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Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 72
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s cross-party briefing for MPs --- the first held in a long time --- was a strange affair last night. The Government had NOTHING to actually brief us on. More >>
Labour compromise could save Radio One
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 9:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Student-owned Dunedin radio station Radio One's popular broadcasts are on the line as the Act Party continues its battle to gut student associations and force them to cut valuable services to students, says Labour's Broadcasting spokesperson and ... More >>
National’s pledge to Chch people on equity falls by wayside
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Repeated pledges by National’s Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee to preserve the equity of Christchurch homeowners can’t be relied on any longer, says Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel. Lianne Dalziel, Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson ... More >>
EMA - Actions speak louder than words
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s spokesperson for Women’s Affairs, Carol Beaumont says she agrees with the EMA Board’s decision to terminate Alasdair Thompson’s future with their organisation. “The views expressed by Mr Thompson were insulting and groundless,” Carol Beaumont ... More >>
One in five falsely labelled ‘failures’
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
One in five children are likely to be incorrectly assessed and potentially labelled ‘failures’ under the Government’s National Standards regime, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Sue Moroney. “Education Minister Anne Tolley’s acceptance ... More >>
Community strung along with crumbs
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Voluntary and Community Sector spokesperson and Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta says the community and voluntary sector is starting to really feel the pressure of a constrained funding environment. "National has announced another tranche of ... More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 71
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party’s Christchurch electorate MPs, Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove (Waimakariri), Ruth Dyson (Port Hills), Lianne Dalziel (Christchurch East) and Brendon Burns (Christchurch Central) have started a regular bulletin to ... More >>
Concerns for truck safety remain unheeded
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The prosecution of a Waikato Truck Company and 21 of its drivers highlights the need for a rethink of driving conditions within the trucking industry, says Labour’s spokesperson for Transport Safety Darien Fenton. More >>
Freedom to camp but not abuse
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s Freedom Camping Bill is heavy-handed and threatens the time-honoured tradition of New Zealanders being free to enjoy the outdoors, Labour’s Local Government Spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>
Bold plan needed to turn the economy around
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s Crown accounts for the past eleven months reveal debt growing at an alarming rate and show the Government has no plan to turn the economy around, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. “The accounts --- for the 11 months ended ... More >>
Government urged to pick up pay inequality bill
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Carol Beaumont is urging National to make a stand on pay inequality and pick up the Human Rights Commission’s Pay Equality Bill. “If National won’t do it, then I will pick up the bill up as a Members ... More >>
Instability and insecurity shaky foundation for families
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Critical concerns around the shortage of appropriate and affordable housing continue to fall on deaf ears, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey. More >>
After-hours costs fuel patient influx
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A plea for people not to turn up at hospital emergency departments unless they are extremely ill is being fuelled by the soaring costs of after-hours care, Labour’s Health spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Action needed on public transport in Northern Suburbs
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A survey released by GPS manufactory TomTom shows how desperate improvements to public transport in Northern Suburbs are needed, according to Labour List MP Charles Chauvel. More >>
Labour MPs to take part in Big Sleep Out
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour List MP based in Auckland Central, Jacinda Ardern, and Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey are not letting cold and rain prevent them from participating in the Lifewise Big Sleepout to raise awareness for the issue of homelessness in ... More >>
National lacks boldness and courage
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Growth under National has become so low that it is now worse than forecast in Budget 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Call for heroic efforts to be acknowledged
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Defence spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway is calling on the Government to come up with an innovative way to acknowledge the determination of a group of French residents to give a fallen Kiwi airman a funeral during World War II. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 70
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 11:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party's Christchurch electorate MPs, Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove (Waimakariri), Ruth Dyson (Port Hills), Lianne Dalziel (Christchurch East) and Brendon Burns (Christchurch Central) have started a regular bulletin to ... More >>
Credible recovery plan incredibly insensitive
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 10:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Demanding that a "credible plan" to recover the bodies of the 29 Pike River miners be a condition of the mine's sale is a cynical move by the Government to wash its hands of the issue, West Coast-based Labour MP Damien O'Connor says. More >>
Sector Talk is Smoke and Mirrors
Monday, 4 July 2011, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Moves by members of the synthetic cannabis industry to clean up their act are a step in the right direction, but don’t go far enough, Labour’s Associate Health Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
