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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 >>
The Kiwi dream can be kept alive
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Kiwi dream of home ownership, affordable housing and security in older years can be and must be kept alive, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Annette King. More >>
National drifts with no plan for jobs
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government is beginning 2012 the same way it finished its first three years in office—with no real idea about how to create jobs and grow the New Zealand economy, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Government casts doubt on Christchurch plan
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 11:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Canterbury Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee must tell Christchurch people whether there actually is a serious draft central city plan for the city or not, says Labour Deputy Leader and duty spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Sea lion extinction within 24 years on the cards
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 9:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Pressure is mounting on Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson to take a stand to stop the extinction of the New Zealand sea lion, Labour’s Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Rena saga drags on for residents and businesses
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest chapter in the Rena saga must be hugely demoralising for Bay of Plenty and Coromandel residents, Labour Deputy Leader and Environment spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Congratulations, we’re kissing you goodbye
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Congratulations, we’re kissing you goodbye Plaudits being heaped on Air New Zealand by the Prime Minister suggest he is either suffering from sunstroke or that his tongue is stuck firmly in cheek, Labour MP Chris Hipkins says. More >>
MFAT’s not so happy New Year tidings
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 8:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
So-called ‘restructuring’ at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade will see some 90 per cent of staff forced to reapply for jobs, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Phil Goff. More >>
Labour acknowledges the passing of DoC volunteer
Thursday, 5 January 2012, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The presumed drowning of 33 year old Mihai Muncus-Nagy, a Department of Conservation volunteer fulfilling his dream of working on Raoul Island, is a tragic blow, Labour's Conservation Spokesperson, Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Labour seeking clarification on planned Food legislation
Wednesday, 4 January 2012, 10:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is seeking clarification from the National Government over the implications of its wide reaching food safety bill, Labour Primary Industries spokesman Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Labour welcomes lifting of emergency regulations in Fiji
Tuesday, 3 January 2012, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Foreign Affairs spokesman Phil Goff has welcomed the announcement by Fiji's interim Government that it will next week lift the emergency regulations that were imposed in 2009. More >>
Communities must decide future shape of councils
Tuesday, 3 January 2012, 9:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Any decision to merge councils in major cities across the country must be made by local residents not imposed by central government, says Labour MP Phil Twyford. More >>
Drug testing a tool not the sole solution
Tuesday, 3 January 2012, 9:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Educating young people about the harmful and lifelong effects of drug taking must be reinforced at home and in our schools, says Labour’s Education Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Child welfare must be first priority of 2012
Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A bipartisan approach to child welfare must be the Government’s first priority in 2012, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern said today. More >>
Minister’s words ring hollow in wake of latest earthquakes
Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour warned the Government five months ago that there had to be a better process around Canterbury properties that border the red zoned land, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Parklands could be renamed Riverlands
Saturday, 24 December 2011, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Christchurch suburb of Parklands needs urgent help, Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson and Christchurch East MP, Lianne Dalziel, says. More >>
Stratos a goner thanks to National's ineptness
Saturday, 24 December 2011, 11:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Free-to-air broadcasting in New Zealand has been dealt another blow with the shock announcement that Auckland-based Stratos Television is to close, Labour’s Broadcasting spokesperson Clare Curran says. “Stratos, modelled on Australia’s SBS and the ... More >>
Terrible end to a terrible year
Friday, 23 December 2011, 6:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson and Christchurch East MP, Lianne Dalziel, says today’s swarm of earthquakes were a terrible way to end a terrible year. More >>
