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Swaps scheme under closer scrutiny
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hard-sell banking practices, which have forced a number of Kiwi farmers to quit their land, will come under further scrutiny after Parliament’s Primary Production Committee said today it wanted a full briefing from the Commerce Commission on the issue. More >>
‘Price-fixing’ debacle affects health of Minister’s budget
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government may not be pocketing the revenue or savings it had hoped for from its increased prescription charges, Labour’s Health spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Lives can’t wait a year for new health and safety agency
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should fast-track plans to establish a new, stand-alone health and safety agency to help keep workers safe on the job, says Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues, Darien Fenton. More >>
Mighty River’s dividends will go offshore
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Mighty River Power’s dividend of almost $70 million to taxpayers will be halved if the Government continues to push through the sale, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
TVNZ contradicts Key as Sky City deal gets even murkier
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key must explain how he apparently knows all about a deal to sell TVNZ land to Sky City for the convention centre when TVNZ knows nothing about it, says Grant Robertson, Labour’s Deputy Leader. More >>
Taxpayers hit with an extra $2.4b for Transmission Gully PPP
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Building Transmission Gully as a public private partnership (PPP) will triple the cost to the taxpayer - to $3.4 billion - according to documents released under the OIA. More >>
Opportunity for much-needed banking inquiry
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Parliamentary Select Committee will tomorrow consider a request from Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor to hear from parties involved in the controversial banking loans swaps issue. More >>
Cool-off period needed for half-RV offer
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cool-off period needed for half-RV offer Gerry Brownlee must implement a cooling-off period for owners of red-zone commercial premises and bare land so they aren’t forced to accept the unfair half-RV offer, says Labour’s Canterbury Earthquake ... More >>
Hekia’s word is worthless
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata should come clean and admit that her promise to Christchurch schools facing the axe that they would remain open until the end of 2014 was worthless, says Labour’s acting Education spokesperson, Chris Hipkins. More >>
‘Nothing to see here’ – yeah right!
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s desperate ‘nothing to see here’ defence won’t fool New Zealanders who know a dodgy deal when they see one, says Labour Leader David Shearer. “No matter how many times John Key repeats ‘there’s nothing to see here’ he can’t ... More >>
Another diversionary double standard
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A supposed crack down on benefit fraud is nothing more than a cynical move to take the heat off the government, and is seriously flawed said Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Racing Minister needs to do some reading
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ross ROBERTSON Racing Spokesperson 20 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Racing Minister needs to do some reading Racing Minister Nathan Guy would be well advised to check the dictionary meaning of ‘independent’ before restarting the process of appointing ... More >>
Cool labelling or fool labelling…there’s a difference
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 5:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Claims that Chinese vegetables, labelled as ‘New Zealand made’ , are being exported to Australia are a serious risk to our reputation and make a mockery of our food labelling laws, Labour’s Primary Industries and Food Safety spokesperson Damien ... More >>
Sky City’s special treatment - bad public policy
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A report into the Government’s pokie-for-convention-centre deal shows the tender process up for what it was – a sham, says Labour’s Internal Affairs spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Key gave unfair advantage to Sky City
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key and his Government clearly gave Sky City an unfair advantage in its bid for the contract to build a convention centre in a move that will boost casino profits off the backs of problem gamblers, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
New cable blows government arguments away
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare CURRAN Communications and IT Spokesperson 19 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT New cable blows government arguments away The new undersea cable between Auckland and Sydney proves the Government’s earlier claims that a second cable isn’t necessary ... More >>
Labour thanks Charles Chauvel for his service
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader 19 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour thanks Charles Chauvel for his service Labour Leader David Shearer has today accepted the resignation of list MP Charles Chauvel who is leaving to take up a new post at the United Nations. ... More >>
Charles Chauvel announces resignation
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 11:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Charles Chauvel has today announced his resignation from Parliament. “I have written to the Speaker, resigning my seat effective Monday 11 March.” Charles Chauvel said that he had accepted a position with the United Nations in New York, ... More >>
Why the costly rush to close schools, Hekia?
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 10:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris HIPKINS Acting Education Spokesperson 19 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Why the costly rush to close schools, Hekia? Hekia Parata’s decision to bring forward the closure and merger date for schools in Christchurch is causing more unnecessary ... More >>
Government should stick to its promise
Monday, 18 February 2013, 6:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to send New Zealand troops on a new mission in Afghanistan is a direct contradiction of its promise to bring them home, Labour’s Defence spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
