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Right decision on overnight emergency service
Friday, 30 November 2012, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Capital and Coast District Health Board’s decision to keep Kenepuru Hospital’s overnight Accident and Medical service open is the right move for the community, Labour MP for Mana Kris Faafoi said today. More >>
Voluntary bonding scheme for rural GPs not working
Friday, 30 November 2012, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Maryan STREET Health Spokesperson 30 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Voluntary bonding scheme for rural GPs not working More >>
She won’t be right, mate
Friday, 30 November 2012, 11:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s ringing of a bell to launch Fonterra’s trading on the New Zealand stock exchange signals the death knell of the cooperative as farmers know it, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Banks Step In As Government Fails To Step Up
Friday, 30 November 2012, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nanaia MAHUTA Education Spokesperson 30 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Banks Step In As Government Fails To Step Up The Government should be ashamed that it has been left to the country’s retail banks to help teachers and school support staff with ... More >>
Dunne coy on details of IT system update
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Details of the Government’s tender process to update Inland Revenue’s IT systems are still unclear after question time today, says David Clark. More >>
No Suprises : Women Workers Worse Off
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Sue MORONEY Women’s Affairs Spokesperson 29 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT No Suprises : Women Workers Worse Off The contribution women make to our economy continues to be undervalued, says Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney. Figures ... More >>
Parata must share Foss’ Novopay shame
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata can’t hide behind Craig Foss’ incompetence any longer, with the confirmation that she too signed off on the final decision to roll out Novopay, says Chris Hipkins. More >>
National’s “more affordable” homes for hobbits
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s plan for slightly “more affordable” homes at the Hobsonville development is little more than a cruel joke, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Annette King. More >>
City rail link a no-brainer, unless you’re Gerry Brownlee
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government is looking increasingly isolated with its opposition to Auckland’s City Rail Link, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford. “Gerry Brownlee showed in the House today he has no alternative plan to ease traffic congestion in ... More >>
Youth jobs programme destined to fail under National
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A course trumpeted as successfully moving young people into work by both the Prime Minister and the Social Development Minister has an extraordinarily high failure rate, official figures reveal. More >>
Facebook’s Tiny Tax Bill Demands Action From Dunne
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Facebook’s Tiny Tax Bill Demands Action From Dunne Facebook New Zealand paid just $14,500 tax - give or take a few dollars - last year, making a mockery of Peter Dunne’s refusal to consider closing tax loopholes for multinationals, says Labour’s Revenue ... More >>
Call for Dunedin business to support Hillside Xmas hampers
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran has today launched an appeal for Dunedin businesses to donate Christmas hamper items for the Hillside workers who are about to lose their jobs. “The Hillside workforce has received a Christmas hamper as a good will gesture ... More >>
Elective surgery targets about numbers not needs
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Children are being dropped off treatment lists as district health boards focus on meeting the government’s much-lauded elective surgery “targets”, Labour’s Health spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Nervous Nats block Parliamentary inquiry into Novopay
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s decision to block a Select Committee inquiry into the Novopay debacle is as irresponsible as it is cowardly, says Chris Hipkins. Two weeks ago Labour’s Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta wrote to the chairperson of the Education and ... More >>
Death toll in forestry sector must be addressed
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 10:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to address the horrific toll of death and injury in the forestry sector, says Darien Fenton, Labour’s spokesperson for labour issues. More >>
Another Pike River investigation not the answer
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 6:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The announcement by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment that it is conducting an independent investigation in to the Pike River tragedy is a face-saving exercise from a department that has already been exposed as failing in its duty to ... More >>
Local economy suffers as more jobs are shed
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The 25 jobs lost in at O’Brien Group in Mosgiel are another blow to the Dunedin economy, says Dunedin South MP Clare Curran. O’Brien’s Benchtops Ltd in Mosgiel made all 50 of its workers redundant on Friday, re-employing just 25 staff. More >>
Alarm bells sound over Family Court reform process
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Judith Collins' announcement today that the legislation restricting access to the Family Court has raised concerns that it has been timed to avoid proper parliamentary scrutiny, Labour’s Charles Chauvel says. "I have had many messages of concern ... More >>
Nat’s hands-off housing approach failing Kiwis
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s glib dismissal of the problem of declining home ownership leaves thousands of Kiwis struggling to buy their first home without hope of ever realising their dream, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Foss asleep at the Novopay wheel
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Craig Foss’ admission that he never asked to see the results from the trial run of Novopay is a gobsmacking, says Chris Hipkins. “Novopay has been a train-wreck from start to finish, and its introduction was delayed by two years. More >>
