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She’s Not Alright For Young New Zealanders
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should count itself lucky that the Salvation Army only gave it a ‘D’ rating for its “singular failure to address entrenched youth unemployment”, Labour’s Youth Affairs spokesperson, Megan Woods says. “The Salvation Army’s State of ... More >>
Government called out on poverty fail
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 9:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Salvation Army’s latest state of the nation report highlights yet again the tragedy of a government that has all but given up on any serious efforts to stem New Zealand’s disgraceful child poverty rate, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson ... More >>
Labour criticises North Korean nuclear test
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 8:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phil Goff has condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear weapon test. More >>
Kiwis want jobs, not excuses
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce can blame officials all he likes for National’s promise to create 170,000 new jobs, but the fact remains that as Employment Minister he sat back and watched 30,000 jobs disappear from the economy last year, says Su’a William Sio. More >>
Prosser’s stereotyping unacceptable
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phil Goff has condemned the racial and religious stereotyping by New Zealand First MP, Richard Prosser. More >>
Health figures not what they’re cracked up to be
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
When a surgeon is forced to do two cataract operations in order to keep elective procedure targets up rather than operate on a young child there is something seriously wrong with the system, Labour’s Health spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Hopeless Hekia didn’t do her homework
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata didn’t do her homework before giving the green-light for Novopay to go live, and schools, teachers, parents and pupils are paying the price for her incompetence, says Chris Hipkins, Labour’s acting Education Spokesperson. More >>
Key has questions to answer over Williamson’s directorship
Monday, 11 February 2013, 6:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson needs to step aside from any decision making role regarding the government’s response to the collapse of Mainzeal in light of his role as a director of a company with strong links to the construction ... More >>
Discrimination against Kiwis overlooked at Summit
Monday, 11 February 2013, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, was able to use the weekend’s Queenstown Summit to persuade our Prime Minister to accept an annual quota of boat people, John Key made no progress on the issue of discrimination against Kiwis permanently resident ... More >>
Parliament urged to investigate rates swaps
Monday, 11 February 2013, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With affected farmers being warned by the banks not to talk it’s time Parliamentary scrutiny was given to the controversial issue of interest rate swaps, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
New Speaker’s First Decision Too ‘Political’
Monday, 11 February 2013, 8:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Speaker’s First Decision Too ‘Political’ Labour is calling on the Speaker to reconsider his decision to prevent West Papuan activist Benny Wenda from speaking at Parliament because the New Zealand Government and its officials are uncomfortable ... More >>
Hands-on Govt needed to grasp green growth opportunities
Monday, 11 February 2013, 8:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
If New Zealand is to take the opportunities offered by a clean, green economy it needs a hands-on government to show leadership to make it happen, says Grant Robertson. More >>
Dear John…
Sunday, 10 February 2013, 7:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
As the number of young Kiwis out of work or not in training or education continues to grow, the ink appears to have dried up on the PM’s letter writing campaign to get more trainees into work, says Labour’s Youth Affairs spokesperson Megan Woods. More >>
Refugee about-face a sign of back down?
Saturday, 9 February 2013, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is questioning whether the government’s decision to take some of Australia’s asylum seekers means it has had a change of heart over its proposed ‘mass detention’ law. More >>
Go Figure – Jobless ‘Stats’ Hide Real Story
Friday, 8 February 2013, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jacinda ARDERN Social Development Spokesperson 8 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Go Figure – Jobless ‘Stats’ Hide Real Story The latest Household Labour Force Survey which shows some 30,000 Kiwis have given up looking for work has really put ... More >>
Law change needed on airport pricing
Friday, 8 February 2013, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour says the Government should change the law in response to a damning report by the Commerce Commission into monopoly pricing by Wellington Airport. Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford says the report pings Wellington Airport for taking excessive ... More >>
Please hold, your call is unimportant to us…
Friday, 8 February 2013, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government knew that the Novopay service centre was not up to the job before the botched teachers’ pay system went live, says Chris Hipkins, Labour’s acting Education spokesperson. More >>
Fed-up Defence staff join Aussie exodus
Friday, 8 February 2013, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Iain LEES-GALLOWAY Defence Spokesperson 8 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Fed-up Defence staff join Aussie exodus More >>
Adams’ dodgy deals cost Kiwis $400
Friday, 8 February 2013, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare CURRAN Communications and IT Spokesperson 8 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Adams’ dodgy deals cost Kiwis $400 Amy Adams is taking almost $400 right out of the pockets of Kiwi households with her delaying tactics on the Commerce Commission’s ... More >>
Joyce Calls For Foreign Investment But Companies Pulling Out
Friday, 8 February 2013, 9:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Spokesperson for Finance 8 February 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Joyce Calls For Foreign Investment But Overseas Companies Pulling Out Steven Joyce says more foreign direct investment will cure unemployment but foreign companies such as the ... More >>
