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Government ignores more advice – this time on youth wages

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National has ignored advice from the Ministry of Education, warning that its new youth rates could seriously affect students being able to finance their tertiary study, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Megan Woods says. More >>

Telecom to shed up to 1500 jobs

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Telecom is set to announce the loss of up to 1500 jobs, a move that will send an economic shock through the country, and the Minister responsible for jobs is sitting on his hands, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>

Solid Energy inquiry veto an insult to public

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Clayton COSGROVE SOE Spokesperson 21 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Solid Energy inquiry veto an insult to public National’s decision to rule out a select committee inquiry into the collapse of Solid Energy is an insult to New Zealanders, especially the ... More >>

Elderly treated worse than prisoners

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

It is inexcusable that some of New Zealand’s most vulnerable elderly citizens are being forced to wait longer than prisoners before receiving health care assessments, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says. More >>

GSCB legal advice changed daily

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 11:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Grant ROBERTSON Wellington Central MP 21 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT GSCB legal advice changed daily The legal advice that was relied on to justify the unlawful spying on Kim Dotcom was changed five times in a week, says Grant Robertson, Labour’s ... More >>

Change needed in meat industry

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 11:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Damien O’CONNOR Spokesperson for Primary Industries 21 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Change needed in meat industry More >>

Six months of Novopay costs = six years of Datacom

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 10:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Chris HIPKINS Education Spokesperson 21 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Six months of Novopay costs = six years of Datacom Hekia Parata’s decision to roll-out Novopay has now cost taxpayers as much in six months as it would have cost over six years ... More >>

Flyover Still The Wrong Option For Wellington

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 8:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Grant ROBERTSON Wellington Central MP Annette KING Rongotai MP 21 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Flyover Still The Wrong Option For Wellington Labour MPs Grant Robertson and Annette King are urging the Wellington City Council to continue to not support ... More >>

Parliament cleaners miss out on flu jabs

Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 5:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

While Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne was boasting about increasing access to free flu vaccinations today, he forgot to mention that Parliament’s cleaners and catering staff are missing out on the free flu jabs Parliamentary staff and MPs ... More >>

John Key’s chief spy was at Dotcom debrief

Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Papers obtained from the Court of Appeal reveal that John Key’s chief spy was present at a debrief on the operation to arrest Kim Dotcom, a meeting where issues around his residency was discussed, Grant Robertson Labour Deputy Leader says. More >>

Time for Minister to put up or shut up

Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Housing Minister Nick Smith needs to clearly explain where he would like Auckland's rural-urban boundary to be, says Labour's Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>

Welfare reform ‘benefits’ an illusion

Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Official documents on the financial implications of Paula Bennett’s welfare reforms show that rather than being fiscally beneficial as the Government claims, they come at more cost to tax payers, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Arden ... More >>

Inconvenient truths worth listening to

Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Environment Protection Agency must demonstrate that it is more than just a rubber stamp for Government policy when it considers the application lodged by the New Zealand Transport Agency for consent to build its $251 million Peka Peka to Otaki expressway. More >>

National’s $10.5 billion failure

Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

David PARKER Spokesperson for Finance 20 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT National’s $10.5 billion failure More >>

Aussies queuing up for 30% of Mighty River shares

Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 11:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Clayton COSGROVE SOE Spokesperson 20 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Aussies queuing up for 30% of Mighty River shares Australian investors are expecting to snap up 30% of the shares in Mighty River Power when they are floated, says Clayton Cosgrove, ... More >>

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