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Bill English: Grasping At Straws On Employment
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English: Grasping At Straws On Employment Bill English is struggling under the pressure of his creaking economy that has the highest number of people out of work in 20 years, and wrongly claims the highest number of Kiwis ever are in work, ... More >>
Public pressure forces Parata back-down
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Lianne DALZIEL Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Spokesperson 8 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Public pressure forces Parata back-down Hekia Parata’s about face on the mergers of four Christchurch secondary schools can’t be shrugged off as non-consequential ... More >>
Unemployment hits Maori and Pasifika hardest
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Su’a William SIO Employment Spokesperson MP for Mangere 8 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Unemployment hits Maori and Pasifika hardest National’s failed attempt to create jobs is hitting Maori and Pasifika the hardest, with unemployment rates above 15 ... More >>
Eroding Cantabrians rights won’t go unnoticed
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Megan WOODS MP for Wigram 8 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Eroding Cantabrians rights won’t go unnoticed More >>
Positive vote on arms treaty encouraging
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A vote by 157 governments at the UN General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament in New York, in favour of finalising the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in March, is a hugely positive step forward, Labour’s Associate Spokesperson for Disarmament and President ... More >>
No Hope for NZ Manufacturing with National
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 10:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
No Hope for NZ Manufacturing with National Last night many New Zealanders were cheering for hope in America, but today they’re waking up to the realisation that our own National government’s economic policies are hopeless, Labour’s economic development ... More >>
Key’s legacy: highest jobless rate since Shipley
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 10:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s legacy to New Zealand will be the highest jobless rate in 13 years, since the last time a National government was in power, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Solution needed for bureaucratic obstacle course
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 10:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Building and Construction Minister, Maurice Williamson, needs to step up and resolve the bureaucratic obstacle course faced by leaky home owners, says Labour MP Raymond Huo. More >>
Bennett ignores advice on children’s health
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 8:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has ignored official advice that children’s health could suffer as a consequence of her social obligation regime, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Labour congratulates President Obama
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 8:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Leader, David Shearer, has paid tribute to the US President Barack Obama for securing a second term in the Oval Office. More >>
Marriage Bill all about fairness
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Louisa Wall gave the first public submission on her Marriage Equality (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill today, saying that all New Zealand couples deserve equality under the law. More >>
King keeps close eye on home insulation
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 11:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is keeping a close eye on the Government’s promise to insulate all Housing New Zealand houses by the end of next year, says Annette King. As at 30 September 2012 the Government had 6,983 properties left to insulate under Housing New Zealand’s ... More >>
Deficit up, National’s credibility down
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 11:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Spokesperson for Finance 7 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Deficit up, National’s credibility down More >>
IRD Staff Turnover At Nearly 34 Per Cent In Wellington
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 11:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David CLARK Revenue Spokesperson 7 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT IRD Staff Turnover At Nearly 34 Per Cent In Wellington Morale at IRD appears to be at an all-time low with staff churn at the Wellington base hitting almost 34 per cent in the past year, ... More >>
Big department pay-out needs explaining
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Social development Minister Paula Bennett is side-stepping questions over a $97,000 taxpayer-funded ‘termination benefits’ paid out by her department, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Questions remain over Minister’s Snapper meddling
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has left a string of unanswered questions following revelations that indicate his predecessor Steven Joyce intervened inappropriately on behalf of Infratil-owned smart card operator Snapper in its ticketing roll out ... More >>
Dark Day For High-Tech Manufacturing
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
On the day Fisher and Paykel was sold overseas Rakon outsourced high-paying jobs to Asia, marking a dark day for Kiwi high-tech manufacturing, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
A Four Letter Word For Not Responsible…? Foss
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nanaia MAHUTA Education Spokesperson 06 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT A Four Letter Word For Not Responsible…? Foss. The Associate Education Minister Craig Foss is making avoiding responsibility for the Novopay debacle into an art form, says Nanaia ... More >>
Labour to introduce MMP member’s bill
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader 06 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour to introduce MMP member’s bill More >>
Full time jobs drop shows National’s failures
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Spokesperson for Finance 6 November 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Full time jobs drop shows National’s failures The consequences of National’s economic mismanagement are clear with full-time employment falling over the last three months under this Government, ... More >>
