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Dotcom Fiasco Too Big For A Simple Police Investigation
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer Labour Leader 2 October 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Dotcom Fiasco Too Big For A Simple Police Investigation News that the Police will investigate the illegal spying on Kim Dotcom is just further proof there needs to be a wide-ranging, independent ... More >>
Government still needs to front up on Rena
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The settlement with Daina Shipping over the Rena disaster is welcome but if the Government had signed up to the international convention the haggling wouldn’t have been needed, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Planet Joyce glosses over Treasury stats
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce's growth plan has been reduced to hoping Treasury are wrong instead of mucking in and working with businesses and workers to get the economy moving, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
‘Brain fade’ goes all the way to the 9th Floor
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 10:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s desperate attempt to shut down criticism of his handling of the Kim Dotcom spying fiasco with a behind-closed-doors review won’t satisfy the New Zealand public, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Doctor numbers not all they have been cracked up to be
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 10:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Tony Ryall owes an apology not only to the country’s doctors but to all New Zealanders for persisting with the fiction that the country is awash with doctors, Labour Health spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
GCSB needs more than another internal review
Monday, 1 October 2012, 6:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to start a second internal investigation into the GCSB’s actions, just days after the original was condemned as a whitewash is another cynical attempt to cover over serious concerns about the agency, says Labour Leader David ... More >>
Violence against women a hidden statistic
Monday, 1 October 2012, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Sue MORONEY Women’s Affairs Spokesperson 1 October 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Violence against women a hidden statistic Women are the big losers in today's crime statistics, with sexual assaults up 15 per cent over two years and family violence figures not ... More >>
Government Must Learn From Canterbury Education Botch-Up
Monday, 1 October 2012, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government Must Learn From Canterbury Education Botch-Up The National Government must learn the lessons from their complete botch-up of the Canterbury schools reorganisation when they make decisions on the region’s future of tertiary education, Labour’s ... More >>
Auckland crime rise can’t be ignored
Monday, 1 October 2012, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kris FAAFOI Police Spokesperson 1 October 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Auckland crime rise can’t be ignored The increase in reported crime in Auckland city should be a major concern to the Government, Labour's Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi said today. More >>
IRD’s 20-year-old system needs upgrade
Monday, 1 October 2012, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
IRD is celebrating a dubious anniversary this year – its computer system is now 20 years old and is a prime reason behind recent stuff-ups at the department, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson David Clark. More >>
Trades drain is a National disaster
Monday, 1 October 2012, 8:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The loss of thousands of skilled tradespeople to Australia is disastrous for New Zealand and is only being made worse by a Government standing on the side lines, Labour’s Tertiary Education, Skills and Training spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Speech: Cunliffe - Fast Forward: Growing Good Jobs
Sunday, 30 September 2012, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Fast Forward: Growing Good Jobs Building a high-value sustainable future Hon David Cunliffe, Labour Economic Development and Associate Finance Spokesperson More >>
Heatley like a stuck record on social housing
Saturday, 29 September 2012, 11:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Annette KING Housing Spokesperson 29 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Heatley like a stuck record on social housing In the latest Government re-announcement, this time around social housing, Minister Phil Heatley is boasting of a record spend. Like ... More >>
Key and Parata At Odds Over Schools
Friday, 28 September 2012, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Key and Parata At Odds Over Schools Cantabrians can take little comfort from the Prime Minister’s half-hearted assurances that their voices will be heard over the future of local schooling given the Education Minister Hekia Parata is forging ahead ... More >>
IRD privacy breach worrying moment
Friday, 28 September 2012, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David CLARK Revenue spokesperson 28 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT IRD privacy breach worrying moment IRD’s breach of 30 people’s privacy is a worrying development for an agency that holds such important information and will hopefully not snowball ... More >>
Labour requests proper inquiry into intelligence failures
Friday, 28 September 2012, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader 28 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour formally requests proper inquiry into intelligence failures Labour Leader David Shearer has today written to the Prime Minister formally requesting a wide-ranging and independent inquiry ... More >>
Starting from the beginning the way to go
Friday, 28 September 2012, 11:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The double standard displayed by the Government over National Standards proves - to quote John Key - that “ignorance leads us nowhere”, Labour’s Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says. More >>
Report into spy debacle a woeful whitewash
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The report into our spy agency’s unlawful snooping on Kim Dotcom and his associates is a whitewash because it ignores the complete failure of democratic oversight by Prime Minister John Key, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Government hits the poorest with new tax
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Iain LEES-GALLOWAY Associate Health Spokesperson 27 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Government hits the poorest with new tax More >>
Interest rate swap sales leave bad smell
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 11:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Sending National Bank’s black stallion to the knackers’ yard won’t remove the stench of horse manure that many farmers have been left with courtesy of interest rate swap agreements, says Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson, Damien O’Connor. More >>
