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20 hours Early Childhood Education subsidies under threat

Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government today confirmed that it is making no promises to parents that it will keep the 20 hours Early Childhood Education subsidies, says Labour's Education spokesperson, Sue Moroney. More >>

Ministers in hiding as job losses mount

Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government is forcing department heads to front on unpopular issues such as job losses while it hides in the background, Labour State Services spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>

National still blind to warnings on climate change

Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s stark warning about climate change could have been written as a message to the Government, says Labour’s climate change spokesperson Brendon Burns. More >>

National will sell state assets but not their own policy

Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party

It seems National is willing to hock off stated owned assets, but no one is willing to front up and publically debate the policy, says Labour's State Owned Enterprises spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 107

Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party's Christchurch electorate MPs, Clayton Cosgrove (Waimakariri), Ruth Dyson (Port Hills), Lianne Dalziel (Christchurch East) and Brendon Burns (Christchurch Central) have started a regular bulletin to keep people in their electorates and ... More >>

Highlanders colours decision the right one

Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 9:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran says the Highlanders have made the right decision by ditching their controversial new green jersey for home games, deciding to use it only for away matches next year. More >>

Asset sales of no benefit to electricity consumers

Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 11:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National government confirmed in the House today that it has received $900 million in dividends and capital distributions from SOE electricity companies over the last year, including $520 million from Meridian following its sale of dams on the Waitaki ... More >>

Conservation job losses will have an impact

Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 10:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The loss of up to 100 Department of Conservation staff will have a huge impact on both the conservation estate and local communities, Labour Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>

Ombudsmen shows National is out of touch on bullying

Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 10:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Office of the Ombudsmen’s call for better bullying education shows just how out of touch National is on this issue, says Labour's Education Spokesperson, Sue Moroney. “Today the Ombudsmen's Office called for anti-bullying programmes to be ... More >>

National running for cover on child poverty

Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National is trying to run for cover as it fails to understand to the gravity and cost of child poverty in New Zealand, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King says. “Today, in Parliament Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett admitted neither she nor ... More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 106

Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 10:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Let Hillside workers put their case

Monday, 5 September 2011, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran is urging a parliamentary select committee to allow Hillside workers put their case to have trains built at the KiwiRail engineering workshops. More >>

Clare Curran Blog: A matter of privilege

Monday, 5 September 2011, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party

At the beginning of August I laid a complaint with the Speaker Lockwood Smith asking him to refer Steven Joyce to the parliamentary Privileges Committee for having deliberately misled (ie lied to) parliament in answering a written question more than two years ... More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 105

Monday, 5 September 2011, 10:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Cost of after-hours medical care too much for many Kiwis

Monday, 5 September 2011, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The announcement of a new model for after-hours medical services in Auckland will address some issues for those in the city but it still leaves inconsistencies in accessibility and affordability, says Labour's Health spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

National ready to kiss untold millions goodbye

Sunday, 4 September 2011, 11:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The state-owned assets that National plans to sell if it wins the election returned $900 million to taxpayers in the year to June 30, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. “This return makes it even more extraordinary and nonsensical that National is prepared ... More >>

Labour Leader Pays Tribute To Cantabrians’ Courage

Sunday, 4 September 2011, 11:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Phil Goff says 4 September 2010 has become a defining date for hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders. “That day changed the lives of so many Kiwis living in Canterbury, and also had an irreversible impact on the outlook and psyche of New ... More >>

Housing Minister must come clean on changes

Sunday, 4 September 2011, 10:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Housing Minister Phil Heatley needs to come clean about the major restructuring at Housing New Zealand and what these changes will mean for tenants, staff and communities, says Labour’s Housing Spokesperson Moana Mackey. “The Minister needs to put an ... More >>

Labour selects Waikato candidate

Friday, 2 September 2011, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Last night the Labour Party confirmed Kate Sutton as its candidate to stand in the Waikato electorate in November’s general election. “I have been meeting with people across the community; they are telling me that they have had a tough time ... More >>

Labour completes selections for the 2011 General Election

Friday, 2 September 2011, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party has now completed all electorate and list selections for the 2011 General Election. The Labour Party has now selected electorate candidates in all 70 electorates and confirmed its Party list in April 2011. The Party has a range ... More >>

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