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Special School cuts short-change students
Monday, 27 August 2012, 6:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s decision to close down half of the country’s Residential Special Schools is all about saving money at the cost of students who need these schools the most, Labour’s Special Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Future of Hillside must be secured
Monday, 27 August 2012, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader Clare CURRAN Dunedin South MP 27 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Future of Hillside must be secured The Hillside engineering workshops are a national asset and their future must be secured to protect skilled jobs and flow-on economic ... More >>
Best of luck to Paralympic athletes
Monday, 27 August 2012, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The 14th Paralympic Summer Games begin in London this week and Labour is right behind New Zealand’s 26 athletes, says Labour’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Louisa Wall. More >>
‘Editing’ of drug driving papers needs explaining
Monday, 27 August 2012, 11:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The deliberate removal of significant data from a Cabinet paper on drug driving is just the latest example of National not taking issues around road safety seriously, Labour’s Transport Safety spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
Refusal to release information arouses suspicion
Monday, 27 August 2012, 10:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Department of Internal Affairs’ refusal to release information about the Otago Rugby Football Union's (ORFU) involvement in pokies arouses suspicion, says Labour’s Internal Affairs spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Taxpayers owed $800,000 in job subsidies
Sunday, 26 August 2012, 11:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is owed more than $800,000 dollars in subsidies paid out to employers under the Job Ops scheme who did not keep their end of the bargain, Su’a William Sio has revealed. More >>
Time for action, not huff and puff
Saturday, 25 August 2012, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil TWYFORD Transport Spokesperson 25 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Time for action, not huff and puff More >>
Snapper exits, let’s hope no cost to ratepayer
Friday, 24 August 2012, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil TWYFORD Transport Spokesperson 24 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Snapper exits, let’s hope no cost to ratepayer More >>
Government should halt asset sales plan
Friday, 24 August 2012, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader 24 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Government should halt asset sales plan National’s plan to rush through asset sales is an utter shambles and it should put an immediate stop to the process, says Labour Leader David Shearer. ... More >>
Claimants shouldn’t be forgotten in ACC fallout
Friday, 24 August 2012, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
ACC must take the concerns of sensitive claims unit claimants seriously, and set up a high level unit to deal with the outstanding complaints around breaches of privacy and misuse of information, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Andrew Little says. More >>
The truth about KiwiRail’s failures finally comes out
Friday, 24 August 2012, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer Labour Leader Phil Twyford Transport Spokesperson 24 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT The truth about KiwiRail’s failures finally comes out National is running KiwiRail into the ground with the company admitting it is planning to delay track ... More >>
Limit alcohol in RTDs, limit harm
Friday, 24 August 2012, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s back down over restricting the alcohol content in RTDs (Ready to Drink) is gutless, and will mean more harm is caused to young drinkers, says Phil Goff. More >>
National finally adopts Labour’s Finland recommendation
Friday, 24 August 2012, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David CUNLIFFE Economic Development Spokesperson 24 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT National finally adopts Labour’s Finland recommendation More >>
Bullying – It’s Not Okay
Friday, 24 August 2012, 11:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister should tell Gerry Brownlee and KiwiRail to pull their heads in, and stop bullying the media, says David Shearer. More >>
Constable was a true role model
Friday, 24 August 2012, 10:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio has extended sympathy to the family of Constable Kali Fungavaka, saying his death is deeply distressing. More >>
KiwiRail blocks new work for Hillside and Hutt workshops
Friday, 24 August 2012, 10:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
KiwiRail’s deliberate blocking of new contracts at its Hillside and Hutt workshops is preventing the creation of new skilled Kiwi jobs and is putting the Hillside workshop’s future in serious jeopardy, Labour MPs Trevor Mallard and Clare Curran said today. More >>
Bullying – It’s Not Okay
Friday, 24 August 2012, 10:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Bullying – It’s Not Okay The Prime Minister should tell Gerry Brownlee and KiwiRail to pull their heads in, and stop bullying the media, says David Shearer. “It is outrageous that KiwiRail is wasting taxpayers’ money and the court’s time with ... More >>
KiwiRail blocks new work for Hillside and Hutt workshops
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
KiwiRail’s deliberate blocking of new contracts at its Hillside and Hutt workshops is preventing the creation of new skilled Kiwi jobs and is putting the Hillside workshop’s future in serious jeopardy, Labour MPs Trevor Mallard and Clare Curran said today. More >>
Government’s Climate Change Stance Not A Good Look
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Bill having its first reading in the House today confirms the Government has zero commitment to curbing New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions, Labour's Climate Change spokesperson Moana Mackey says. “As far as a ‘response’ goes, The Climate Change ... More >>
ACC Fiasco Starts And Stops With The Minister
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
ACC Fiasco Starts And Stops With The Minister The Privacy Commissioner’s report into the ACC leaks is a litany of leadership gone wrong, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Andrew Little says. “In slamming the culture at ACC, the Commissioner says it is ... More >>
