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Government must defend New Zealand’s interests in TPP talks

Friday, 1 April 2011, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Government must defend New Zealand’s interests in TPP talks The leaked text on intellectual property, copyright and parallel importing in the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations requires an emphatic rejection from the New Zealand government, says ... More >>

Chauvel issues Grenada Village signage survey

Friday, 1 April 2011, 9:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Charles Chauvel, Labour List MP based in Ohariu, is sending a survey to over 500 people in the Grenada Village asking their views on the motorway sign. “Earlier this year I was contacted by a constituent who asked if the signs on the State Highway ... More >>

Women will suffer under unfair labour laws

Thursday, 31 March 2011, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Changes to the Holidays Act and Employment Relations Act, effective from tomorrow, will discriminate against many women in the workforce, says Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Carol Beaumont. More >>

Vodafone decision shows foresight and responsibility

Thursday, 31 March 2011, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

31 March 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Vodafone decision shows foresight and responsibility The decision by Vodafone to move jobs back to New Zealand shows foresight and responsibility, Labour’ Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. “Vodafone ... More >>

National will make ‘pretend market’ even worse

Thursday, 31 March 2011, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Energy spokesperson David Parker says that complaints by Meridian Energy and Mighty River Power --- that Genesis Energy quadrupled its normal prices while power lines were shut down for maintenance last weekend --- provide yet more proof ... More >>

Typical Government response: No response

Thursday, 31 March 2011, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove says the Government virtuously claims it wants input from Canterbury people, community groups and local MPs on quake issues, but hasn’t responded to even one approach from Labour MPs. More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition sixteen

Thursday, 31 March 2011, 12:14 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 >>

Employment law changes unfair and unnecessary

Thursday, 31 March 2011, 9:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Employment Law changes that take effect from tomorrow are unfair, unnecessary and will do nothing to help the nation's stalling economy and bleak outlook for jobs, says Darien Fenton, Labour's spokesperson for Labour Issues. More >>

Building industry slump another sign of National’s failure

Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A two year low in building consents is yet another sign of an economy that is failing to fire under the National Government, Labour Leader Phil Goff says. “Last month the value of consents issued for new dwellings was down 20 percent on the previous ... More >>

Anti-violence programs to lose funding under National

Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Under a National-led Government victims of violence look set to be the latest casualty of ill-conceived slash and burn cost cutting tactics, Labour’s Victims Rights spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni says. More >>

National softens country for further broken promises

Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National is in the process of softening the electorate for further broken election promises, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. “Working for Families is now under attack, despite repeated promises by John Key and Bill English that no cuts would be made ... More >>

Zero budget will devastate New Zealand economy

Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe says the impact of cuts implied by a zero budget will be devastating for the New Zealand economy. “The days when National can pretend that it is just trimming fat are over,” David Cunliffe said. “A zero ... More >>

National’s ETS Will Mean Burning More Coal

Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The International Energy Agency's (IEA) has issued a stinging criticism of the National-led Government's changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme. Charles Chauvel, Labour's Environment Spokesperson, says that in a study released on Monday, the Paris-based IEA concludes: ... More >>

National’s expensive quake ads clearly political

Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government claims it wants to keep politics out of the Canterbury quake recovery, but it is taking out large advertisements in newspapers around the country congratulating itself for what it is doing, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson ... More >>

What’s the real story, Minister Bennett?

Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

There are increasing reports that money destined for the Strengthening Families programmes is being stripped away from established organisations and given to Whānau Ora without tendering or consultation, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King said. “Organisations ... More >>

Christchurch Earthquake bulletin edition fifteen

Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Relief that Government will negotiate on sleepover decisions

Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is relieved that the Government has agreed to sit down with stakeholders and unions to try to find a solution around the decision that disability support workers must be paid for “sleepovers”, says Darien Fenton, Labour’s spokesperson for ... More >>