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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 >>
Bridges’ protest ban an over-reaction
Sunday, 31 March 2013, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's decision to ban protesting within 500m of commercial vessels in NZ's Exclusive Economic Zone is a massive over-reaction and yet another example of National kowtowing to foreign multi-national companies says Labour. More >>
Court changes cast doubt on Collins’ judgement
Saturday, 30 March 2013, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government back down on family court changes is welcome, but casts doubt on Judith Collins' judgement for allowing the proposed reforms to get as far as they did, says Labour’s Justice spokesperson Andrew Little. More >>
SOE sale has taxpayers over a barrel
Saturday, 30 March 2013, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s insistence on keeping its doomed asset sales programme on the road at all costs, has the taxpayer over a barrel, says Labour’s State Owned Enterprises spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
