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Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition nine
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 11:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Yesterday’s protests by CBD businesses should never have got to the stage that they did. I wrote to Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Civil Defence Minister John Carter last week about the concerns of business owners wanting to access ... More >>
Report endorses Labour’s “Children First” policy
Monday, 21 March 2011, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Report endorses Labour’s “Children First” policy A major report today by the Children’s Commissioner is a strong endorsement of Labour’s “Children First” policy that will form a key plank of our election campaign, Labour Deputy Leader ... More >>
Report shows National failing Kiwi kids
Monday, 21 March 2011, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Report shows National failing Kiwi kids A report by the Children’s Commissioner shows the National Government has got it wrong on early childhood education, Labour Early Childhood Education spokesperson Sue Moroney says. An inquiry into non-parental ... More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition eight
Monday, 21 March 2011, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition eight Labour Party 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 >>
John Key government turns blind eye to endangered dolphins
Saturday, 19 March 2011, 10:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ministry of Fisheries’ decision to lift a butterfish netting ban off the South Island's east coast is bad news for the endangered Hector’s dolphin, Labour’s conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Goff - Christchurch earthquake memorial speech
Friday, 18 March 2011, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
At 12.51 pm on Tuesday the 22nd of February, Christchurch and the lives of its people changed forever. So violent was the earthquake that struck this city that buildings crumbled, roads cracked, homes were broken and families were torn apart. None of ... More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition seven
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party 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 >>
Minister Gives No Assurances for Women
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson says National has underlined its lack of commitment to women by failing to give any assurance the Women’s Affairs Ministry will be retained as a separate entity. More >>
National plays politics as Kiwi economy fails
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Economic Development spokesperson David Parker says the Government is playing politics with the New Zealand economy as it slides back into recession, while ‘bombed-out’ economies like the United States and the United Kingdom are showing signs of investment-led ... More >>
Renewable energy scheme good news for struggling families
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Renewable energy schemes involving the use of solar power will help to relieve the financial pressure many families are facing as the cost of living continues to rise, Labour’s Environment Spokesperson Charles Chauvel said today. More >>
Gvt abdicates responsibility for disability sector
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s refusal to back a decision by the Court of Appeal which would ensure workers who perform sleepovers are paid the minimum wage has let down thousands of disability support workers, says Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues Darien ... More >>
Government continues to turn its back on Pacific priorities
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 11:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
During the opening of the iconic ASB Polyfest, Professor Sitaleki Finau joined Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson, Su’a William Sio in his call for the National Government to support the learning and promotion of Pacific languages and culture ... More >>
Government continues to turn its back on Pacific priorities
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 11:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
During the opening of the iconic ASB Polyfest, Professor Sitaleki Finau joined Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson, Su’a William Sio in his call for the National Government to support the learning and promotion of Pacific languages and culture ... More >>
Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition six
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 10:33 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 >>
Government continues to turn its back on Pacific priorities
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 8:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
During the opening of the iconic ASB Polyfest, Professor Sitaleki Finau joined Labour's Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson, Su'a William Sio in his call for the National Government to support the learning and promotion of Pacific languages and culture ... More >>
Government condemns low paid Kiwis to fall further behind
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 5:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government are determined to force minimum wage workers to bear the brunt of rising costs of living, with no effective pay increase when the minimum wage rises on 1 April, says Labour’s spokesperson on labour issues Darien Fenton. “The Government ... More >>
Gimmick levy costs more than it raises
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove says Labour’s prediction is being borne out that National’s $50 levy on every offender will cost more to administer than it will raise to help victims. “The levy is quite simply a gimmick,” ... More >>
Alcohol Reform Bill fails to protect our communities
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Lianne Dalziel will make her submission to the Justice and Electoral select committee, via teleconference, on the Alcohol Reform Bill this afternoon. “A Bill that fails to meet the challenge posed by the evidence that the Law Commission presented ... More >>
New mandatory timber chemicals toxic, says EU
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Building and Construction spokesperson Phil Twyford is questioning whether the Government has properly considered possible health risks associated with its new mandatory timber treatment rules. More >>
Loss of Rugby World Cup games blow to Christchurch
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The news that Rugby World Cup games will not be held in Christchurch later this year is a blow to the city, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
