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John Key trumped on job figures
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s optimistic job forecasts for his much-hyped convention centre in Auckland once again reveal his government’s economic strategy is based on back-of-the-envelope calculations and the lack of any real plan, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Ditch class size increase – a moratorium won’t cut it
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling on the Government to ditch its plan to increase class sizes and to stop trying to make trade-offs with our children’s education. More >>
Global instability reveals weak NZ economy
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
More instability in global markets is laying bare weakness in the New Zealand economy, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker says. That instability makes it more urgent to modernise the New Zealand economy to grow exports, jobs and wages, he says. More >>
Drink driving must be included in alcohol reform
Monday, 4 June 2012, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Iain LEES-GALLOWAY Transport Safety Spokesperson 04 June 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Drink driving must be included in alcohol reform Lowering the drink driving limit should be part of the Alcohol Reform Bill, says Labour's Transport Safety spokesperson Iain ... More >>
Commission intervention in gambling crackdown inappropriate
Monday, 4 June 2012, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ruth DYSON Internal Affairs Spokesperson 04 June 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Charities Commission intervention in gambling crackdown inappropriate The Charities Commission must urgently retract an email it sent out to charitable organisations ramping up opposition to ... More >>
Labour expresses sympathy at death of Sir Brian Talboys
Monday, 4 June 2012, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader 04 June 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour expresses sympathy at death of Sir Brian Talboys More >>
Justice Minister side-lining real alcohol reform
Sunday, 3 June 2012, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
03 June 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Justice Minister side-lining real alcohol reform The Government is using the smokescreen of a conscience vote on the drinking age to hide the fact it is failing to tackle the real causes of alcohol-related harm, says Labour’s ... More >>
Lives at risk from National’s neglect of local roads
Saturday, 2 June 2012, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil TWYFORD Transport Spokesperson 02 June 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Lives at risk from National’s neglect of local roads The National Government is letting rural roads fall into disrepair and this will inevitably cost lives, says Labour’s Transport ... More >>
Simple majority for TAF vote doesn’t cut it
Friday, 1 June 2012, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Fonterra is making a potentially fatal mistake by requiring a simple majority of farmers to endorse its Trading Among Farmers (TAF) capital restructure, says Labour’s Primary Industries Spokesperson Damien O’Connor. More >>
Labour MP promotes marriage equality law
Friday, 1 June 2012, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Louisa WALL MP for Manurewa 01 June 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour MP promotes marriage equality law More >>
Govt allies must force National to reverse class increases
Friday, 1 June 2012, 9:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Shearer is calling on the Government’s allies to use their combined political muscle to force National to ditch its plan to increase class sizes. More >>
Earthquake Recovery Strategy launched
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hon Gerry Brownlee Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 31 May 2012 Media Statement Earthquake Recovery Strategy launched Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has today released the Recovery Strategy which sets out the directions ... More >>
English Catches Up With Budget Policy
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Finance Minister today admitted he had not understood the Child Tax Credit changes his Government rammed through under budget urgency,” Labour’s Revenue spokesperson, Dr David Clark says. “Speaking on the Finance Minister’s behalf in Parliament, ... More >>
Events in Syria horrifying, says MP
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Associate Spokesperson for Disarmament, Ross Robertson, has expressed his disgust at the horrific and senseless killings in Houla, Syria. “In particular, the violent deaths of so many young and innocent children defy belief. More >>
Quake reinsurance has wider ramifications
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A major Chinese insurance company says it will not underwrite any new business in either Canterbury or Wellington and has significantly tightened up the risk criteria for other businesses. More >>
Call for improved river protection can’t be ignored
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment which raises critical issues about the future of our wild and scenic rivers and the need for a more comprehensive protection mechanism should serve as a warning to the Government, Labour’s Conservation ... More >>
Time to make cars smokefree for our kids
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 10:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
World Smokefree Day is a timely reminder that New Zealand still has some way to go in reducing tobacco related harm, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
Co-operation is key to Capital Connection
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 9:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s Transport Agency should pull its head out of the sand and start working with KiwiRail and Tranz Metro to find a way to keep the Capital Connection commuter rail service operating, says Labour. More >>
Dipping in to kitty can’t save face
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government’s admission that it is dipping in to a $20m contingency fund to cover-up its bungled teacher-pupil ration plan clearly shows it hasn’t done its homework, Labour’s Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says. More >>
Labour welcomes Auditor-General’s inquiry
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Shearer has today welcomed the decision by the Auditor-General to investigate the granting of citizenship to Bill Liu. “We referred this matter to the Auditor-General because we believe it is important that Shane Jones be given ... More >>
