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Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 82
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 11:53 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 >>
Building trainee numbers plummet in Canterbury
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The number of building and construction trainees plummeted almost 50 per cent in Canterbury during the first two years of the National Government, says Labour's Earthquake Recovery spokesman and Waimakariri MP Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Kohanga Reo stands tall
Monday, 25 July 2011, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today the winter weather was warmed with the passion of the Kohanga Reo movement in their march to the Waitangi Tribunal, says Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesperson Parekura Horomia. More >>
Russell Johnson served justice system well
Monday, 25 July 2011, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Courts spokesperson Rick Barker says he is deeply saddened at the sudden and unexpected death of Chief District Court Judge Russell Johnson. “Chief Judge Johnson contributed outstandingly to modernise and improve the justice system in ... More >>
Stop experimenting on our kids
Monday, 25 July 2011, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should heed renewed calls demanding urgent action on legal highs, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. In a letter to Members of Parliament Auckland Chamber of Commerce members have urged the Government ... More >>
Food a necessity, not a luxury
Monday, 25 July 2011, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
That increasing numbers of children are going to school hungry in a country that produces more than enough food to feed everyone highlights the failure of the National government to come to grips with economic and social realities, Labour’s Deputy ... More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 81
Monday, 25 July 2011, 11:22 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 >>
‘Bizarre’ delay in Christchurch heating programme
Monday, 25 July 2011, 11:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to delay Phase Two of Christchurch’s heating programme for two months is bizarre and unbelievable, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson and Waimakariri MP Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
National botches red zone assistance
Monday, 25 July 2011, 11:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A review of temporary accommodation assistance to Christchurch's red-zoned homeowners provides further uncertainty for many of the city's most vulnerable, says MP for Christchurch Central Brendon Burns and MP for Christchurch East Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Jo Mclean selected as Labour’s Selwyn Candidate
Sunday, 24 July 2011, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has selected Jo Mclean as its candidate for the Selwyn general electorate in this year’s general election. More >>
Skills training plummets under National
Sunday, 24 July 2011, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Plummeting industry trainee numbers show a total lack of any skills strategy and a failure to invest in the future by the National Government, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Fond farewell to Hon Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil GOFF Labour Leader 23 July 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Fond farewell to Hon Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan Labour Leader Phil Goff has expressed his deepest condolences to the family of Hon Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan. “Whetu was a long serving Labour MP and the first female ... More >>
Labour sends condolences following Norwegian attack
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil GOFF Labour Leader Maryan STREET Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs 23 July 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT More >>
Labour farewells Dame Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan
Friday, 22 July 2011, 5:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Parekura HOROMIA Māori Affairs Spokesperson 22 July 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour farewells Dame Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan The Labour Party is deeply saddened by the death of Dame Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, says Labour’s spokesperson for Māori ... More >>
Done with deal making
Friday, 22 July 2011, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
22 July 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Done with deal making A deal between Peter Dunne and National didn’t work in 2008 and it won’t work this time around, Ohariu-based Labour List MP Charles Chauvel says. More >>
Tourist drop off needs response
Friday, 22 July 2011, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Record low international visitor numbers should be a warning to the Government that New Zealand can’t afford to rest on its laurels when it comes to tourism promotion, Labour’s spokesperson for Tourism Kelvin Davis says. More >>
Another backroom deal for Joyce’s UFB scheme?
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s controversial broadband scheme is facing potential conflict of interest issues again with news that China's Huawei Technologies is set to be named a "preferred supplier" of equipment for its ultrafast broadband rollout, Labour’s ... More >>
Kiwis fleeing reach a 30-year June high
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The highest number of Kiwis leaving New Zealand for Australia in June for 30 years reinforces how little faith Kiwis have in National’s claimed ‘economic recovery’, says Labour’s Economic Development and Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker. ... More >>
Government fails to lead housing debate
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While housing affordability and New Zealand’s housing shortages are important issues for debate, building trailer parks in Auckland is not the answer, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey. More >>
Structural problems at heart of economic woes
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Claims by Government MPs that the latest GDP data show an economy that is on the road to recovery are wrong, says Labour’s Economic Development and Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker. “The news that global dairy prices are continuing to ... More >>
