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Short-sighted cuts cost KiwiRail dearly
Monday, 30 July 2012, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Failures in KiwiRail’s Chinese-made locomotives raise serious questions over the Government’s management of our national rail company, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
New Zealanders have a choice on inequality
Monday, 30 July 2012, 9:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders have a choice between a fair and decent society or a nation divided by inequality, after new figures show the income gap between races is increasing, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
National must not remove public voice on development
Sunday, 29 July 2012, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant ROBERTSON Environment Spokesperson 29 July 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT National must not remove public voice on development News that National is looking to limit the right of the public to have their say on "regionally significant" projects ... More >>
$15 minimum wage a winner for workers
Sunday, 29 July 2012, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour will ensure hard-working kiwi families can put healthy food on the table says the sponsor of a members’ bill designed to achieve this, Labour's David Clark. More >>
Immigration scam victims need protection
Saturday, 28 July 2012, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Darien FENTON Immigration Spokesperson Su’a WILLIAM SIO Pacific Island Spokesperson 5 March 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Immigration scam victims need protection Victims of a Tongan immigration scam need to be assured that they will not be shipped out on ... More >>
Rich listers pulling ahead of the rest of us
Friday, 27 July 2012, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest NBR Rich List shows wage-earing families are falling behind the few who are doing very well, says Labour’s finance spokesperson David Parker. “Rich listers have surged ahead while middle class earners who work for wages and salaries haven’t. More >>
Choice remains for churches
Friday, 27 July 2012, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Louisa Wall says churches have nothing to fear from marriage equality and won’t be forced to make any changes to the way they administer the sacrament of marriage. More >>
Kiwi flagbearer a popular choice
Friday, 27 July 2012, 10:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Shearer has offered his congratulations to runner Nick Willis on his selection as New Zealand’s flagbearer for the opening ceremony of the Olympics. More >>
New Zealanders deserve the facts
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 6:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand families deserve a straight answer from the Minister of Finance about the official advice he received on the maximum cost of paid parental leave, says Labour MP Sue Moroney. More >>
Labour offers cross insurance party support
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 6:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Christchurch MPs have welcomed Gerry Brownlee’s loss of patience with insurance companies’ delaying tactics and offer cross-party support on the issue. More >>
Jobs for Kiwis promise not being met
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Allowing a company to bring in 110 ‘façade installers’ to do jobs New Zealanders could easily do or be trained to do demonstrates once again the government has its priorities wrong when it comes to jobs for Kiwis, says Labour’s Immigration spokesperson ... More >>
Fairness and equality at the heart of marriage bill
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Louisa WALL MP for Manurewa 26 July 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Fairness and equality at the heart of marriage bill More >>
Kiwis deserve fair pay
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David CLARK MP for Dunedin North 26 July 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Kiwis deserve fair pay “Hard-working New Zealanders deserve to earn a living wage for an honest day’s work,” says the Labour MP, David Clark. His members’ bill to raise the minimum ... More >>
John Key the only one who believes John Banks
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is no longer credible for John Key to keep John Banks on as a Minister in light of confirmation from police that he personally solicited at least $80,000 in donations but can’t seem to remember it, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Bill saves future state assets from the block
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Key state assets New Zealand Post, Kiwibank, Kiwirail and others will be protected for future generations if a new member’s bill passes, says State Owned Enterprises spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Business demands leadership on exports
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Business leaders fear there is no government leadership on growing exports, creating jobs and keeping our young people here in New Zealand, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Key must heed advice of business leaders on Super
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Business leaders, academics and the public want to see a fair and sustainable rise in the Super age to preserve the right to a pension on retirement, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Sun takes a beating but energy report spot on
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 10:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Moana MACKEY Energy and Climate Change Spokesperson 26 July 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Sun takes a beating but energy report spot on More >>
NZ must support democratic reform in Zimbabwe
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 7:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil GOFF Foreign Affairs Spokesperson 25 July 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT NZ must support democratic reform in Zimbabwe The Labour Party says it is time to consider suspending sanctions against Zimbabwe, to encourage further progress towards democracy. Zimbabwe’s ... More >>
Brownlee sweeps past checks and balances
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee is avoiding public consultation and the scrutiny of the courts despite the promises made when he introduced his sweeping earthquake powers, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>
