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Witch Hunt Further Damages Foreign Affairs
Friday, 17 August 2012, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Witch Hunt Further Damages Foreign Affairs The Government’s efforts to track down staff who opposed the botched restructuring of Foreign Affairs is causing further damage, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phil Goff. “The Rebstock Inquiry ... More >>
Rena Clean-Up Will Cost Taxpayers $50 Million
Friday, 17 August 2012, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant Robertson Environment Spokesperson 17 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Rena Clean-Up Will Cost Taxpayers $50 Million The Rena disaster clean-up will cost the taxpayer over $50 million, highlighting the Government’s folly of not passing legislation ... More >>
Please explain, Minister
Friday, 17 August 2012, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Education Minister Hekia Parata needs to explain exactly how her office came to know where teachers who wrote to her in a private capacity worked, says Chris Hipkins, Labour’s associate Education spokesperson. More >>
Honey Traps Need Rigorous Surveillance
Friday, 17 August 2012, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Despite assurances from the Government that biosecurity border control is hitting its targets the New Zealand bee industry remains rightly concerned about the threat from honey brought in to this country from Australia, Labour’s Biosecurity spokesperson ... More >>
Basin Reserve flyover decision deeply flawed
Friday, 17 August 2012, 8:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The decision by the New Zealand Transport Agency to back a flyover beside the Basin Reserve is deeply flawed and continues the Government’s piecemeal approach to transport issues in Wellington city, Grant Robertson MP for Wellington Central and Annette ... More >>
Government should get real on superannuation
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s refusal to face up to the consequences of an ageing population is leaving tens-of-thousands of New Zealanders uncertain and fearful about retirement, says David Parker. More >>
Women deserve better advocacy
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 4:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jo Goodhew’s reluctance to advocate for New Zealand women was made plain in Parliament today as she dodged questions on the Government’s record, says Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
More operations? You get what you pay for
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An 7500 additional operations performed in the last year is testament to the efforts of doctors, nurses and support staff in our hospitals up and down the country, Labour’s Health spokesperson Maryan Street says. More >>
Bennett dodges serious poverty issue
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jacinda ARDERN Social Development Spokesperson Spokesperson for Children 16 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Bennett dodges serious poverty issue Child poverty will never be resolved by a Government that refuses to acknowledge the scale of the problem, ... More >>
Save the rail petition dumped by National
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Moana MACKEY List MP 16 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Save the rail petition dumped by National More >>
Bullying tactics an abuse of power
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris HIPKINS State Services Spokesperson 16 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Bullying tactics an abuse of power John Key must move immediately to determine whether his Minister, Hekia Parata abused her position in accessing individual teachers records, ... More >>
Ports bill opens door to public scrutiny
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Darien Fenton says her member’s bill, drawn from the ballot today, will see ratepayer-owned ports subject to the Official Information Act. “The Local Government (Council Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill offers a simple measure to ensure ... More >>
Economic Zone Bill must go back to committee
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s Exclusive Economic Zone legislation is deeply flawed and should be sent back to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee for further work, says Labour’s Environment Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Bill seeks protection for Kiwi farmers
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson, Damien O’Connor, has lodged a private members Bill aimed at protecting Kiwi farmers by limiting outside and foreign investment in Fonterra. More >>
Manufacturing and middle NZ
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Welcome and thanks for coming out this morning, and joining with me, David Cunliffe, and your former President Andrew Little. Your local MP, Annette King, sends her apologies. More >>
Urgent investigation needed into migrant exploitation
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 9:03 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The blatant rip-off of migrant workers exposed on TVNZ’s One News must be investigated and Labour inspectors required to urgently crack-down on this kind of exploitation, often by other migrant-owned businesses, says Darien Fenton. More >>
Farmers urged to think pink
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 8:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor has come out in support of a rural breast cancer fundraiser following ‘revelations’ that older farmers were loath to be associated with the colour pink. More >>
National’s Motorway Obsession Hurts Regions
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s plan to strip funding from local roading projects and to borrow billions to pay for marginal new motorways is hurting heartland New Zealand, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Shades of Think Big in RoNS borrowing
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Twyford Transport Spokesperson 15 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Shades of Think Big in RoNS borrowing The Government’s plan to start borrowing for state highway projects is setting the country up for Think Big Mk 2, Labour’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
National’s Exports Plan Just Story Telling
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The only new ideas in National’s much-hyped ‘comprehensive exports plan’ are story-telling, branding and photo opportunities, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
