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Plaudits for nurses on their special day
Saturday, 12 May 2012, 9:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour today joins with all New Zealanders to acknowledge the work and worth of nurses on International Nurses Day. More >>
Roof collapse report a timely reminder
Friday, 11 May 2012, 6:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The disturbing state of New Zealand’s building and construction industry has been brought to the fore with the release today of the report into the collapse of the Stadium Southland roof, Labour’s Building and Construction spokesperson Raymond ... More >>
Housing Minister must ensure tenants get a fair go
Friday, 11 May 2012, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing Minister Phil Heatley must ensure that the 130 tenants who have received relocation notices from Housing New Zealand flats on the Terrace will be given adequate time to find appropriate accommodation, Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson says. More >>
Trail of broken promises for Pike River families
Friday, 11 May 2012, 10:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A year and a half of waiting and agonising has ended with a broken promise for the Pike River families, Labour MP for West Coast-Tasman, Damien O’Connor, says. More >>
Housing NZ must provide reassurance to tenants
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 6:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson will be meeting with Housing New Zealand officials tomorrow morning to seek an assurance that all of the tenants in the Gordon Wilson Housing New Zealand block will be accommodated in suitable, local accommodation in ... More >>
Unemployment rate sign of sick economy
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s claim that the number of people in employment has increased over the past six months misses the point that most were only able to find part-time work, says Labour’s Employment Spokesperson Su’a William Sio. More >>
Fruit Fly Could Ruin NZ Horticulture
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand fruit industry could be decimated after confirmation from the Government that there has been a serious biosecurity breach involving the devastating Queensland fruit fly, says Labour’s Biosecurity spokesperson Damien O’Connor. More >>
Judges Essential, Not Just ‘Nice To Have’
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Judges Essential, Not Just ‘Nice To Have’ Judges don’t seem to believe Attorney General Chris Finlayson when he seeks to minimise suggestions that there are plans not to replace retiring Judges, or to relieve Judges with other responsibilities, ... More >>
Labour mourns loss of Sir Geoffrey Henry
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson, Su’a William Sio, wishes to pass his regrets to the family of former Cook Islands Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Henry, who lost his battle with cancer overnight. More >>
Manufacturing In Freefall
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Manufacturing In Freefall News today that Manufacturing index numbers have crashed nearly 6 per cent in March, is yet another sign of an economy going backwards, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Tourism safety standards must be improved
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is urging John Key to throw his weight behind efforts to improve safety standards in our adventure tourism industry in light of concerns that the implementation of new rules is progressing too slowly. More >>
Maori Tourism Ripe For Leadership
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 11:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Maori Tourism Ripe For Leadership While Maori tourism industry has the potential to rival the best in the world the National government has done little to encourage its growth, Labour’s Tourism spokesperson Rino Tirikatene says. More >>
Labour urges Kiwis to sign up to Keep our Assets campaign
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 10:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader David Shearer is calling on New Zealanders to express their opposition to National’s plan to sell our assets by signing the petition to force a citizens initiated referendum on the issue. More >>
Bill to Save TVNZ7 From The Axe
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 9:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill to Save TVNZ7 From The Axe A private members bill, released today, would ensure the survival of TVNZ7, New Zealand’s only wholly non-commercial television channel which is about to be dumped by the National Government. “My TV7 Bill establishes ... More >>
Scramble for staff to fix Minister’s 0800 folly
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Housing has his agency scrambling to hire staff just two months after the launch of his flagship call centre scheme, proving it has been an abject failure, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Government warned about changes to labour laws
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s ideologically based agenda could worsen industrial relations in New Zealand and potentially damage our international reputation, documents obtained by Labour reveal. More >>
Growth under National worst in 50 years
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The fact that economic growth under this Government is the worst in five decades is further evidence of National’s failure to deliver on its promise of a brighter future for all Kiwis, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Pasifika Education Given Short-Shrift
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Pasifika Education Given Short-Shrift Giving children the resources to learn a second language is something most parents applaud, yet opportunities for Pasifika children are being stymied by the National-led Government, says Labour’s Pacific Island ... More >>
Pasifika education given short shrift
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Giving children the resources to learn a second language is something most parents applaud, yet opportunities for Pasifika children are being stymied by the National-led Government, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio. More >>
Leaked report highlights plight of low paid workers
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 10:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Aged Care spokesperson Kris Faafoi says the party fully supports calls by the Human Rights Commission to ‘dignify’ the work of those caring for older people. More >>
