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Phil Goff expresses concern for trapped West Coast miners

Saturday, 20 November 2010, 10:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Phil Goff has expressed grave concern at news of an explosion at the Pike River mine this afternoon, which has resulted in up to 30 miners being trapped underground. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the miners, their families who ... More >>

English admits recovery stalled

Friday, 19 November 2010, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Finance Minister Bill English has just about given up on his denials that the New Zealand economy has stalled, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>

New Zealand’s education reputation needs protection

Friday, 19 November 2010, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Low quality courses and providers who mislead students are damaging New Zealand's export education industry, and need to be dealt with speedily, says Labour's Tertiary Education spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Cynicism reaches another level over Kapiti expressway route

Friday, 19 November 2010, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government’s cynical manipulation of people living in the Mana and Otaki electorate is to the fore again in its decision to consult on the proposed Kapiti expressway route during December and January, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren ... More >>

Hide’s mythical $48 million an admission of failure

Friday, 19 November 2010, 9:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says Local Government Minister Rodney Hide made up a figure of $48 million in unspecified cuts in order to be able to claim the Auckland super city would save money for the ratepayer. More >>

Will ethnic Affairs downgrade affect services?

Friday, 19 November 2010, 9:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is wrong when it says it believes that the downgrade of the Office of Ethnic Affairs will not affect services to ethnic communities, says Labour's Associate Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Dr Rajen Prasad. More >>

Public sector capability survey ticking time bomb

Friday, 19 November 2010, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The loss of staff and institutional memory, and the continuing increase in stress and decline in morale in the public sector is a ticking time bomb that will see a decline in the quality of services that New Zealanders receive in the future, Grant ... More >>

National in denial over water privatisation

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour says the National Government has misled the public over water privatisation provisions in the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill passed this afternoon. Labour MP Phil Twyford said the Government had tried to portray the water privatisation ... More >>

Collins reinvents recent history and believes herself

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National is trying to rewrite recent history by denying that Labour funded 407 new police staff in 2008-09 as part of its confidence and supply agreement with New Zealand First, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Wages plummet under National

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Real incomes have plummeted in the two years since National became government, with Māori and Pacific Island families hit the hardest, Labour deputy leader Annette King said today. More >>

Wages plummet under National

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Real incomes have plummeted in the two years since National became government, with Māori and Pacific Island families hit the hardest, Labour’s candidate for Mana Kris Faafoi said today. More >>

O'Connor: Federated Farmers Speech

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you here today. Since taking over the role of opposition spokesperson for agriculture from Jim Anderton, I welcome the opportunity to highlight the fact that Labour has an agriculture and rural affairs spokesperson ... More >>

Agricultural sectors must work together

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Agriculture needs a united voice and strong leadership Labour’s agricultural spokesman Damien O’Connor says. More >>

Kiwifruit package welcome but prevention needed

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Management of the Psa vine killing disease will be a huge task and government funding is welcome, says Labour’s bio-security spokesperson Damien O’Connor More >>

NZTA’s charges another blow to struggling families

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 11:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton says the Government’s decision to charge for access to basic vehicle information on the web will add another burden to families who are already struggling with increases to GST, ACC and car registration. More >>

Tolley desperate to find some light in her tunnel

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 11:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Education Minister Anne Tolley’s relief at a report showing some improvement in the number of schools well-prepared to implement national standards proves just how desperate she is to find some credibility, says Labour’s Education spokesperson ... More >>