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Key must sort out 'flagship' shambles now
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 10:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key must sort out the shambles of his flagship national standards education policy following a survey that shows less than half of our primary schools are willing to go along with his plans, says Labour's Education spokesperson Sue ... More >>
National goes into hiding on national standards
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 9:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National are so desperate to hide bad news about National Standards they are now finding any means possible not to release information to the public, Labour's Education spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Government broadband law should not be for sale
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 9:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Telecom's final offer to claim the bulk of the Government's $1.35 billion to build our ultrafast broadband network represents an attempt to buy something which shouldn't be for sale, says Labour's Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Government broadband law should not be for sale
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Telecom’s final offer to claim the bulk of the Government’s $1.35 billion to build our ultrafast broadband network represents an attempt to buy something which shouldn’t be for sale, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare ... More >>
Quake legal fund welcome news
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Associate Justice spokesperson and Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel says a special legal fund being set up by the New Zealand Law Foundation will help many Canterbury people get back on their feet. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 29
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 11:23 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 >>
Bennett Kicks for Touch With Green and White Papers
Monday, 18 April 2011, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett’s moves to set up a committee to look at child abuse is do-nothing politics that ignores the problem when action is needed right now, Labour’s deputy leader Annette King says. More >>
Auckland CCO Fears Have Come True
Monday, 18 April 2011, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says critics of the corporatization of Auckland local government have been proved right by reports of the powerful council-owned companies doing most of their business behind closed doors. More >>
New Zealand Faces Crisis in Skills Shortage
Monday, 18 April 2011, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil GOFF Labour Leader Monday, 18 April 2011 Embargoed until 4.30pm New Zealand Faces Crisis in Skills Shortage A severe shortage of skilled labour in the building and construction sector will slow recovery and force up prices and the cost of rebuilding ... More >>
National pours on acid and Kiwis get burned
Monday, 18 April 2011, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour says the latest application by foreigners to buy the Crafar dairy farms at mortgagee sale should not proceed. More >>
Government slams door on seniors
Monday, 18 April 2011, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steve CHADWICK Senior Citizens spokesperson Government slams door on seniors The Government’s announcement that it will limit access to the student loan living allowance for older New Zealanders is yet another short-sighted example of National’s ... More >>
Community alliance against loan sharks launched
Monday, 18 April 2011, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Vulnerable consumers remain at risk as the Government sits by allowing loan sharks to continue to exploit the rising costs faced by struggling New Zealanders, says Labour’s spokesperson for Consumer Affairs Carol Beaumont. More >>
National’s funding cuts hitting parents in the pocket
Monday, 18 April 2011, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Figures released today show that funding cuts made by the National Government have driven the cost of Early Childhood Education up by nearly 12 percent, Labour Early Childhood Education spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Kiwis can’t afford to cut back further on basics
Monday, 18 April 2011, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Kiwis can’t afford to cut back further on basics Today’s consumers price index (CPI) figures showing a 4.5 percent annual inflation figure reinforce how increasingly tough it’s becoming for struggling Kiwi families to afford the basics, says Labour’s ... More >>
High Inflation + No Growth = Economic Mismanagement
Monday, 18 April 2011, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
High Inflation + No Growth = Economic Mismanagement Figures showing there has been an annual increase in inflation of 4.5 per cent and the fact it is predicted by some economists to reach the highest level in two decades later this year is proof of ... More >>
Time for Māori ‘Putty’ to go back to the Pa
Monday, 18 April 2011, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Time for Māori ‘Putty’ to go back to the Pa Labour’s Associate Māori Affairs spokesperson Shane Jones says the Māori Party’s hopelessly inadequate response to the Brazilian oil exploration fiasco shows “it is time for the Māori Party ... More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 28
Monday, 18 April 2011, 11:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It is totally unacceptable for the Government to claim today that it hasn’t had time to look at options like power subsidies to cope with home heating problems in Christchurch. Winter waits for no one. More >>
Brownlee simply can't say he hasn't had time
Monday, 18 April 2011, 10:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour says that it is totally unacceptable for the Government to claim today that it hasn't had time to look at options like power subsidies to cope with home heating problems in Christchurch. More >>
Minister suggests riding horses in response to truancy
Monday, 18 April 2011, 10:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Education Minister is developing a reputation for bullying behaviour after revelations she sent an email scolding the Gisborne Mayor for advocating for extra school buses in his community to curb truancy, says Labour's Education spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Just One Official Responsible for All NZ Oil Wels
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Safety Last – Just One Official Responsible for All NZ Oil Wells The Labour Party is expressing concern that the Government employs just one person to be responsible for the safety of all oil wells in New Zealand, whether on or off-shore. More >>
