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Too many Pasifika children living in poverty

Friday, 2 September 2011, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

It’s disturbing that more than 44,000 Pasifika children are growing up in poverty in New Zealand, Labour Pacific Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio says. More >>

Too many children living in poverty

Friday, 2 September 2011, 9:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand needs to urgently change the way it looks at child health and wellbeing if we are to help lift children out of a life of poverty, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King and Maori Social Development spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta say. More >>

Canterbury University needs time to recover

Thursday, 1 September 2011, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The cutting of up to 350 jobs over three years at Canterbury University will send the university into a downward spiral, says Labour Tertiary Education spokesperson David Shearer. “So many job losses means that the university will almost certainly ... More >>

Extra trains good, but rail link essential

Thursday, 1 September 2011, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Extra electric trains for Auckland won’t solve the city’s public transport woes unless there is also a commitment to the city rail link, Labour MPs said today. Labour’s Transport spokesperson Shane Jones and Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford ... More >>

SkyCity gambles with health of staff

Thursday, 1 September 2011, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The introduction of pokie machines into enclosed smoking areas at SkyCity in Auckland undermines the rights of workers to be free from harm by exposing them to second-hand smoke, say Labour MPs Darien Fenton and Iain Lees-Galloway. Darien Fenton, Labour’s ... More >>

Labour's Youth Employment Package: Backgrounder

Thursday, 1 September 2011, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Young New Zealanders are carrying the weight of the downturn. Youth account for 43% of our total unemployment, a higher share than in any other OECD country1. In fact 58,000 15 to 24 year olds are not in work, school or training2. That’s enough to ... More >>

Labour’s plan: all teens earning or learning

Thursday, 1 September 2011, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour today announced its youth skills and employment package which gives all teenagers the opportunity to be earning or learning within three years. “Everyone knows that our youth unemployment rate is far too high – our young people represent more of ... More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 104

Thursday, 1 September 2011, 11:11 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 >>

Aid priorities all wrong - Street

Thursday, 1 September 2011, 8:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party

News that Libya is about to receive $1.8 billion in cash as the UN Sanctions Committee lifted the freeze on that country's funds yesterday, is welcome but raises questions again about John Key's decision to commit of 'millions' from New Zealand, says Maryan ... More >>

Labour welcomes new Governor-General

Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Phil Goff has welcomed the swearing in of Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae as New Zealand’s new Governor-General. More >>

Government’s lignite mining ambitions still billowing smoke

Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s new Energy Strategy might not refer specifically to lignite mining, but plans to turn the dirty brown coal into fuel are still very much alive, Labour’s Climate Change spokesman Brendon Burns says. More >>

QueenstownHospital decision victory for public health system

Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The recommendations of an expert health panel to ignore a privatisation proposal and keep Lakes District Hospital and its emergency department in Queenstown, is a victory for the local community and for the under siege public health system, Labour ... More >>

National continues to try and con Kiwis on asset sales

Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s announcement on State Asset Sales is a shallow con job that bears little resemblance to what would happen if our assets are sold off, Labour Leader Phil Goff says. More >>

Labour: Termination clause to go within 90 days

Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 10:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour will introduce a Bill within 90 days of taking office to remove the so-called ‘termination clauses’ from the Copyright Act, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 103

Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Acute staff shortages undermine assessment plan

Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

News that National will invest 11 million dollars in clinical assessments for those in aged residential care ignores a grim reality facing the sector--- that there is a critical shortage of qualified staff, says Labour’s Senior Citizens and Aged ... More >>

Budgets not the way to tackle addiction

Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Tepid support from the Government for a national alcohol and drug treatment strategy demonstrates its complacency around tackling the real problems New Zealand faces, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>

90% renewable target undermined

Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand has an abundance of renewable energy resources, and it is in New Zealand’s financial and environmental interests to develop them, Labour’s Energy spokesperson David Parker says. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 102

Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 10:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour selects young talent to stand in Tauranga

Monday, 29 August 2011, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party has confirmed Deborah Mahuta-Coyle as its candidate to stand in the Tauranga electorate in November’s general election. “Deborah is a strong and talented young woman who will run a high energy campaign in Tauranga,” Labour ... More >>

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