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Claims superannuitants are better off don’t stack up
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Superannuitants are among a growing number of Kiwis floating on a rising tide of hardship, while the Government manufactures misinformation, says Labour’s spokesperson for Senior Citizens Steve Chadwick. More >>
Prices rise again as families continue to struggle
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 9:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"Relentless food price increases and a government who celebrates low wages are bad news for Pacific families struggling to make ends meet", Labour's spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Su'a William Sio said today. More >>
Key should defer Auckland rail decision & Wong Investigation
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 5:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour today called on the Prime Minister to instruct KiwiRail to defer any decisions on who will win the bid to build electric trains for Auckland. Labour MP Trevor Mallard said the Prime Minister’s admission that he was aware that the Auditor General’s ... More >>
Funding row shows Māori Statutory Board flawed
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says the Auckland Council’s funding row with its Maori Statutory Board is evidence the board structure is flawed and should be abolished. “The fact that the Maori Statutory Board was taking legal ... More >>
Jump in Kiwis flying permanently to Australia
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The news that 3908 Kiwis headed across the ditch in February looking for higher paying jobs is an indictment on the National Government and its utter failure to grow our economy, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. “These figures show just how much hard-working ... More >>
Legal aid reforms threaten quality access to justice
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Legal aid reforms announced by the Government today threaten the access of Kiwis to justice, says Labour’s Justice spokesperson Charles Chauvel. “At the heart of this ‘reform’ is his proposal to ramp up the Public Defence Service (PDS) ... More >>
Jetstar gets it wrong for people with disabilities
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Spokesperson for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni is appalled at the treatment of two Attitude TV presenters, Dan Buckingham and Tanya Black, by Jetstar Airlines. More >>
Ryall fails the young with arbitrary health cuts
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 11:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Cutting health services for 4500 young people, shows Health Minister Tony Ryall has taken his eye of the ball in health, Labour Health spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 25
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 11:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
My Christchurch colleagues and I are at today’s select committee hearing in Christchurch on the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) legislation. More >>
MP Returns to Assistant Speaker Role
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Manukau East MP, Ross Robertson, has been appointed Assistant Speaker by Labour Leader Phil Goff when he announced a variety of new responsibilities for Labour MPs. More >>
Street Welcomes Petition for Greater Openness in Trade Talks
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A petition asking for a Foreign Affairs Select Committee hearing into the potential implications for New Zealand of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks was welcomed today by the Opposition Spokesperson on Trade, Maryan Street. More >>
Prime Minister ‘Bart Simpson’ Key Beggars Belief
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key continues to try to duck responsibility for purchasing 34 luxury new BMW limousines, one of which comes complete with heated seats, despite having signed off on the deal four times, says Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson. More >>
Government’s Lack of Ambition for Kiwi Workers Exposed
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister wriggled like a fish on a hook this afternoon as he desperately tried to explain why on earth his Finance Minister believes it’s a good thing that Kiwi workers earn 30% less than Australians, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Government Mistakes Motion for Movement
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The ink is barely dry on the last review of the Government’s science sector, but Research Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp is already reviewing Crown Research Institutes in a move to influence another merger. More >>
Govt to prop up another corporate at expense of consumers
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders will be forced to pay more for ultrafast broadband while the National Government props up Telecom, in yet another case of bad decision-making favouring corporate mates, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition 24
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 11:47 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 >>
Govt set to prop up another corporate mate
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 9:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders will be forced to pay more for ultrafast broadband while the National Government props up Telecom, in yet another case of bad decision-making favouring corporate mates, says Labour's Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Erratic English loses plot on wages
Monday, 11 April 2011, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Erratic English loses plot on wages Finance Minister Bill English has lost the plot, pushing the case for New Zealand to be a low-wage economy, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Smug Key laughs off questions about heated seats
Monday, 11 April 2011, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Smug Key laughs off questions about heated seats Prime Minister John Key’s flippant dismissal of questions about the ministerial BMW with heated seats in Dunedin shows how arrogant he has become about the plight struggling Kiwi families find themselves ... More >>
Labour pays tribute to environment icon Don Merton
Monday, 11 April 2011, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour pays tribute to environment icon Don Merton The Labour Party has paid tribute to internationally acclaimed environmentalist Don Merton, who died at the weekend. More >>
