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Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 37
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 1:58 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 >>
Wall Street-style greed has no place here
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David PARKER Energy Spokesperson 5 May 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Wall Street-style greed has no place here More >>
Decrease in unemployment not nearly enough
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Any drop in the unemployment rate is welcome news, but a 0.1 percent decrease is not nearly enough, Labour employment spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Labour: drop mobile rates now
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour today calls on New Zealand’s mobile phone carriers to immediately drop their retail prices on mobile termination rates for calls and texts which would help New Zealanders struggling to make ends meet, Labour’s communications and IT spokesperson ... More >>
National on savings: Rhetoric versus reality
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 11:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David CUNLIFFE Finance Spokesperson 5 May 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT National on savings: Rhetoric versus reality National’s rhetoric is not matched by the reality of continuing cuts to KiwiSaver, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Minister grasping at straws on National Standards
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 11:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister grasping at straws on National Standards The Minister is grasping at straws trumpeting an ER0 report claiming that just 37% of schools were well prepared for National Standards at the end of the first year of implementation, Labour education ... More >>
Meat strategy a wasted opportunity
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 9:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Meat strategy a wasted opportunity The launch of the much heralded Red Meat Industry Strategy will be a major disappointment for anyone who expected new leadership and direction for the meat industry; said Labour’s agriculture spokesperson Damien ... More >>
Time for the Government to front up on Pike River promises
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 9:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Now is the time for the National Government to honor its commitment to the Grey District and the Pike River families that money would not be an issue and everything that could be done will be done to recover the remains of the 29 men trapped in the mine, ... More >>
Key out of touch with parents on ECE
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key demonstrated how out of touch he is with the effect of his decisions on NZ children and their families by continuing to deny that Early Childhood Education fees have gone up, Labour ECE spokesperson Sue Moroney says. “John Key’s denials ... More >>
McCully’s explanations sounding increasingly hollow
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s justifications for using RNZAF aircraft to fly to Vanuatu at great expense to the taxpayer, are sounding increasingly hollow, Labour MP for Mt Albert David Shearer says. “Minister of Defence Wayne Mapp has confirmed ... More >>
Bennett and Key mislead NZ with youth training announcement
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government have tried to mislead New Zealanders into believing they have put new funding into tackling the issue of youth unemployment, says Labour’s spokesperson for Employment and Youth Affairs, Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Bennett and Key have mislead New Zealand with youth training
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government have tried to mislead New Zealanders into believing they have put new funding into tackling the issue of youth unemployment, says Labour’s spokesperson for Employment and Youth Affairs, Jacinda Ardern. “Today’s announcement ... More >>
Proof will be in the CERA pudding
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MPs agree with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee that the first cross-party MPs’ forum held in Parliament last night offered opportunities for constructive discussion, but say “the proof will be in the pudding”. Labour’s ... More >>
Government lacks compassion for seniors
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest Ministry of Social Development report, The Business of Ageing, firmly illustrates that the National Government is more focused on pressuring seniors to contribute to the economy than their overall health and wellbeing, says Labour’s ... More >>
Concerns growing over the future of Waitakere Family Court
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
There are deep and growing concerns that the shifting of court work from Waitakere City into central Auckland will prove a barrier to justice for many people living in the west, says Rick Barker, Labour’s Courts spokesperson. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 36
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 36 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 >>
Progress and Innovation Must Continue
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Progress made by the New Zealand kiwifruit industry will be short-lived under a Brash-Key government, says Labour's spokesperson for Agriculture Damien O’Connor. More >>
Phil Goff on Johnsonville Train as Part of Stop Asset Sales
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour leader Phil Goff will join Labour List MP based in Ohariu Charles Chauvel and travel along the Johnsonville rail line tomorrow as part of the Wellington Launch of Labour’s STOP ASSET SALES campaign. More >>
McCully Uses the Air Force for Trip to Pacific Islands
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
At a time when the Prime Minister and the government is preaching the need to be frugal with our spending, there is further evidence that the government is talking the talk but not walking the walk, Labour MP for Mt Albert David Shearer says. More >>
Brownlee Won’t Give Guarantee on Sale of Council-Owned Asset
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has repeatedly refused to guarantee to Canterbury people today that he and his Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) won’t force councils to sell their assets, the Labour Party says. More >>
