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Prime Minister confirms desire to list Fonterra

Thursday, 18 August 2011, 10:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key has confirmed he would like to see Fonterra as a publicly listed company, Labour's Agriculture spokesperson Damien O'Connor says. More >>

165,000 fewer people enrolled in adult education

Thursday, 18 August 2011, 10:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Adult Community Education is withering away with 165,000 fewer people enrolled in ACE courses at schools and community groups than in 2009, Labour Tertiary Education spokesperson David Shearer says. More >>

Minister’s lax approach not up to scratch

Thursday, 18 August 2011, 9:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp's lax approach to investigating the safety and security of Defence Force ammunition depots defies belief, Labour’s spokesperson for Defence, Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>

Statement by Charles Chauvel, MP

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Today I learned from the Electoral Commission’s website that they have referred a publication for which I am responsible – the Ohariu census distributed earlier this year – to the police. More >>

Public input important part of milk probe

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Consumers wanting their say on the cost of milk are being urged to do it sooner rather than later given the urgency around the time the select committee has to carry out the price probe, Labour’s Commerce spokesperson and the committee’s chair Lianne ... More >>

National folds under pressure on mining

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

An under pressure National Government that has failed to act on safety concerns since the Pike River mine disaster today finally backed down and introduced new safety measures, but they don’t go far enough, Labour spokesperson Darien Fenton says. More >>

Cross-party meeting to collaborate on autism

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's spokesperson for Disabilities Issues Carmel Sepuloni says she is pleased to be hosting tonight's first cross-party briefing addressing challenges and future prospects for people living with autism in New Zealand. More >>

Government politicking on welfare exposed

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The launch of National’s welfare policy by John Key during his party’s annual conference on Sunday has been exposed for the political rort it is in a letter written by his own Social Development Minister, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King says. More >>

Key conning Kiwis over youth unemployment

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key is playing games with youth unemployment figures to disguise the fact that thousands more young Kiwis are ending up on the unemployment scrapheap under his leadership, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>

Auckland’s Transport At The Crossroads

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 11:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Phil Twyford, Labour’s Auckland issues spokesperson, says there is significant planning underway for many public transport investments in Auckland, and associated funding challenges requiring local and central government partnership. More >>

Tolley's cynicism on Christchurch ECE appalling

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 10:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel says she is appalled at the cynicism of Education Minister Anne Tolley in effectively poking fun at Christchurch ECE centres. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 95

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 10:02 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 >>

National’s legal ‘assistance’ an oxymoron

Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is strongly opposed to the Government’s unconscionable plans to cut access to legal aid to Kiwis, its Justice spokesperson Charles Chauvel says. “The Legal Assistance (Sustainability) Bill, the government’s attempt to cut spending on legal ... More >>

PM rubbishes efforts to improve the lives of Kiwi kids

Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Prime Minister John Key today described a report prepared by Plunket, Barnardos, Save the Children New Zealand, Te Kahui Mana Ririki and Unicef which aims draw attention to issues facing New Zealand children as ‘rubbish’, Labour Deputy Leader Annette ... More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 94

Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 9:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Cold comfort for hospital staff

Monday, 15 August 2011, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

News that workers at a Dunedin hospital have had to trek more than 10 kilometres in the snow to get home sets a dangerous precedent for both health workers and the essential services they provide, Labour’s Health spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>

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