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20 hours free ECE faces the chop
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The benefits of 20 hours free ECE will go and parents will face higher fees if the ECE Taskforce’s funding recommendations are implemented, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Sue Moroney. Sue Moroney says the report recommends taking the fee controls ... More >>
Now Collins is into ‘karaoke’
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Corrections Minister Judith Collins’ self-created image as a ‘tough-talking, no-nonsense minister’ is being dented as she encourages prisoners to munch on raw carrots and muesli bars and to sing along with each other, says Labour’s Law and ... More >>
Secret Serco silent on staff safety and security
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Serco’s refusal to tell the public how many guards it is employing at the new private Mt Eden prison is a disturbing sign of the secret way such prisons will operate in the future, says Labour’s Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Chadwick: A merger is not a plan
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has missed another opportunity to respond to the review of the New Zealand Film Commission, instead opting again to tinker around the edges of arts policy with no sign of a robust plan for the sector, says Labour’s Arts, Culture ... More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 52
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 11:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The announcement that famous Canterbury bus-maker Designline has been placed in liquidation is another blow for Canterbury people who are already becoming increasingly worried about employment opportunities in the region following the disclosure yesterday that ... More >>
National confirms ACC privatisation plans
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 9:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National's plan announced today to privatise ACC will result in New Zealanders having to pay more to get less, says Labour's ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>
Highlanders Need Strong Support, Not a New Jersey
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A change to the Highlanders colours is a dumb idea and should be scrapped, Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran said today.“So much history --- 127 years --- can’t be tossed out overnight,” Clare Curran said. More >>
Steven Joyce Commits ‘Hate Crime Against Rail’
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s rejection of Auckland’s proposed CBD loop underground rail link has more to do with National’s ideological dislike of Mayor Len Brown than it has to do with facts and figures, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Shane Jones. More >>
Half Billion Dollar Blow-Out on Super City IT Deplorable
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has overseen a half billion dollar blow-out in Super City IT costs, but won’t be held accountable, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Committee No Substitute for Jobs
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to set up a committee of ministers to examine welfare reform is an attempt to shift the blame for the government’s inability to create jobs on to beneficiaries, says Labour’s Employment spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Health sector changes more pain for no gain
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The shuffling of agencies and responsibilities in the health sector looks like a continuation of National’s 'pain without gain' philosophy, says Labour’s Health spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 51
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 12:35 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 >>
Government “shuffle cards” in State Sector
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s announcement of more cuts, mergers and rationalisations amount to nothing more than ‘shuffling the cards’ and is not the plan we need to turn the economy around, says Labour’s State Services spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Christchurch businesses not welfare recipients
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 10:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Christchurch businesses that have had their legs cut out from under them won't appreciate being given the news by a social welfare minister, says Canterbury Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 50
Monday, 30 May 2011, 11:55 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 >>
Labour MP for Mangere to receive Tax Justice petition
Monday, 30 May 2011, 10:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Su’a William Sio the Labour MP for Mangere will receive the Tax Justice petition in front of Parliament Buildings on Tuesday 16 August. More >>
Moroney: Children will suffer yet again
Friday, 27 May 2011, 11:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's admission that it will carve an extra $63m out of the education budget to fund employer contributions to retirement schemes will put children's education at risk, says Labour's Education spokesperson, Sue Moroney. More >>
Telecom allegations put spotlight on broadband decision
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Telecom’s known record of price gouging has put the spotlight on National’s decision to grant the Telco the lion’s share of the ultrafast broadband build, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
National’s Budget: A hurdle not a hand for students
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
For those wanting to get back into the workforce or up-skill, things have just got a whole lot harder, says David Shearer Labour’s spokesperson for Tertiary Education. More >>
Answers needed over Bennett’s $2.4 mil no-tender contract
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 12:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has questions to answer over her Government’s decision to favour a private company with a multi-million contract, Labour’s Social Policy spokesperson Annette King said today. More >>
