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Redundancy petition a second chance
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The petition by Labour MP Darien Fenton and signed by 1441 others calling for redundancy protections was presented in Parliament today. More >>
PM should stop ducking and diving over Wong
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key is stooping to ridiculous new lows in a desperate attempt to avoid further investigation into whether Pansy Wong misspent public money on international ministerial trips that he in fact approved as Prime Minister, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
SIS hearings should be held in public
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff is calling on the Prime Minister to allow submissions on the proposed changes to SIS legislation to be held in open session. More >>
Labour will fight Tolley’s soft stance on pedophiles
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard is promising a protracted fight to try to defeat a government amendment bill that will remove early childhood centres in gyms and shopping centres from police vetting requirements. More >>
Government must reveal intentions for St James Theatre
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 11:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to be open with the people of Auckland as to whether they have any intention of incorporating the St James Theatre into plans for an international convention centre, says Labour list MP based in Auckland Central, Jacinda Ardern. More >>
Goff: The squeezed middle
Monday, 6 December 2010, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today I want to talk about the squeeze on middle income families. I will talk about why the squeeze is getting worse, not better. And I want to tell you about the thinking Labour has been doing about how to fix it. More >>
Middle New Zealand needs someone on their side
Monday, 6 December 2010, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will step in and actively manage the economy in a new, more aggressive, hands-on approach to ease the financial pain being felt by middle and low-income earners, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Joyce can’t get his head around two ideas at once
Monday, 6 December 2010, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling on Prime Minister John Key to create a public transport portfolio in his Cabinet reshuffle today because Transport Minister Steven Joyce can’t get his head around two ideas at once. More >>
Vodafone Wins Responsible Governance Award
Friday, 3 December 2010, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Vodafone’s stance on handheld mobile phone use while driving has seen it win the 2010 Kensington Swan Responsible Governance Award, recognising outstanding stakeholder commitment. More >>
National to cut $27 million of health services in Wellington
Friday, 3 December 2010, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
More than $17 million in hospital services and $10 million in community based services are about to be slashed, says Labour’s health spokesperson Ruth Dyson. “No wonder former Chief Executive Ken Whelan resigned stating he couldn’t cut more services. ... More >>
Unlike Joyce, Aussies committed to cutting road toll
Friday, 3 December 2010, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While the National Government remains blindly wedded to a do-nothing policy on the blood-alcohol limit, the Australian Government is considering a 0.02 blood alcohol limit, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes. More >>
Auditor-General should investigate Wong
Friday, 3 December 2010, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff is calling for the Pansy Wong case to be referred to the Auditor-General for a thorough investigation after the release of a report today that is nothing but a whitewash and a cover-up. More >>
Parents in Otago to face increased ECE costs
Friday, 3 December 2010, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Parents in Otago will face increased early childhood education costs of up to $40 per child per week because of National Government funding cuts, says Labour MP Clare Curran. More >>
Suicide rate among young Pacific people a tragedy
Friday, 3 December 2010, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The likelihood that up to 130 young Pacific people will kill themselves in South Auckland this year is a tragedy for Pacific people and also for New Zealand, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio. More >>
Aung San Suu Kyi asks New Zealand for support
Friday, 3 December 2010, 10:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has asked for support from New Zealand to help build peaceful democratic reform in her country in the wake of her release from house arrest. More >>
Dunne can’t have it both ways
Friday, 3 December 2010, 9:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne can’t have it both ways ---- either service changes are to be made that will inevitably affect staffing levels in regional Inland Revenue offices, or no changes are to be made, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson Stuart ... More >>
Government must continue to support regional polytechnics
Friday, 3 December 2010, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Although the final sign off of approval has been given to the merger of the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) and Gisborne's Tairawhiti Polytechnic, Labour MP’s Grant Robertson and Moana Mackey are calling on the government to support strong ... More >>
Phil Goff - Tribute to the Pike River Coal Miners
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today we remember the lives of 29 men lost in the disaster at Pike River Coal Mine on 19 November 2010. And we offer our support, sympathy, love and prayers to those who lost loved ones – husbands, partners, sons and brothers who never returned ... More >>
Labour announces Manurewa & Te Atatu selection dates
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has confirmed that the Manurewa selection will be held at 2pm, Sunday 12 December, Manurewa Netball Court Hall, corner Browns Road & Dalgety Drive, Manurewa. More >>
Child and teacher numbers to drop under ECE funding cuts
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 9:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A survey of more than 400 Early Childhood Centres nationwide has shown that fees will be driven up, child participation rates will fall and qualified teacher numbers will drop as a direct result of funding cuts, Labour Leader Phil Goff and Early Childhood ... More >>
