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Labour moves to condemn Fiji torture

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A video that shows the brutal beating and torture of prisoners in Fiji has prompted Labour to pursue cross party support to officially condemn the action. Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phil Goff will move a notice of motion in Parliament ... More >>

Solid Energy refuses request for Don Elder to meet with MPs

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Solid Energy has refused Labour’s request for former chief executive Don Elder to appear before the Commerce Select Committee tomorrow, despite him still being on the payroll, Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove says. More >>

Warnings from Blenheim must be heeded

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Annette KING Health Spokesperson 6 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Warnings from Blenheim must be heeded More >>

Williamson conflict of interest not managed

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 10:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Grant ROBERTSON Labour Deputy Leader 06 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Williamson conflict of interest not managed Answers to written Parliamentary Questions and Official Information Act requests indicate that little has been done to manage Building and Construction ... More >>

Key Out Of Touch On Longstone Pay Out

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 9:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Key Out Of Touch On Longstone Pay Out John Key is completely out of touch if he thinks the $425,000 golden handshake for Lesley Longstone is a relatively small sum of money , says Chris Hipkins, Labour’s Education spokesperson. “I don’t know ... More >>

Govt must act on calls for national language policy

Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 5:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is under increasing pressure to adopt a comprehensive language policy, says Rajen Prasad, Labour’s spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs and Su’a William Sio, Labour’s spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs. More >>

New ACC boss has big task ahead

Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

ACC’s newly appointed chief executive, Scott Pickering, has his work cut out for him with a significant culture change required to restore the organisation’s credibility, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>

Longstone pay-out down to Hekia

Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Taxpayers have Hekia Parata to thank for the $425,000 bill for Lesley Longstone’s early departure as boss of the Ministry of Education, says Chris Hipkins, Labour’s Education spokesperson. More >>

Another win for private investors over ordinary Kiwis

Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 11:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party

David SHEARER Labour Leader Clayton COSGROVE SOEs spokesperson 5 March 2013 MEDIA ADVISORY Another win for private investors over ordinary Kiwis More >>

Shearer: From Recovery To Legacy

Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 10:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Emergencies always begin with a top-down command structure when emergency services and relief agencies arrive to help. But over the following weeks and months, there needs to be a fundamental shift: to bottom-up leadership More >>

Canterbury: From Recovery To Legacy

Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 8:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Canterbury: From Recovery To Legacy Cantabrians deserve the right to drive the rebuild so that the future city that is one people feel safe in, that they’re proud of and that is a living legacy, says Labour Leader David Shearer. “You can’t rebuild ... More >>

Another community ignored as road gets sign-off

Monday, 4 March 2013, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Today’s decision by the Environment Protection Agency to give the green light to the MacKays to Peka Peka section of the Kapiti Expressway will be a bitter disappointment to the local community, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>

Government selling us down the Mighty River

Monday, 4 March 2013, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The asset sales programme will ultimately see millions of dollars go into the pockets of private and Australian investors while most New Zealanders lose out, say Labour Leader David Shearer and SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Minority participation crucial to census

Monday, 4 March 2013, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s first Chinese-born MP is encouraging Asian voters to fill in their census papers tomorrow and help draw the picture of New Zealand’s changing society. Statistics spokesman Raymond Huo says he has read reports that Asian ethnicities are among those ... More >>

Murdoch sale opportunity to review broadcasting

Monday, 4 March 2013, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must include video content and broadcasting in its review of the telecommunications industry following News Limited’s decision to sell its stake in Sky Television, Labour’s communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said. More >>

Inadequate training reckless and wrong

Monday, 4 March 2013, 11:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government was reckless and wrong to put Rugby World Cup requirements ahead of proper pre-deployment training for Kiwi soldiers bound for Afghanistan, says Phil Goff, Labour’s Defence spokesperson. More >>

Minister Sits Backs As Long-Time, Successful Service Falls

Monday, 4 March 2013, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Despite all her talk about ‘wrapping’ support around New Zealand’s most vulnerable Paula Bennett has allowed a key information and advice service to fall over after 22 years in operation, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern ... More >>

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