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Parata’s poor process fails Chch community
Monday, 18 February 2013, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris HIPKINS Acting Education Spokesperson 18 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Parata’s poor process fails Chch community Hekia Parata’s decision to close or merge 19 schools in Christchurch will come as a blow to their local communities and the city ... More >>
Migrant workers casualties in Mainzeal collapse
Sunday, 17 February 2013, 6:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is asking what has happened to the Chinese workers brought to New Zealand last year by King Façade Ltd, a Mainzeal-related company that this week went into voluntary liquidation following the Mainzeal collapse. More >>
Christchurch schools deserve respect
Sunday, 17 February 2013, 6:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tomorrow’s announcement on the future of Christchurch schools is an opportunity to show some respect for the communities affected and demonstrate that it has listened to their concerns, Labour's acting Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Labour will ensure a fair deal for subbies
Sunday, 17 February 2013, 10:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will ensure subcontractors are paid for the work they’ve done when construction companies collapse, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Dollar at post-float high, no action from Nats
Friday, 15 February 2013, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Spokesperson for Finance 15 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Dollar at post-float high, no action from Nats More >>
Economic stocktake flawed from the start
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 7:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Transport planning for the Tairawhiti-Hawkes Bay regions could well prove ineffectual with news that the Government is forging ahead with an economic stocktake that effectively excludes rail, says Gisborne based Labour MP Moana Mackey. More >>
Food prices add to family burden
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“News today that the price of fruit and vegetables is up again is a further blow for low income New Zealanders, said Su’a William Sio, Labour’s Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs. More >>
Kiwis hit hard by prescription fee hike
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The recent hike in prescription charges is having dreadful and possibly life-threatening consequences, Labour’s Health spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
400 jobs go in four days, 200 in 28 hours
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Four hundred Kiwis have lost their jobs in just four days, showing the Government’s economic programme isn’t working, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Presbyterian Support Otago’s exit saddening
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that Presbyterian Support Otago is not challenging the Southern District Health Board’s decision to discontinue funding for its home support is saddening; say local Labour MPs David Clark and Clare Curran. More >>
KiwiRail admits lack of maintenance led to wash-out
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
KiwiRail has admitted that its failure to maintain old and damaged culverts was behind the wash out that closed the Gisborne-Napier line, while cuts to its maintenance budget are putting the network at further risk, Labour’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
Dunne must take leadership on overseas tax
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Peter Dunne must act on an OECD report that reveals the shocking extent of multi-national tax avoidance, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson David Clark. “The state of the tax take in New Zealand is dire. Yesterday Bill English confirmed there has been ... More >>
Contact cuts show SOE sales pure idiocy
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 10:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Contact cuts show SOE sales pure idiocy Contact Energy’s decision to cut 100 employees because the electricity market is flat shows the Government’s push to sell two state-owned electricity companies this year is just plain stupid, says Labour’s ... More >>
Labour champions the Living Wage
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 8:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Shearer says he supports the campaign for a Living Wage to lift the incomes of hard-working New Zealanders so they can better support their families. More >>
No Jobs, No Leadership From National
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Su’a William SIO Employment Spokesperson 13 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT No Jobs, No Leadership From National National’s economic failure has been laid bare for all to see in the Salvation Army’s report 'She'll Be Right,’ says Labour's Employment ... More >>
Housing New Zealand Restructure No 'Glad Game'
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s Pollyanna approach to the restructure of Housing New Zealand might read well, but New Zealanders are interested in the facts, not fiction, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Novopay Bill Down To Parata
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Novopay Bill Down To Parata Taxpayers have Hekia Parata to thank for today’s $5-million bill to try to fix Novopay, says Chris Hipkins, Labour’s acting Education spokesperson. “Steven Joyce has ridden into town with the Government chequebook in a belated ... More >>
Ombudsman attacks lack of Charter School accountability
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 11:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris HIPKINS Acting Education Spokesperson 13 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Ombudsman attacks lack of Charter School accountability There is no justification for making Charter Schools less accountable than every other school in New Zealand, Labour’s ... More >>
Parliament’s cleaners need better support
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 10:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Darien FENTON Labour Spokesperson 13 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Parliament’s cleaners need better support Parliamentarians need to work together to ensure those who provide cleaning and other services are paid a decent wage and treated more fairly, ... More >>
Government Strangling Heartland Polytechs
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 9:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant ROBERTSON Tertiary Education Spokesperson 13 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Government Strangling Heartland Polytechs The National Government is damaging provincial New Zealand by slowly but surely strangling regional polytechs, says Grant Robertson, ... More >>
