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The gift workers need on Workers’ Memorial Day
Friday, 27 April 2012, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Putting a halt to the mega ministry (MOBIE) would be the best gift the government could give workers and their families on Workers’ Memorial Day, says Darien Fenton, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues. More >>
Stand Up For The South, MP Tells Future Leaders
Friday, 27 April 2012, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ross Robertson MP for Manukau East Friday 27 April 2012 Media Statement Stand Up For The South, MP Tells Future Leaders MP for Manukau East, Ross Robertson, today challenged a group of leaders from Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School in ... More >>
Deals Lead To Home-Grown Talent Missing
Friday, 27 April 2012, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Darien Fenton Immigration Spokesperson 27 April 2012 Media Statement Deals Lead To Home-Grown Talent Missing Out National’s fondness for doing backroom deals will undermine our immigration system and are unfair to Kiwi workers, Labour’s Immigration ... More >>
Woeful private prison performance calls for rethink
Friday, 27 April 2012, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Charles Chauvel Justice Spokesperson 27 April 2012 Media Statement Woeful private prison performance calls for rethink More >>
Letter asks for scrutiny of Banks’ mayoral donations
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 8:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Trevor MALLARD Shadow Leader of the House 26 April 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Letter asks for scrutiny of Banks’ mayoral donations Labour’s Shadow Leader of the House, Trevor Mallard, confirmed today that he has written to Auckland Council’s chief ... More >>
Plain tobacco packaging NZ's business, not foreign interests
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Any decision about requiring tobacco companies to plain package their products is a decision for New Zealand as a sovereign nation, not foreign interests or governments, says Labour’s spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Phil Goff. More >>
English Provides Excuses Instead Of Solutions
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
English Provides Excuses Instead Of Solutions Bill English’s budget positioning speech is recognition that the Government has failed to deliver on its economic growth promises, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker says. “A zero budget is ... More >>
Asset sales are not what they said they'd be
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The way our public power companies are being privatised is nothing like the promise the National Government put to the electorate, Labour Leader David Shearer said today. More >>
PM’s la land comments misinformed
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 10:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Finance Spokesperson 26 April 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT PM’s la land comments misinformed Accusations from the Prime Minister that opposition parties are in “la la land” for questioning whether current monetary policy is working in the interests ... More >>
Time for progress on vets’ allowances
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 6:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Time for progress on vets’ allowances Another ANZAC Day is set to pass as the Government continues to procrastinate over recommended changes to the way veterans are recompensed for service to their country, Labour’s Veterans’ Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
Proposed department merger ‘a recipe for disaster'
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The government’s rushed plan to merge four government departments is a recipe for disaster, says Labour’s Economic Development Spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Support For Our Part In Peace Keeping Role
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Support For Our Part In Peace Keeping Role Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Phil Goff is welcoming the decision for New Zealand to contribute two observers to the United Nations Mission in Syria. “As a small and distant country, New Zealand ... More >>
Record Exodus To Australia Just Another Broken Promise
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The fact that more than 1000 Kiwis are fleeing to Australia every week proves that this Government has failed to get our economy going and to provide New Zealanders with the opportunities and incomes they need to stay at home, says Labour Leader ... More >>
Locals Denied Opportunity To Have Say On Asset Sales
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Locals Denied Opportunity To Have Say On Asset Sales Public hearings on the Government’s asset sales legislation in Dunedin have been postponed, muting the voices of local submitters, says Dunedin North MP David Clark. “The latest rescheduling, which ... More >>
Public Holidays Shift No Barrier To Retaining Celebrations
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 12:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
On the day before New Zealand remembers those who gave their lives for the country it seems appropriate to consider how much time we are spending with our families, Labour MP David Clark says. Mr Clark has today released papers obtained under the ... More >>
Local MP Calls For Support For Parliamentary Code
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 8:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Tuesday 24 April 2012 Media Statement Local MP Calls For Support For Parliamentary Code New Zealand should be a world leader in democratic accountability and transparency, according to Ross Robertson, Labour MP for Manukau East, who spoke to an audience ... More >>
Fair vote needed on TAF
Monday, 23 April 2012, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
What will farmers be voting on if they haven’t the opportunity to study the detail of trading among farmers (TAF) proposals? Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor asked today. More >>
Legal Opinion Says Insurers Have A Case To Answer
Monday, 23 April 2012, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Lianne Dalziel Earthquake Recovery Spokesperson 23 April 2012 Media Statement Legal Opinion Says Insurers Have A Case To Answer A legal opinion released today raises serious questions about the validity of the actions of some insurers in dealing with ... More >>
Youth package heads in one direction – the wrong one
Monday, 23 April 2012, 10:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's youth welfare package, which looks to repeat the mistakes of places such as the UK, has left those working on the front line with more questions than answers, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Government Gambling with Kiwi Kids Future
Sunday, 22 April 2012, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s Charter School trial is risky business if we look at international evidence which shows that the outcomes for learners are variable, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta More >>
