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National Must Listen To The People On Asset Sales
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer Labour Leader Clayton Cosgrove State Owned Assets Spokesperson 27 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT More >>
Joyce’s year-long comms plan finally ends
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce’s year-long production run of glossy publications has finally drawn to a close and at the end of it we’re 30,000 jobs worse off, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark. More >>
Groups again approach US President to support Arms Treaty
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Associate Spokesperson for Disarmament, Ross Robertson, has signed a letter to President Barack Obama on behalf of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), regarding the upcoming negotiations for an effective Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the ... More >>
Minimum wage increase won’t go far for Pacific families
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s measly 25 cents an hour increase to the Minimum Wage does not give hope to those on low incomes, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs Spokesperson Su’a William Sio. More >>
Call for Dunedin candidates to Youth Parliament
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Call for Dunedin candidates to Youth Parliament Any young person in Dunedin with an interest in politics and making a difference should apply to represent our great city in the Youth Parliament, say Labour’s Dunedin MPs David Clark, Clare Curran ... More >>
Minimum wage increase miserable
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Darien FENTON Labour Spokesperson 26 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Minimum wage increase miserable National’s decision to lift the minimum wage by just 25 cents an hour is a slap in the face for New Zealand’s poorest paid workers, says Darien Fenton, ... More >>
Youth wage plan is last century thinking
Monday, 25 February 2013, 5:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s draconian plan to cut the minimum wages of young workers came a step closer today, with the Minimum Wage (Starting Out Wage) amendment bill reported back to Parliament from Select committee says Darien Fenton, Labours spokesperson for ... More >>
Labour Portfolios And Rankings
Monday, 25 February 2013, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Shadow Leader of the House Internal Affairs (incl Ministerial Services) Sport and Recreation Associate Finance Lianne Dalziel More >>
Fresh caucus line-up focused on the future
Monday, 25 February 2013, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader 25 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Fresh caucus line-up focused on the future More >>
Labour’s Dunedin MPs pay respects to Ralph Hotere
Monday, 25 February 2013, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare CURRAN MP for Dunedin South David CLARK MP for Dunedin North 25 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour’s Dunedin MPs pay respects to Ralph Hotere Dunedin's electorate MPs David Clark and Clare Curran have paid their respects to Port Chalmers artist ... More >>
Parata Side-Lined By Cabinet On Collegiate
Monday, 25 February 2013, 9:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Parata Side-Lined By Cabinet On Collegiate Hekia Parata is clearly Minister of Education in name only, with other ministers now making all the major decisions, says Chris Hipkins, Labour’s acting Education spokesperson. Documents released under the OIA ... More >>
NZ mourns the loss of artistic genius Ralph Hotere
Monday, 25 February 2013, 8:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has today paid tribute to Ralph Hotere who will forever be remembered as one of New Zealand’s greatest artists. More >>
Pressure on Nick Smith to make the right call
Sunday, 24 February 2013, 8:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ruth DYSON Conservation Spokesperson 24 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Pressure on Nick Smith to make the right call More >>
In memory of the Canterbury quake victims
Friday, 22 February 2013, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader 22 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT In memory of the Canterbury quake victims Labour Leader David Shearer has today joined Cantabrians at a service in Christchurch to mark the second anniversary of the devastating February 22 earthquake. ... More >>
Bleak Prospects For Sacked Telecom Workers
Friday, 22 February 2013, 11:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare CURRAN Communications and IT Spokesperson 22 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Bleak Prospects For Sacked Telecom Workers Hundreds of Telecom workers are set to lose their jobs in another blow to the already weak job market, says Labour’s Communications ... More >>
Ryall Must Answer On Bonus Pay-Outs
Friday, 22 February 2013, 10:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Ryall Must Answer On Bonus Pay-Outs Tony Ryall should have hauled in the chairman and directors of Solid Energy and made clear that paying out $23 million in bonuses to executives and senior management while the company was run into the ground was ... More >>
ATEED must pick up tab for talent
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Creative New Zealand’s decision to pull its support from the Pasifika Festival should act as a catalyst for Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development (ATEED) to pay artists for their performances, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson, ... More >>
National turns Solid Energy into basket-case
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s epic mismanagement has turned Solid Energy from an export award-winning company into a complete basket-case, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Key’s Porkies On Pokies Exposed
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant ROBERTSON Deputy Leader 21 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Key’s Porkies On Pokies Exposed John Key needs to tell New Zealanders the truth about his dodgy dealings with Sky City, says Labour’s Deputy Leader, Grant Robertson. “The Prime Minister’s ... More >>
AUS-NZ Wage Gap Now $180, More Than A Kiwi’s Daily Pay
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The wage gap with Australia is now so large that Kiwis across the ditch earn a New Zealander’s weekly pay in just four days, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker More >>
