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Health Minister must meet with parents of kids with cancer
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall should front up to the parents of children with cancer who are desperately worried about the future of cancer care in Wellington, says Labour’s health spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
National puts on 30 more cops in almost two years
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Police confirmed at select committee today that National has funded only 30 extra police officers from the time it entered office until the end of September this year, says Labour’s Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Workplace of the Future?
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Changes to the Holidays Act and Employment Relations are not only unjustified, unbalanced and unfair they are also providing the wrong signals if we want to see higher productivity and higher wages in New Zealand said Carol Beaumont, Labour’s Associate Labour ... More >>
Welfare Working Group report very light on detail
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand public will have to wait for yet another report from the Paula Bennett-commissioned Welfare Working Group before getting a steer on National, Act and the Māori Party’s plans for the welfare system, Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Annette ... More >>
Fair employment laws on their way out
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Two new laws that attack the rights of kiwi workers have been passed by the National Government despite fierce opposition from tens of thousands of New Zealanders, says Darien Fenton. More >>
More broken promises on ECE as families face more changes
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is continuing to break its election promises by suddenly deciding to allow early childhood education centres to charge families an optional fee for using the 20 hours free scheme, says Labour's ECE spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Tolley cannot give assurance on pedophiles
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Anne Tolley cannot give any assurance that carers looking after children at limited attendance centres in gymnasia and shopping malls won’t be convicted sex offenders, Labour’s Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard says. More >>
Govt must step in to save Taihape health services
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key promised Taihape residents that he would save their health centre, which is about to be closed, but he has failed to act, says Labour’s health spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Chauvel Pays Tribute to Glensor
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that Peter Glensor has been removed as chair of the Hutt Valley District Health Board (HVDHB) is a loss for the Hutt Valley, says Labour List MP based in the Ohariu electorate Charles Chauvel. More >>
Hearing aid decision shows the Government’s not listening
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s announcement today that sharing costs between ACC and workers is somehow fairer is just spin, says Labour’s Disability spokesperson Lynne Pillay. “If a person has worked in an environment which has caused hearing loss – and ... More >>
National fiddles while credit rating outlook burns
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 10:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Standard and Poors have decisively rejected National's economic approach by returning New Zealand's sovereign credit rating to negative watch after just eighteen months at neutral, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
It's time for Pansy Wong to front up or resign
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 9:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key needs to stop making excuses for Pansy Wong and protecting her from questions about her rorting of taxpayers' money. He should force her to front up, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Electoral finance law a ‘workable compromise’
Monday, 22 November 2010, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has reached a workable compromise with the Government over electoral finance laws for the next year, says Labour’s Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Ryall confirms amalgamation by stealth
Monday, 22 November 2010, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Eight District Health Boards now have joint chairs or deputy chairs in a move to merge boards by stealth, Labour health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Taipa: Risk of law clashing with lore
Monday, 22 November 2010, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key must act decisively over the Taipa land occupation before Northland’s reputation as a safe place to holiday is ruined, says Labour’s Tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Awards no substitute for equity funding
Monday, 22 November 2010, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister's inaugural Pacific Youth Awards are no substitute for the equity funding that his Government has reduced, says Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni. "The Pacific Youth Awards given out at the Pacific Business Awards on Friday night were a nice ... More >>
Govt ECE cuts put pressure on parents and children
Monday, 22 November 2010, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in early childhood education funding is putting our children’s futures at risk, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Legislation will undermine National Library and Archives
Monday, 22 November 2010, 11:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The legislation to merge Archives New Zealand and National Library into the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) undermines the independence and influence of these institutions that are crucial parts of our constitutional and democratic infrastructure, Grant ... More >>
Vigil on the West Coast continues for trapped miners
Monday, 22 November 2010, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff says his thoughts are with the families caught up in the Pike River Mine disaster as efforts to rescue the trapped miners continue today. More >>
Desperate people can’t think about the future
Monday, 22 November 2010, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s policies are forcing low-income Kiwis to focus on where the next meal is coming from for their kids rather than thinking about a better future, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a Williams Sio. More >>
