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Children’s health monitor damns Govt inaction on poverty
Monday, 10 December 2012, 8:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Revelations that one in five New Zealand children are reliant on a benefit as the main source of their family’s income highlights the National Government's failure to lift our kids out of poverty, say Labour MPs Maryan Street and Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Govt should release CTV report this week
Sunday, 9 December 2012, 11:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Lianne DALZIEL Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Spokesperson MP for Christchurch East 9 December 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Govt should release CTV report this week The Government must urgently release part three of the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission Report ... More >>
Minister should give disability support workers a fair go
Sunday, 9 December 2012, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister should give all disability support workers a fair go More than a year since the Sleepover Wages (Settlement) Act was passed under urgency there are still many carers who continue to work sleepovers for less than minimum wage says Darien Fenton, ... More >>
Labour MP opens International Criminal Court
Sunday, 9 December 2012, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Associate Spokesperson for Disarmament, Ross Robertson, will join in opening the 7th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law World Parliamentary Conference on Human Rights in Rome. More >>
Minister’s back down a victory for community action
Friday, 7 December 2012, 6:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
This afternoon’s back down by Paula Bennett on funding for the sexual abuse crisis line HELP is a triumph for community action, says Labour's Women's Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Safe buildings a goal in sight
Friday, 7 December 2012, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must ensure that the lessons learnt in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes are fed into its policy development for making all buildings safe, say Labour MPs Lianne Dalziel and Raymond Huo. More >>
National’s Shameful Back-Down To Liquor Barons
Friday, 7 December 2012, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s Shameful Back-Down To Liquor Barons National’s decision to bow to pressure from the liquor industry and not regulate ready-to-drinks (RTDs) is ‘shameful and gutless’, says Labour MP Phil Goff. “The case for restricting the alcohol ... More >>
24 hour crisis line needed this Christmas
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Auckland’s 24 hour sexual violence crisis line, HELP, must be available over Christmas says Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney. Labour is pushing for urgent action to keep the helpline going, after a petition signed by 12,000 people ... More >>
Personal abuse in place of answers to legitimate questions
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Parliament is the place where Ministers are accountable for their actions and for the management of their portfolios. Murray McCully should answer the questions asked of him rather than resorting to personal abuse of the questioner, says Labour’s ... More >>
Labour’s Thoughts With Tornado Victims
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Shearer is expressing his sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives during this afternoon’s tornado in Auckland. More >>
Report reiterates slack attitudes to security
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jacinda ARDERN Social Development Spokesperson 6 December 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Report reiterates slack attitudes to security More >>
About time: A Small Chink In Monetary Orthodoxy
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler’s admission today that he is negotiating the use of macro-prudential tools shows the Government is finally conceding that its orthodox monetary policy needs to change, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David ... More >>
National seizes control of Auckland Council plan fast-track
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National has seized control of the proposed fast-tracking of Auckland Council’s unitary plan by giving itself the power to appoint the plan’s hearings panel, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Resource management reforms raise concerns
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The first round of the Government’s reform of the Resource Management Act contains proposals that have the potential to undermine key principles of public participation, local decision making and a focus on environmental protection, Labour’s Environment ... More >>
Wave Good-Bye To 50,000th Kiwi This Year
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Wave Good-Bye To 50,000th Kiwi This Year The number of people giving up on building a future in New Zealand is an indictment of the Government’s economic failure, says Labour Leader David Shearer. According to Labour’s calculations, today will ... More >>
Christchurch teachers call on Key to stop and listen
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 8:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Christchurch teachers fed up with the National Government’s education reform agenda have turned out in force today with a clear message for the Prime Minister, says Labour MP for Wigram Megan Woods. More >>
McCully appointee should have declared interest
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 8:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Murray McCully’s angry outburst is just an attempt to divert attention from the fact that a National Party mate he appointed to a state-owned shipping line failed to tell either him or his Ministry that he was registered as a shareholder of a competing ... More >>
John Key redefines the word ‘fair’
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 8:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
CBD business owners and bare landowners in Christchurch have been let down by John Key after he personally defended the decision to acquire their land for just half of the rating valuation, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Lianne ... More >>
Last chance for Minister to cut liquor delay
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 8:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Justice Minister Judith Collins has one last chance to do the right thing and cut the nonsensical 12 month delay that local councils could face before being able to implement local alcohol policies, says Labour MP Phil Twyford. More >>
John Key overreacts to Pike River question
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 8:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister has overreacted to a simple question about whether the Government will support the Pike River families’ proposal to re-enter the mine, says West Coast/Tasman MP Damien O’Connor. More >>
