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What to do when the responsible Minister isn’t responsible?
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Prime Minister’s refusal to hold Rodney Hide responsible for the Auckland Council Māori representation fiasco is a breach of the Cabinet Manual’s rules on collective cabinet responsibility, Labour’s spokesperson for Local Government ... More >>
Telco SOP Outrageous Abuse of Process
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government is rushing through one of the biggest changes in telecommunications in New Zealand history and appears set on handing more than $1 billion of taxpayer’s money to Telecom, awarding it monopoly status over fibre broadband delivery and a ... More >>
Pacific leaders to head critical language fono
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson, Su’a William Sio is calling all Pasifika and community leaders, educators, churches, organisations, parents, and fanau to come together and discuss the impact the government’s decision to cancel ... More >>
Standard & Poor’s reveals National’s empty spin
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Standard & Poor’s has revealed the empty spin behind the Government’s plan to focus on public debt and sell off state assets, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. David Cunliffe said that while the international ratings agency noted ... More >>
Key admits ‘National Standards’ slogan is bad policy
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key has shown himself to be a master of the understatement with his admission of “teething problems” in imposing National Standards on New Zealand schools, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Darren Hughes. “John Key has finally ... More >>
Labour Leader pays tribute to Private Mila
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The death of Private Kirifi Mila in a vehicle accident in Afghanistan is a terrible tragedy and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues in the Defence Force at this difficult time, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. “My thoughts are with ... More >>
Smith must be honest on new renewable generation
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 9:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Climate Change Minister Nick Smith should stop pretending his Emissions Trading Scheme is encouraging new renewable electricity generation, says Labour's Climate Change spokesman Brendon Burns. Brendon Burns said Dr Smith claimed in Parliament today ... More >>
MP calls on Dunedin-ites to Discover South Dunedin Heritage
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Dunedin South Clare Curran believes many Dunedin-ites, including herself, don’t know about some of the amazing features that lurk in South Dunedin and she challenges all of us to get out and discover them this Saturday. “Discover South Dunedin Heritage ... More >>
Labour Leader wishes Mita Ririnui well
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 11:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff has this morning accepted MP Mita Ririnui’s decision to leave Parliament at the end of this term and wishes him all the best for the future. “I’d like to acknowledge the contribution that Mita has made to the Labour caucus ... More >>
Mita Ririnui: Time for new challenges
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Mita Ririnui has announced he will leave Parliament at the end of this year to pursue new opportunities working with his people in the Bay of Plenty. “It’s been a wonderful 12 years, many of which I spent as a Minister helping shape policies ... More >>
National Grinch steals Christmas
Monday, 14 February 2011, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Official confirmation that there was no Christmas boom in retail spending last year shows the deepening gloom of National’s recession, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. David Cunliffe said that after the Kiwi economy actually shrank 0.2 ... More >>
No wonder Kiwis flock to Aussie job expo
Monday, 14 February 2011, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The queue of 1000s of Kiwis lining up at the weekend in Auckland for an Australian job expo is further evidence that New Zealanders have lost faith in National’s economic management, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. “Another 1000 Kiwis joined the ... More >>
Business NZ Welcome to Engage on Industrial Relations
Monday, 14 February 2011, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has not announced any industrial relations policy and would welcome an approach by Business NZ if it wanted to discuss wage and worker rights, Labour spokesperson Darien Fenton says. “Labour is in the process of developing policies ... More >>
Ryall must act to give community a say on health cuts
Monday, 14 February 2011, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Communities are having vital information about health cuts kept from them, and the government needs to step in so that those affected by cuts can have their say, Labour Health spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Government suppression breach – not good enough
Sunday, 13 February 2011, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government suppression breach – not good enough The breach of name suppression of two sex abuse victims by the Ministry of Justice is a mistake that should never have happened and is another example of the National Government's failure to protect ... More >>
State of nation report shows housing shortage worsening
Friday, 11 February 2011, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Salvation Army's state of the nation report released today shows that the housing crisis facing New Zealand is worsening, says Labour Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey. "This report backs up every other report received by the Housing Minister, forecasting ... More >>
Labour backs Sallies’ call for more action on children
Friday, 11 February 2011, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour supports the call by the Salvation Army to put much more emphasis on children’s development and wellbeing, Labour’s deputy leader Annette King says. The Salvation Army’s fourth state of the nation report released today points to stalled social ... More >>
National Has Little Interest in Plight of Families
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government is clearly taking little interest in the “stream of families” needing help with the cost of sending their children to school, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Darren Hughes. Darren Hughes said Mangere Budgeting and Family Support... More >>
Turbine decision overrides tangata whenua
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP and Te Tai Tokerau candidate Kelvin Davis says the planned construction of two hundred tidal turbines in the Kaipara Harbour overrides the wishes of tangata whenua and other locals, and is the wrong decision. More >>
Government’s answer to quake woes: Hire a PR firm
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 10:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nearly six months after the earthquake, the patience and generosity of Canterbury people is almost at an end, says Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. “Patience has been sorely tested by the Government’s inability to make ... More >>
