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Hospo industry gets pokie focus wrong
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 11:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Hospitality New Zealand’s call to allow new bars a share in community pokie profits shows its priorities are all wrong, says Labour’s Internal Affairs spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Kiwis support Labour’s savings policy
Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders overwhelmingly support universal KiwiSaver, which is yet another part of Labour’s economic policy favoured by Kiwis, says Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Impact of aging population in Ryall’s ‘too hard’ basket
Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The government is refusing to face up to what officials are describing as “critical” and one of the most challenging issues facing the health sector – the impact of New Zealand’s ageing population, Labour’s Health spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Govt must come clean on pokie deal
Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must come clean on all its dealings with Sky City over the proposal to allow the Auckland casino to install more pokie machines in return for building a National Convention Centre, says Ruth Dyson. More >>
Government must save rail line
Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 9:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must step in and save the Gisborne to Napier rail line, in light of an independent report on its viability, says Gisborne based Labour MP Moana Mackey. More >>
Health Ministry misses the point under Ryall
Monday, 14 January 2013, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is failing to tackle the two biggest killers of New Zealanders and is instead obsessed with filling elective surgery quotas for political purposes, says Labour's Health spokesperson, Maryan Street. More >>
Back-Up For Police Common Sense
Monday, 14 January 2013, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to prioritise police and community safety in 2013 by putting an end to one-person police stations, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi. More >>
Charter Schools Another Mess Waiting To Happen
Friday, 11 January 2013, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Charter Schools Another Mess Waiting To Happen The Government should be focused on getting the basics in education right, rather than inflicting an ideologically driven charter schools experiment on Kiwi kids, Labour's acting Education spokesperson ... More >>
Novopay Pledge Is Bunkum, Chaos Reigns
Thursday, 10 January 2013, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris HIPKINS Acting Education Spokesperson 10 January 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Novopay Pledge Is Bunkum, Chaos Reigns The Ministry of Education’s pledge to provide 'financial support' to schools who have had bank accounts emptied over the summer break courtesy ... More >>
Asbestos ‘repairs’ will leave a disgraceful legacy
Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Christchurch-based Labour MP Ruth Dyson has called for an urgent response from the Government following news that asbestos in the ceilings of more than 4000 earthquake damaged homes will be left encased behind plasterboard rather than removed. More >>
Health cuts start with kids hearing
Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall’s proposed cuts to funding for children’s grommets will see more kids sitting in class unable to listen and learn says Labour’s Health spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
Govt must engage on quad bike safety
Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Concerns around quad bike safety, sparked by a number of serious crashes this summer, should be acted on says Labour’s Transport Safety spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
Minister Needs To Be Up Front On Census Strategy
Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 9:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister Needs To Be Up Front On Census Strategy Statistics Minister Maurice Williamson needs to be up front about his plans for the national census, says Labour’s Statistics spokesperson Raymond Huo. “There has been speculation for some time that the Minister ... More >>
Best security is tenanted houses
Thursday, 3 January 2013, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing New Zealand is wasting millions of dollars of taxpayer’s money on security guards and cleaning up after vandals, when the best way to protect its properties is to put tenants in them, says Annette King. More >>
Unhappy New Year for post-grad students
Tuesday, 1 January 2013, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is sending a clear message to thousands of postgraduate students who can no longer get student allowances- don't try to better yourself or add to our country's health and prosperity, says Grant Robertson, Labour’s Tertiary Education ... More >>
Happy New Year – and here’s the bill, says the Government
Tuesday, 1 January 2013, 11:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s New Year ‘gift’ to Kiwis – the first prescription fee hike in 20 years – kicks in today, placing more financial stress on those who can least afford it, Labour’s Health spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Tickets to ride, but numbers questionable
Sunday, 23 December 2012, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While Paula Bennett has been able to give a media outlet details of the number of unemployed people Work and Income has paid to travel to Australia for work, she seems determined to withhold the same information from Labour More >>
Forced marriages have no place in New Zealand
Friday, 21 December 2012, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to send a tough message to migrant communities - forced marriages will not be tolerated, says Labour’s spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs Rajen Prasad. “Forced marriage is totally unacceptable and a serious violation of basic human ... More >>
Treasury dump shows English ignores advice
Friday, 21 December 2012, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Clayton COSGROVE SOEs Spokesperson 21 December 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Treasury dump shows English ignores advice More >>
Dunedin stands in solidarity with Hillside
Friday, 21 December 2012, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare CURRAN Dunedin South MP 21 December 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Dunedin stands in solidarity with Hillside Hillside’s engineering work may have ended but Dunedin’s solidarity with the former workers reveals a community united in its support, says ... More >>
