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Government ECE cuts force Kindergartens into a corner

Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A letter to parents and whanau from Wellington Kindergartens – a non-profit early childcare provider - outlining an increase in fees - is an inevitable consequence of Government cuts to Early Childhood Education (ECE), according to Labour List MP ... More >>

Labour welcomes focus on dental health

Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A comprehensive plan for dental health released today by Progressive Leader Jim Anderton is a useful tool in improving the dental health of New Zealanders, Labour’s Health Spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 63

Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 1:07 pm | 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 >>

Cosgrove: Key has raised expectations

Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Prime Minister John Key has raised expectations that tomorrow’s earthquake announcements in Christchurch will enable people to start planning their futures with far greater certainty, says Labour’s Canterbury Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Loan shark laws need teeth - Sio

Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 10:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party

A text-a-loan scheme, charging interest of up to 300per cent, highlights the need for the Government to take action on loan sharks and for people to be hyper aware of anyone offering similar deals, says Labour's spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs ... More >>

Chauvel thanks Wellington for generosity on City Mission

Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 9:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour List MP based in Ohariu Charles Chauvel helped as a collector on last Saturday for the Wellington City Mission's supermarket appeal, running in conjunction with their Brown Paper Bag Appeal. More >>

Joyce Flounders on Poor Broadband Performance

Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

NZ’s declining broadband performance raises serious questions about whether this Government’s $15b ultrafast broadband investment will actually make the country digitally competitive, says Labour’s communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>

John Key: Out of Order on Pike River

Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key’s admission to an Australian media outlet that Pike River Mine would never have been allowed to have been built in Australia is a staggering confession, says West Coast-based Labour MP Damien O’Connor. More >>

Record Numbers of Kiwis vote With Their Feet

Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Record numbers of Kiwis leaving this country highlight the fact the Government is doing nothing to create jobs or close the wage gap with Australia, says Labour’s Finance Spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>

National’s ‘Action’ on Loan Sharks An Election Stunt

Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Hosting a financial summit on loan sharks is an election stunt designed to make it look like the Government intends to do something about the damage sharks cause, says Labour’s Consumer Affairs spokesperson Carol Beaumont. More >>

Key’s $4000 con on Kiwi Mums and Dads

Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key’s plan to sell $6.8 billion of state-owned assets means New Zealand’s 1.6 million households would have to come up with $4000 each to keep their share in assets they currently own, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>

Key’s incredible u-turn on Pike River safety

Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

John Key’s sudden declaration that Pike River mine would have been illegal in Australia and his questioning of mining safety standards here is an unbelievable about-face, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 62

Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National Flip-Flops on Trans-Tasman Agency

Monday, 20 June 2011, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s announcement that it plans to establish a trans-Tasman therapeutic products agency is a staggering display of hypocrisy, says Labour’s Health Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Text Message Loan Service a Call to Action

Monday, 20 June 2011, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s inaction on loan sharks has been exposed by a new text message loan service which charges interest rates of up to 292 per cent per annum to vulnerable consumers, says Labour’s spokesperson for Consumer Affairs Carol Beaumont. More >>

Government must commit to Kiwi jobs

Monday, 20 June 2011, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government should come clean on whether Telecom will be required to employ New Zealand workers to roll out ultrafast broadband, or allowed to give jobs to a foreign-based workforce, Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran says. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 61

Monday, 20 June 2011, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour proposes a new law to stop asset sales

Monday, 20 June 2011, 10:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is introducing a new private members bill to prevent the sale of key strategic assets unless there is a clear public mandate. More >>

Is parliamentary debate a farce?

Sunday, 19 June 2011, 8:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

I’ve participated in a few parliamentary debates on important legislation in the last two and a half years. More >>

Action needed to avoid big increase in toxic waste

Sunday, 19 June 2011, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Charles CHAUVEL Environment Spokesperson 19 June 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Government action needed to avoid big increase in toxic waste to landfills Nearly half a million old analogue televisions could end up in landfills unless action is taken before ... More >>

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