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Groups urge US President to negotiate Arms Trade Treaty

Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 11:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Associate Spokesperson for Disarmament, Ross Robertson, has signed a letter to President Barack Obama on behalf of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), promoting the negotiation of a robust Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). More >>

Report must spur action on child poverty

Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 10:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is calling on the Government to set meaningful targets to eradicate child poverty and deprivation following a report from UNICEF which ranked New Zealand’s performance in these areas at 20th out of 35 OECD nations. More >>

Brand New Zealand: ‘cheap and efficient’

Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 10:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Bill English’s branding of New Zealand as a cheap and efficient labour market may unfortunately be gaining traction, with a survey suggesting Kiwis are ‘happy’ to work longer hours for less in comparison to their Australian counterparts. More >>

Minister Does an About-Face, Fails to Provide Details

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Moves by the National government to cover-up an epic blunder around teacher-pupil ratios shows how ill-conceived the entire process was, Labour’s Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says. More >>

25 Years Nuclear Free - and Counting

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A commemoration will be held on Thursday to mark a nuclear free quarter century for New Zealand. More >>

Contradictions in Tertiary Education Budget Signal Ignorance

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key’s ignorance on the difference between rates of student allowances and student loan living costs is another example of National’s shambolic education budget, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>

PM’s Back-Pedalling Highlights Class Size Blunder

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A sudden decision to claw back funding from so-called education savings is an admission by the National Government that it made a huge mistake in deciding to increase class sizes, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>

Labour Extends Deepest Sympathies to Weekes Family

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader David Shearer has today offered his sincere condolences to the family of the three New Zealand children who lost their lives in a fire in Doha. More >>

Labour would reverse National’s class size increases

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 9:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour will reverse National’s short-sighted and damaging plan to increase our children’s class sizes when it is elected to Government, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>

Govt raids MFAT to pay for RWC botch-up

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 8:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Murray McCully’s decision to raid $6 million from Vote Foreign Affairs and Trade to pay for the Government’s botched handling of the Rugby World Cup fan zone shows a perverse sense of priorities, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Phil ... More >>

Dunedin Tech Teaching Positions in Jeopardy

Monday, 28 May 2012, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Dunedin Labour MPs Clare Curran and David Clark are throwing their weight behind Dunedin’s three intermediate schools which, between them, face losing nine technology teaching jobs under the Government’s plans to increase class sizes. More >>

Time for UN Action Against al-Assad

Monday, 28 May 2012, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The United Nations must take the strongest action it can- under the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect - to prevent further murder of civilians in Syria, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Phil Goff, says. More >>

Growth Engine Choked

Monday, 28 May 2012, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Budget documents reveal National’s cuts to economic development are three times greater than the loudly-trumpeted increases in R&D funding, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>

Government has Power to Act on Adoption Now

Monday, 28 May 2012, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government has the power to take action to address discrimination in adoption laws now and does not need to wait for another MP to try and push through a Member’s Bill, says Labour MP Jacinda Ardern. More >>

Working Group set up to Take Heat off Minister

Monday, 28 May 2012, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s sudden creation of ‘working group’ to investigate its plan to increase class sizes is just an attempt to take the heat off itself in light of a massive backlash from parents and teachers, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>

Samoa Language Week 2012 An Opportunity To Discuss Future

Monday, 28 May 2012, 9:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Su’a William Sio MP for Māngere Pacific Island Affairs Spokesperson 27 May 2012 Media Statement Samoa Language Week 2012 An Opportunity To Discuss Future Of Samoa NZ Relationships Speaking at community meetings yesterday, Labour’s Spokesperson ... More >>

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