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Bill establishes Special Inquiry into data breaches
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Electronic Data Safety Bill will establish a Special Commission of Inquiry into the spate of disastrous data breaches across government, says Labour’s Communications and It spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Ngati Whatua settlement a watershed
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is hailing the passing of the Ngati Whatua Orakei Settlement Bill as a watershed moment for Auckland. More >>
Economic sabotage costs 90 Hillside jobs
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare CURRAN Dunedin South MP David CLARK Dunedin North MP 15 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Economic sabotage costs 90 Hillside jobs The loss of 90 highly skilled Hillside manufacturing jobs has destroyed livelihoods across Dunedin and is the result ... More >>
More bad news: Dead cat bounce for manufacturing
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 11:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
After declining for three months manufacturing has just eked into positive territory, signaling a dead cat bounce, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Bill introduces corporate manslaughter charge
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 10:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A member’s Bill that allows companies to be charged with corporate manslaughter will fill a long-standing gap in our health and safety laws, the Bill’s sponsor Labour List MP Andrew Little says. More >>
Another indicator drops – now job ads down
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 10:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
As more grim jobs news piles up, it’s time for the Government to admit it must change tack to grow the New Zealand economy, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Pure Advantage Report A Credible Plan For Green Growth
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 8:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Pure Advantage Report A Credible Plan For Green Growth Pure Advantage’s report must be heeded by the Government if New Zealand is to make the most of its unique green growth opportunities, say Labour’s Environment spokesperson Grant Robertson ... More >>
For Kiwis out of work life’s no fairy tale
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 5:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National can use all the cute words it likes to avoid answering tough questions on unemployment, but for New Zealanders out of work, life’s no fairy tale, says Labour’s Employment spokesperson Su’a William Sio. More >>
Bennett bouncing all over the place on jobs
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett’s attempt to paint jobless Kiwis as shirkers who can’t be bothered looking for work is insulting, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Call To Put Prescription Cost Increase On Hold
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With thousands of families already paying more than they should be for prescriptions, the Government should put its planned fee increase on the back-burner until it has a system in place to track charges, Labour's Health Spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Government Needs To Work With, Not Against, Diabetics
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Diabetics deserve a break, says Labour’s Health spokesperson, Maryan Street. Speaking to the second international diabetes forum for World Diabetes Day in Dunedin today, Maryan Street urged the Government to work with, not against diabetics. More >>
Government needs to work with, not against, diabetics
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Diabetics deserve a break, says Labour’s Health spokesperson, Maryan Street. Speaking to the second international diabetes forum for World Diabetes Day in Dunedin today, Maryan Street urged the Government to work with, not against diabetics. More >>
‘Bill’s Brain’ and Fox News-maths on incomes
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English has resorted to using Karl Rove’s denial-style maths techniques to inflate New Zealand’s household incomes, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Govt On Wrong Track With Unemployment
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand is rated as the 6th worst performer among OECD countries in terms of increasing unemployment since the onset of the global financial crisis, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Lean Times Ahead For Minimum Wage Workers
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s plan abandon a long standing approach to the annual review of the minimum wage is a cost-cutting exercise that could lead to a freeze on the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of workers, says Darien Fenton. More >>
Exporters Hurting As Rental Property Investment On The March
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Interest in investment property is back to ‘historically high’ levels, underlining the need for a capital gains tax to get investment money into productive businesses, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Still no clarity on the IRD’s 20-year-old systems
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David CLARK Revenue spokesperson 14 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Still no clarity on the IRD’s 20-year-old systems Bill English can’t explain the changes or costs required to replace Inland Revenue’s 20-year-old FIRST mainframe computer system, ... More >>
Retail trade numbers disappoint again
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David CUNLIFFE Spokesperson for Economic Development 14 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Retail trade numbers disappoint again More >>
Select committee inquiry needed on Novopay
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 11:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nanaia MAHUTA Education Spokesperson 14 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Select committee inquiry needed on Novopay Labour’s Education spokesperson, Nanaia Mahuta, has written to the chairperson of Parliament’s Education and Science Select Committee, calling ... More >>
Bennett stoops to new low
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With unemployment at a 13-year high Social Development Minister Paula Bennett’s holier- than-thou attitude to Kiwis struggling to find work is arrogance at its worst, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
