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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 >>

National re-announces re-announcements

Monday, 4 July 2011, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Shane JONES Infrastructure Spokesperson 4 July 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT National re-announces re-announcements Labour’s Infrastructure spokesperson Shane Jones says National’s so-called infrastructure blueprint announced today is little more than a rehash of ... More >>

Synthetic drug industry needs to lead charge

Monday, 4 July 2011, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is urging members of the legal high industry to self-regulate and establish their own code of practice for testing the safety of products before they are sold. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 69

Monday, 4 July 2011, 10:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Bleak winter so far for Kiwi workers

Sunday, 3 July 2011, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Jacinda Ardern Employment Spokesperson 3 July 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Bleak winter so far for Kiwi workers More >>

Community deserves to see all options

Saturday, 2 July 2011, 6:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Annette KING Deputy Leader MP for Rongotai 2 July 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Community deserves to see all options More >>

Commission correct – equal pay essential

Saturday, 2 July 2011, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Carol BEAUMONT Women’s Affairs Spokesperson 2 July 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Commission correct – equal pay essential More >>

All options should be on table for Basin roading

Saturday, 2 July 2011, 11:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Grant Robertson MP for Wellington Central 1 July 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT All options should be on table for Basin roading It is vital that Wellingtonians are allowed to consider all the options on major changes planned for the Airport-Basin Reserve ... More >>

Labour welcomes new farming face

Friday, 1 July 2011, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Agriculture spokesperson, Damien O’Connor, has welcomed the election of Bruce Wills as the new president of Federated Farmers. More >>

Water quality undermined by Government inaction

Friday, 1 July 2011, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Environment Minister Nick Smith should quit shedding crocodile tears over the continued pollution of waterways such as Southland’s Waituna Lagoon and introduce national freshwater standards instead, says Labour's Water spokesperson Brendon Burns. More >>

Brownlee’s attack on council unwarranted

Friday, 1 July 2011, 10:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee’s attack on Waimakariri District’s Mayor and officials over the Kairaki Beach land issue is very disappointing, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson and Waimakariri MP Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Action Speaks Louder Than Standards

Thursday, 30 June 2011, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Tomorrow's action by school boards is a result of growing parental dissatisfaction with the shambolic implementation of National Standards, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>

Goff: Address to Federated Farmers conference

Thursday, 30 June 2011, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

I’m here to talk to you about the politics of courage – the readiness to make the hard decisions that need to be made. More >>

ECE cuts prove there’s no plan for future

Thursday, 30 June 2011, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Funding cuts to early childhood education coming into effect tomorrow provide further proof that the National Government has no plan for the future, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Sue Moroney More >>

Keep libraries free, says Labour

Thursday, 30 June 2011, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Keeping public library services free for all New Zealanders is behind new legislation drafted by Labour, says the Party’s Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 68

Thursday, 30 June 2011, 12:52 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 >>

Community must have a say on 'mega' build

Thursday, 30 June 2011, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Wellington City Council must urgently re-visit its decision to let less than a dozen residents have their say on a new retail development planned for their suburb, says Wellington Central Labour MP Grant Robertson. More >>

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