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Speech: King - “It’s About Our Kids”

Saturday, 21 May 2011, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

HON ANNETTE KING DEPUTY LEADER SPEECH – CONGRESS 2011 “It’s About Our Kids” Saturday 21 May 2011 Wellington Town Hall More >>

State fire sale ignores reality for struggling Kiwis

Friday, 20 May 2011, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s decision to sell off without mandate the state-owned power companies and a chunk of Air New Zealand flies in the face of the harsh economic realities facing Kiwi Mums and Dads, says Labour’s SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Brownlee must now go full steam ahead

Friday, 20 May 2011, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party is welcoming the Budget allocation of $5.5 billion over the next six years to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Fund, and says there is now no excuse for more delays to the recovery process, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson ... More >>

Bleak Budget offers no plan and no hope

Thursday, 19 May 2011, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

This Budget exposes National’s lack of courage and vision and its failure to come up with a plan to fix our broken economy, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. “National has today delivered a Budget that won’t fix our dire economic situation but will ... More >>

Budget 2011: Zero ideas, zero leadership

Thursday, 19 May 2011, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Budget 2011 provides zero leadership, and won’t create a stronger, export-led economy, more jobs, higher wages, or more fairness for struggling Kiwi families, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>

Champion of Samoan rights will be missed

Thursday, 19 May 2011, 11:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Pacific community are grieving the loss of Wellington based Queen’s Counsel, Dr George Barton, a champion of Pacific rights, says Labour’s Pacific Island spokesperson Su’a William Sio. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 45

Thursday, 19 May 2011, 10:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 45 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 ... More >>

Importing workforce not the answer

Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government has refused to rule out using migrant labour in the rebuild of Christchurch even though it still has time to ensure enough Kiwis are trained to do the work, says Labour’s Employment spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. “Last week Tertiary Education ... More >>

National Standards data shown to be suspect

Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The revelation that schools have been told by the Ministry of Education to include National Standards in their charters --- even if they are not implementing the standards --- calls into question Government data on the issue, says Labour’s Education spokesperson, ... More >>

Labour steadfastly opposes ACC privatisation

Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour steadfastly opposes National’s plan to privatise the ACC work account and will continue to strongly criticise Minister Nick Smith’s plan to work towards that goal by stealth, says Labour’s spokesperson for ACC Chris Hipkins. “Since ... More >>

Steven Joyce forced into massive back-down on Telco Bill

Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Steven Joyce has ditched the controversial anti-competitive regulatory holiday in his broadband Bill for what appears to be an even worse stitched together last minute compromise that has been forced on him by the Maori Party, says Labour’s communications ... More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 44

Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 12:32 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 >>

So when’s the broadband decision Mr Joyce?

Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 9:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Now that Steven Joyce has his anti-competitive, price rising, monopoly-creating broadband Bill heading back to Parliament, a decision was widely tipped to be imminent on who was going to win the lucrative $1.35 billion contract to deliver the new network. More >>

How About the PM Take A Stroll Through the Food Bank?

Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 5:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

It is increasingly obvious that John Key is becoming out of touch with the cost of living pressures faced by hardworking Kiwis, Labour’s Deputy Leader Annette King says. More >>

School Funding Extension Welcomed But Uncertainty Remains

Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour welcomes the announcement that Christchurch schools affected by reduced rolls will have their pre-earthquake operational funding extended, but their future remains uncertain, says Labour’s Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel. More >>

ECE Centres Sit Empty in South Auckland

Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New early childhood education centres are empty in South Auckland because National has not properly managed the consent process, says Labour’s spokesperson for Early Childhood Education, Sue Moroney, and Labour List MP based in Manurewa, Louisa Wall. More >>

Kawerau schools hīkoi reaches Parliament

Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Kawerau teachers, pupils and community representatives marched on Parliament today calling for consultation on the restructure of their schools. The hīkoi boldly demonstrated that true leadership is walking the talk, says Labour’s list MP based in Rotorua ... More >>