Good, But Keep Politicians Away From Appointments
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare CURRAN Spokesperson for Broadcasting and IT and Communications Andrew Little Spokesperson for Justice 26 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Consistent Standards Good, But Keep Politicians Away From Appointments Consistent ethical standards for all ... More >>
Key Treats Cantabrians With Contempt
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key has today arrogantly dismissed the concerns of 83,000 Canterbury households whose private information was breached by playing the fool and refusing to take action to prevent it happening again, says Labour Leader David Shearer. “Under John Key’s ... More >>
Police Training Changes Cut Costs Not Crime
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kris FAAFOI Police Spokesperson 26 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Police Training Changes Cut Costs Not Crime The Budget pressure National is putting on our Police has forced it to make major changes to frontline officer training, Labour’s Police spokesman ... More >>
Standards good, but keep politicians away from appointments
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Consistent ethical standards for all forms of media are necessary but politicians should be kept away from appointing complaints bodies and setting terms of reference, said Labour’s Broadcasting, Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran and ... More >>
Budget Slashing Pushes DoC Over The Edge
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s latest cuts to the Department of Conservation (DoC) are as demoralising for field staff as they are dangerous for our biosecurity and biodiversity, says Labour’s Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Smith’s stalemate lets Aucklanders down
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The stalemate between Nick Smith and the Auckland Council over the city’s Unitary Plan shows the Government’s housing policy is in disarray, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Kura left to decide their own fate
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 10:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Associate Maori Affairs spokesperson Rino Tirikatene is dumbfounded and angry two kura kaupapa maori have been left to decide between themselves who should move to a new location in northern Christchurch, under proposals provided by the ... More >>
A Back-Track On The Car Park Tax Back-Down?
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 9:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
More than a week after the Prime Minister put the public kibosh on Peter Dunne’s uncosted and dangerous new car park tax, the controversial revenue raiser is still on the Parliament bill, Labour’s Revenue spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>
Visit must prompt Government action
Monday, 25 March 2013, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that empty state houses in Maraenui will be given a once-over tomorrow by new Housing New Zealand head Glen Sowry, is an overdue recognition that the Government has mismanaged the areas redevelopment, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil ... More >>
EQC privacy breach affects 67,000 people
Monday, 25 March 2013, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee must take full responsibility for the mishandling of the massive EQC privacy breach, which is seven times the figure admitted and of a scale unprecedented in New Zealand, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson, Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Today four million Kiwis start losing their grip on MRP
Friday, 22 March 2013, 6:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
As of today all New Zealanders are the rightful owners of Mighty River Power, but National wants to take those rights away from more than four million of them, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
EQC privacy breach very disappointing
Friday, 22 March 2013, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The breach of 9700 people’s privacy by the Earthquake Commission is very disappointing, especially given the amount of stress Cantabrians are under, Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Lianne Dalziel said. More >>
Solid Energy docs prove inquiry needed
Friday, 22 March 2013, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Treasury documents prove that the Government is culpable for the problems Solid Energy faces, as they were warned years ago but did nothing apart from demand higher debt and dividends, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
ICT needs industry plan, Joyce won’t make one
Friday, 22 March 2013, 11:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce must support calls from the ICT sector for a comprehensive industry plan or there will be no way that New Zealand will keep hold of the 1500 skilled workers about to be let go from Telecom, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson ... More >>
