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A Brief History Of Hekia’s Mistakes
Friday, 25 January 2013, 9:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A Brief History Of Hekia’s Mistakes In the spirit of bi-partisanship, Labour’s acting Education spokesperson, Chris Hipkins, has today offered to assist the Education Minister, Hekia Parata, remember some of her mistakes from the last year. “Hekia ... More >>
Manufacturing Jobs Declining For Seven Months
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Spokesperson for Finance 24 January 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Manufacturing Jobs Declining For Seven Months More >>
KiwiBuild picks up more support
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It should be welcome news for aspiring homeowners that the Green Party is throwing its full support behind Labour’s KiwiBuild scheme, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Annette King. More >>
New Minister needs to tackle housing go-slow
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Incoming Housing Minister Nick Smith has a lot of work to do if he wants to convince Kiwis housing affordability is a priority for National says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Labour Pledges To Re-Open Rail Line
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour in government will re-open the Gisborne-Napier rail line due to be closed under National, the party’s Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford says. An independent report by economic consultants BERL casts doubt on the analysis used by KiwiRail ... More >>
English desperate if failed welfare reforms are his answer
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English’s startling admission that the Government is relying on its welfare reforms as a cure all for New Zealand’s economic woes should set the alarm bells ringing, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern ... More >>
Bumper year for casinos - bad news for Kiwis
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that New Zealand casinos had a bumper year should serve as a warning to the Government says Labour’s Internal Affairs spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Hands-off Government hopeless on housing
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s hands-off approach to the housing affordability crisis is creating a generation of Kiwi renters, says David Shearer. More >>
Oh goody, another league table from National
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“The release of statistics on what graduates from different disciplines earn is hardly a revelation and does nothing to improve the quality of tertiary education or access to it, Grant Robertson says. More >>
E-log books for truckies must be considered
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 7:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should consider electronic log books as part of a wider investigation into improving the safety of truck drivers and other road users, says Labour Transport Safety spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
Try a little fairness Mr Joyce
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 7:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce should do the right thing and extend student allowances to all postgraduate students who are part way through their qualifications, says Labour Tertiary Education, Skills and Training Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
More support for Labour policy – this time CGT
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 10:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Support for Labour’s major economic policies continues to grow with a new poll showing 55 per cent of New Zealanders support a capital gains tax, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Tolley should break silence on sole-charge stations
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 9:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Police Minister Anne Tolley needs to take a stand on single-officer stations, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi. More >>
Front-footing Novopay failure not the answer
Friday, 18 January 2013, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While problems with the Novopay system get worse rather than better, the Government is still missing in action, Labour’s Acting Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Deflation shows need to reform Reserve Bank mandate
Friday, 18 January 2013, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prices dropped in the last three months of the year while the housing market took off and the dollar remained stubbornly high, showing the need for monetary policy reform, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
New Radio NZ CE must be committed to charter
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The replacement for long-serving Radio New Zealand chief executive Peter Cavanagh must have the same commitment to commercial-free public broadcasting and respect for the station’s charter, says Labour’s broadcasting spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Reduced ACC levies recommended, ignored
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 10:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government had a chance to give businesses and workers a break by reducing ACC levies this year, but chose not to as part of its desperate bid to achieve its much-hyped 2015 budget surplus, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Andrew Little says More >>
High flyers skew boardroom stats
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government appointments of a small number of high flying women are skewing statistics on female representation in the boardroom says Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Rail rethink needs open mind, not eyes closed
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government could earn some much-needed brownie points if, instead of dismissing out of hand a report into the viability of the Gisborne to Napier rail line out, it looked at its recommendations with an open mind, Gisborne-based Labour MP Moana ... More >>
More Novopay debacles likely as Govt slashes frontline
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 11:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
16 January 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT More Novopay debacles likely as Govt slashes frontline public services More >>
