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Possible coup in PNG a significant concern
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phil Goff is expressing concern at reports of a possible coup in Papua New Guinea. ABC news in Australia is reporting that soldiers loyal to former ousted Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare have staged a bloodless ... More >>
Labour backs plan to restore confidence in Chch council
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Christchurch’s Labour MPs are backing calls for the Christchurch City Council to resolve its internal difficulties for the sake of the city they were elected to represent, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Labour calls for robust inquiry into fracking
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 10:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
An investigation into the implications of fracking in New Zealand should be a priority when Parliament resumes, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
DIRA milk for foreigners means dearer milk for Kiwis
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 10:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to increase and extend access to Fonterra farmers’ milk supply for competing companies is bad news for both the Fonterra farmers and domestic milk consumers, says Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor. More >>
Children at risk as legal aid cuts bite
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 11:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Vulnerable Kiwi children caught up in custody disputes will be the real losers from National's latest round of legal aid cuts, Labour’s Shadow Attorney General Charles Chauvel says. More >>
Ministerial answers needed now
Monday, 23 January 2012, 7:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ministerial answers needed now Prime Minister John Key and his Immigration Ministers must assure New Zealanders that there are no other people from dubious backgrounds who have been granted residency under its Investor Plus immigration category, says ... More >>
Housing affordability --- let’s get the cure right
Monday, 23 January 2012, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing affordability --- let’s get the cure right The diagnosis is right but the cure would kill us – that is the reaction of Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford to the just-released annual Demographia survey on housing affordability. ... More >>
Cheque book legislation not the Kiwi way
Friday, 20 January 2012, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Changing gambling laws in return for casino giant Sky City funding a national convention centre in Auckland is not the way the Government should be doing business, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Flogging off assets does nothing to help New Zealand
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Strategic assets like the Ports of Auckland should not be privatised, Labour Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “People using the Ports of Auckland dispute to push privatisation agendas are putting ideology ahead of good sense and the view ... More >>
National’s political interference distorts NZ broadcasting
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 11:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Two National Party office holders are implicated in the NZ on Air controversy, suggesting political interference is ‘alive and sick’ at the country’s public broadcasting funding agency, says Labour’s Broadcasting spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
NZ on Air should be politically neutral not neutered
Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is concerned that New Zealand on Air, designed to be an independent government funding agency, might have been compromised by political interference from the National Party, says Labour’s Broadcasting spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Labour MP President of Parliamentarians for Global Action
Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Ross Robertson, Labour MP for Manukau East and Assistant Speaker, has been elected as the President of Parliamentarians for Global Action. Ross Robertson says he will work to promote high ethical standards for MPs across the globe. More >>
Kiwi ideas will benefit Canada, not us
Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The sale of a cutting edge, taxpayer-owned research company to an overseas buyer means that Canada, not New Zealand, will reap the benefits of Sirtrack Limited’s innovation and scientific expertise in the future, says Labour Leader David Shearer. More >>
National’s ‘drill it, mine it, sell it’ approach
Sunday, 15 January 2012, 7:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s ‘drill it, mine it, sell it’ approach not the path to economic growth More >>
Leaked survey shows disillusionment in Foreign Affairs
Sunday, 15 January 2012, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Plummeting morale in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and disillusionment with its leadership and direction will damage New Zealand’s interests, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesman Phil Goff. More >>
Key’s ‘Kiwi dream’ in tatters
Friday, 13 January 2012, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders are set to become tenants in their own land under the Government’s policies despite John Key saying two years ago he didn’t want it to happen, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Key’s ‘Kiwi dream’ in tatters
Friday, 13 January 2012, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders are set to become tenants in their own land under the Government’s policies despite John Key saying two years ago he didn’t want it to happen, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Government fails to tackle skills shortages
Friday, 13 January 2012, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Skills shortages in agricultural science --- where New Zealand should lead internationally in growing talent --- shows National still failing to recognise the need to develop a skills-based economy, says Labour’s Deputy Leader and Tertiary Education, Skills ... More >>
Government must step up on insurance
Thursday, 12 January 2012, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Lianne Dalziel has asked for insurance issues to be placed on the agenda of the first Cross Party Forum this year. More >>
Productivity Commission’s report would make Hide proud
Thursday, 12 January 2012, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Productivity Commission’s draft report on international freight transport is a gift from former cabinet minister Rodney Hide who established the commission, and would have made him proud, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
