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Flood Relief: Labour MP, Warehouse and Qantas unite
Friday, 14 January 2011, 11:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
!200 pairs of gumboots are on their way to assist with flood recovery in Queensland, thanks to the generosity of The Warehouse and Qantas Airways, says Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran. More >>
Government must step up on Pike River Mine
Friday, 14 January 2011, 11:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Families who lost loved ones in the Pike River Coal Mine disaster have been left without the closure they had hoped for, and in limbo about what might now happen to the recovery operation, Labour Leader Phil Goff says. More >>
Lower card spending shows Kiwis wary
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The reduced value of electronic card transactions in December was bad news for retailers, but shows Kiwis are justifiably nervous of faltering economic prospects under National, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Brownlee will be to blame for electricity shortages
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
If New Zealanders are asked over the next few years to reduce power use or face blackouts, the responsibility will fall squarely on Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee, says Labour's Associate Energy spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>
Race to bottom not answer to youth unemployment
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Calls to reinstate youth rates are detracting from the real issue of New Zealand’s appallingly high youth unemployment rate, says Labour’s Youth Affairs spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. “The suggestion that the youth minimum wage is a practical solution ... More >>
New laws won’t change risk for courier drivers
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 11:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton says new transport laws to be debated when parliament resumes will not make any difference to the pressure on courier drivers like Nathan Dodkin who was tragically killed in a collision with ... More >>
90-day fire at will law to be forced on public service
Monday, 10 January 2011, 10:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The news that government agencies will be required to implement the 90 day fire at will legislation in their contracts proves the hollowness and cynicism of Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson’s promise that the provision would only be included if ... More >>
Attacks on tourists bad for New Zealand economy
Friday, 7 January 2011, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Attacks on tourists bad for New Zealand economy Minister of Tourism John Key needs to intervene in what is becoming a blot on the New Zealand's tourism landscape says Labour Tourism Spokesperson Kelvin Davis, in response to news that more freedom campers ... More >>
Jobless youth rate shows young people abandoned by National
Friday, 7 January 2011, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jobless youth rate shows young people abandoned by National The highest youth unemployment rate in 20 years is an indictment on the National Government, says Labour’s Youth Affairs spokesperson Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Housing New Zealand Needs to ensure natural justice
Tuesday, 4 January 2011, 7:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Moana Mackey Housing Spokesperson 4 January 2011 Media Statement Housing New Zealand Needs to ensure natural justice More >>
Businesses urged to match Sealord’s water safety effort
Tuesday, 4 January 2011, 7:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hon Maryan Street Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Trade Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations 4 January 2011 More >>
Goff - Preserve New Chum for future generations
Monday, 3 January 2011, 6:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff today called on Prime Minister John Key to match the developers' offer of meeting half the cost of passing ownership of land behind New Chum beach into New Zealand's conservation estate. More >>
Cancer patients refused treatment – a National disgrace
Monday, 3 January 2011, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is a disgrace that many patients in the central North Island are being refused treatment in order to manipulate cancer waiting times, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Labour urges ETS review panel to give scheme teeth
Friday, 24 December 2010, 10:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“National's Emissions Trading Scheme needs to be given a set of teeth by the review panel appointed by Nick Smith yesterday, says Labour's Climate Spokesperson Charles Chauvel. More >>
Tourism industry facing ACC levy increase
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand accommodation industry is being hit with significant ACC levy increases despite the Minister claiming there was no increase, Labour Tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis says. More >>
National gives us the double dip blues for Christmas
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s economic performance is becoming bleaker and bleaker under National’s mismanagement, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. David Cunliffe, commenting on the release today of GDP figures for the September quarter, said the ... More >>
Sadsack Santa Ryall guts water scheme for Xmas
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall has gutted the drinking water subsidy scheme as his Christmas present to small communities all round New Zealand, says Labour’s Water spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>
National’s ACC privatisation plan hidden until now
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders will end up paying more for ACC and get less coverage under National’s plan to privatise the workers’ account, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Troops-for-trade allegations complete fiction
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff utterly rejects claims that the previous Labour-led Government sent non-combat engineers to Iraq so that Fonterra could secure a United Nations contract. More >>
Govt drops ball on disabled student therapy
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 11:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's failure to come up with a properly funded long term plan for special education is the reason behind the reduction of funding for schools such as the Addington Centre in Christchurch that provide intensive physical therapy for those students ... More >>
