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Labour Party List 2011
Sunday, 10 April 2011, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
1. Phil Goff 2. Annette King 3. David Cunliffe 4. David Parker 5. Ruth Dyson 6. Parekura Horomia 7. Maryan Street 8. Clayton Cosgrove 9. Trevor Mallard 10. Sue Moroney 11. Charles Chauvel 12. Nanaia Mahuta 13. Jacinda Ardern 14. Grant Robertson 15. Andrew ... More >>
Labour announces Party list for 2011 election
Sunday, 10 April 2011, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's 36 member Moderating Committee met yesterday in Auckland to determine the Party's list. The hard fought meeting delivered strong new performers to represent New Zealanders, according to Labour Party President, Moira Coatsworth. More >>
No plan to deal with economy in trouble
Sunday, 10 April 2011, 11:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
10 April 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT No plan to deal with economy in trouble The New Zealand economy is in trouble with no plan from the Government to address the worsening outlook, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Government boasts about low Kiwi wages
Saturday, 9 April 2011, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
MEDIA STATEMENT Government boasts about low Kiwi wages John Key’s government has given up on trying to improve Kiwi wages and is now trying to attract investment to New Zealand on the basis of cheap wages, says Darien Fenton, Labour spokesperson ... More >>
John Key must act to restore confidence of education leaders
Saturday, 9 April 2011, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key must act to restore confidence of education leaders With the decision by the New Zealand Principals Federation to pass a vote of no-confidence in he National Government’s, National Standards policy and Minister Anne Tolley, John Key can ... More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 22
Friday, 8 April 2011, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today provides the first opportunity, at our briefing with the Civil Defence controller, to meet the acting CEO of the Canterbury Earthquake Authority, John Ombler, and also Housing Ministry officials, with whom we will be raising issues around emergency ... More >>
Inquiry now needed for reassurance
Friday, 8 April 2011, 9:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Commerce Commission should proceed with its proposal to investigate the domestic pricing of milk in the New Zealand market, says Labour's spokesperson for Agriculture Damien O'Connor. More >>
Govt Fails to Provide Independent Environmental Authority
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s pristine environment is something we should protect and respect. Labour knows the preservation of our vital natural spaces is necessary to our economy and our way of life, Labour’s environment spokesperson Charles Chauvel said today More >>
Dunne Politicking on Nationwide Media
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour List MP based in Ohariu Charles Chauvel has criticised Ohariu MP Peter Dunne’s comments on the closure of the NZPA media agency. More >>
Government refuses to act as healthy food gets out of reach
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government is standing on the sidelines as healthy food becomes too expensive for many families, says Grant Robertson Labour’s spokesperson for Health. More >>
McCully tries to cover up cronyism
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Murray McCully was clutching at straws when he tried to blame Helen Clark for appointing his crony, Mark Blumsky, first to a tourism development contract in Niue and then as High Commissioner to Niue, says Opposition Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Maryan ... More >>
Labour seeks Govt agreement to moderate telco law
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is seeking government agreement to moderate a controversial telco law which it believes will put broadband prices up and won’t encourage new connections to its new fibre network, says Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Curran: Speech to Telcon Conference 2011
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
I want to start with our economy. Our future. It’s estimated that the ICT industry contributes nearly $20 billion to the New Zealand economy More >>
National backs its mates, and sinks TVNZ7
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman’s denial in Parliament today of reports that the axe has fallen on New Zealand’s last public service television channel is embarrassing confirmation of a breakdown in communication between him and TVNZs ... More >>
Demise of NZPA tragic blow for Kiwi journalism
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The announcement that the New Zealand Press Association (NZPA) will close after more than 130 years is a tragic blow for New Zealand journalism and the agency’s staff, says Labour’s Communications spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 21
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An ironic contrast is developing between suburban Christchurch and the CBD in terms of demolitions. In the suburbs there are a number of examples where everyone --- owners, tenants, insurance companies etc --- has signed off on the need to demolish ... More >>
Labour backs need for AMI support package
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour supports the need to provide certainty for the 85,000 Cantabrians who may have been worrying about whether their claims for earthquake damage would be paid out by AMI, and it hopes the Government support package will provide that. More >>
National fumbles for credibility over tupperwaka
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 10:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government is fumbling for credibility over its support in austere times for the Māori Party’s $2 million Rugby World Cup ‘tupperwaka’, says Labour’s Associate Māori Affairs (Economic Development) spokesperson Shane Jones. More >>
PM must ensure Pike River fronts up
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 8:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Pike River has an obligation to front up to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrible tragedy that took the lives of 29 miners and the Prime Minister should ensure that happens, says West Coast Labour MP Damien O'Connor. More >>
MP on contestable fund panel is a bad move
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 8:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The appointment of National MP, John Hayes, to the "independent" panel which determines the disbursement of the Sustainable Development Fund to non-government organisations is a bad move, says Opposition Spokesperson on Overseas Development ... More >>
