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Responding to Emergencies - from Management to Leadership
Friday, 19 October 2012, 9:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The timing of today’s inaugural National emergency Management Research Forum could not be better. Two weeks ago to the day, the government released the first independent review of the Civil Defence & Emergency Management (CDEM) response to the February ... More >>
Brownlee busted with facts that don’t stack up
Friday, 19 October 2012, 9:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee’s claim that everything’s rosy in Christchurch because Trade Me job vacancies are up is an embarrassing own goal given that official government figures show there was in fact a 1.4% decline in online job ads in Canterbury last month, ... More >>
Budget Cuts Affecting Sexual Assault Investigations
Friday, 19 October 2012, 8:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Kris FAAFOI Police Spokesperson 19 October 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Budget Cuts Affecting Sexual Assault Investigations The ability of our Police force to properly investigate sexual assaults has been undermined by National’s budget cuts says Labour’s spokesperson ... More >>
Private prison deal details revealed - finally
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The formal tabling in Parliament of a $900 million deal that National has struck with a private sector consortium to build and operate a new 960-bed private prison at Wiri has finally taken place – on the last possible day that it could legally ... More >>
Tolley takes charge on charter schools
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It was somewhat ironic but hardly surprising that Anne Tolley stepped in to answer questions about charter schools in Parliament today given it was Ms Tolley who recruited Ministry boss Lesley Longstone, a proponent of charter schools in the United Kingdom, ... More >>
Why can’t John Key just tell the truth?
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s brain fades appear to be getting worse every day, with his latest consisting of a statement that he voted for the purchase age for alcohol to be 20, when in fact his vote in Parliament was for it to be 18, says Labour’s Deputy Leader Grant Robertson. More >>
National waves goodbye to F&P
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Fisher and Paykel appears destined to be sold offshore while the National Government passively waves goodbye, which is a blow to innovation and skilled jobs in this country, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Youth rates raise privacy and age law issues
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Darien FENTON Labour Issues Spokesperson 18 October 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Youth rates raise privacy and age law issues The Government’s youth wages proposal not only highlights its on-going arrogance towards private and discriminatory information, ... More >>
Bill recognises kids’ right to a fair go
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Young workers willing to take on part-time jobs are entitled to the rights and status of other employees says Labour MP Rino Tirikatene. More >>
Key breaks Valentine’s promise
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key has broken his Valentine’s Day promise this year to upgrade New Zealand’s IT systems. Eight months on privacy breaches at WINZ, IRD and ACC show it’s time to make good on his pledges, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson David Clark. More >>
Jobs That Work For You
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Last week, I received a very special Facebook message. It came from Kathy Rolfe. She lives in Invercargill and wanted to tell me how worried she is that the Tiwai Smelter will close. Her grandfather helped build the smelter. Her father works for ... More >>
Building Bill No.4 another gimmick
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will not be supporting the Government’s piecemeal and uncoordinated approach to its Building Amendment Bill No.4, says Labour’s Building and Construction spokesperson Raymond Huo. More >>
David Shearer: Jobs that work for you
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer Labour Leader 18 October 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT David Shearer: Jobs that work for you More >>
Groser deliberately missing the point
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Moana MACKEY Energy and Climate Change Spokesperson 18 October 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Groser deliberately missing the point More >>
Grim future for Police under National
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 11:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Rumblings from the front-line confirm that the future for Police under National is grim, Labour’s Police spokesman Kris Faafoi said today. More >>
Non-Primary Exports Fall – Government In Denial
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 10:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Analysis shows that non-primary manufacturing exports are in serious decline, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Government must heed Tribunal on Kōhanga
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 10:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Waitangi Tribunal’s Report on Kōhanga Reo is a huge win for the Māori language said Labour’s Education Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta and Early Childhood Education Sue Moroney. More >>
Threats to clinic staff cannot be tolerated
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 9:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Alleged bullying and threats of violence against staff working in Southland’s abortion care facilities have been condemned by Labour’s women’s caucus. More >>
National Against Transparency For Ports
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 8:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Darien FENTON Labour List MP 18 October 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT National Against Transparency For Ports The National Government’s decision to vote down a Members’ Bill that would have made ratepayer-owned ports subject to the Official Information Act sends ... More >>
Bumper salaries don’t reflect culture change
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 5:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Judith Collins’ promise of a culture change at ACC appears not to have filtered through to its HR department, with more than 300 of its staff now on $100,000-plus salaries and its top earner pocketing $760,000 a year, Labour’s ACC spokesperson ... More >>
