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Labour offers way forward for recovery
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Earthquake Recovery Spokesperson Lianne Dalziel says there are a number of solutions to the stand-off between Christchurch City Council, central government and residents who staged a grassroots protest yesterday. More >>
Bad start to 2012
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key has had a bad start to the year, says Labour’s Education and Associate Maori Affairs (Social) spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Minister guts briefing paper
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phil Goff has described the release of the Ministerial briefing paper on Foreign Affairs as outrageous and a farce. “Two thirds of the briefing paper to the incoming Minster has been censored. Over 16 pages of ... More >>
National shows true colours on SOE sales
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A plan by John Key to entice corporate and foreign buyers into snapping up shares in our power companies and Air New Zealand has been exposed in an accidentally-released Treasury document, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Foreign buyers already dictating terms of SOE sales
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is already caving into the interests of potential foreign buyers of our power companies by removing Treaty of Waitangi and social responsibility clauses from legislation designed to protect Kiwis’ interests, says Labour Leader David ... More >>
Statistics can’t hide the truth
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With almost twice as many people on the unemployment benefit now as when National first became the government, it is glaringly obvious it has to take a serious look at its policies, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Building on a deflationary spiral
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Building on a deflationary spiral Figures out today showing building consents are at their lowest since records began in 1965 are another example of this Government’s unambitious economic ‘management’, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson ... More >>
Fyfe leads Air New Zealand to greatness
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe can take immense pride in his seven years running the airline, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
Government wrong to blame FTA for Crafar sales
Monday, 30 January 2012, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A claim by Prime Minister John Key and Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson --- that National had to allow the sale of the Crafar farms to Chinese interests because of the NZ/China free trade agreement which Labour had negotiated --- is plainly ... More >>
Govt leaves Kiwi consumers to pick up the bill
Monday, 30 January 2012, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kiwi consumers will pay the price for National’s ill-conceived plan to sell off our power companies, says Labour Energy spokesperson Moana Mackey. More >>
Kiwis opposed to land sale not xenophobic
Sunday, 29 January 2012, 11:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The labelling of any Kiwi who opposes the sale of productive New Zealand assets to foreigners as anti-Chinese or ‘bordering more on racism’ is unjustified and wrong, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
LanzaTech excellent way to grow economy
Sunday, 29 January 2012, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The ‘LanzaTech model’ is the key to building a more competitive and productive economy while keeping our best brains and assets in New Zealand hands, says Labour’s spokesperson for Land Information, Raymond Huo. More >>
National’s cuts will affect front line force
Sunday, 29 January 2012, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Police Minister’s preoccupation with cost cutting will threaten front line Police officers’ ability to prevent and investigate crime Labour’s Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi said today. More >>
Who will foot the bill, Dr Smith?
Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant ROBERTSON Deputy Leader Environment Spokesperson 27 January 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Who will foot the bill, Dr Smith? The Government’s Rena recovery plan leaves the unanswered question of whether the ship’s owners will be held to account or whether ... More >>
Gutless, unpatriotic and unproductive
Friday, 27 January 2012, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gutless, unpatriotic and unproductive is how Labour’s Primary Industry spokesperson Damien O’Connor is describing the decision to sell the Crafar farms to foreigners instead of New Zealanders. More >>
Education Minister must intervene in Dunedin school crisis
Friday, 27 January 2012, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The future viability of Dunedin’s Rotary Park School is increasingly in doubt as more parents enrol their children in other schools, Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran says. More >>
Crafar farm decision a kick in the guts for Kiwi farmers
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David SHEARER Labour Leader 27 January 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Crafar farm decision a kick in the guts for Kiwi farmers The Government’s decision to allow the Crafar Farms to fall into foreign hands opens the way for more New Zealanders to become ... More >>
A port strategy must come first
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A port strategy must come first Controversial plans to extend Auckland’s container port 250m into the Waitemata harbour should not proceed in the absence of a Government strategy on the future of the country’s ports, says Labour spokesperson for Transport ... More >>
National’s low expectations won’t help Kiwis
Friday, 27 January 2012, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Finance Spokesperson 27 January 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT National’s low expectations won’t help Kiwis The National Government’s low expectations for the New Zealand economy, including flogging off precious state assets at below valuation, ... More >>
Young children adversely affected in Christchurch
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 7:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP for Christchurch East Lianne Dalziel is backing NZEI’s call for urgent support for early childhood centres in the eastern suburbs. More >>
