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Rino Tirikatene wins Labour’s Te Tai Tonga selection
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 9:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has selected Rino Tirikatene as its candidate for the Te Tai Tonga Māori electorate in next year’s general election. Rino and the Tirikatene whānau have a long-standing relationship with the Labour Party. Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan ... More >>
National ditches Mana after By-election loss
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
With the by election behind them, National have shown their claims during the campaign that they are committed to addressing housing needs in Mana to be nothing more than empty rhetoric, Labour’s Spokesperson for Housing Moana Mackey and MP for Mana ... More >>
Digital future takes shape without a key ingredient
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s launch of a website promoting digital television begs the big question about what people will be able to watch on their screens in future , says Labour’s broadcasting spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>
Canterbury business package well short of mark
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The scale of the Government’s new package of measures to assist Canterbury business misses the mark, say Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson and Waimakariri MP Clayton Cosgrove and Christchurch Central MP Brendon Burns. More >>
Recovery simply not happening under National
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National can provide nothing but bluster and bravado in the face of bleak predictions for economic recovery, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. David Cunliffe said the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) Quarterly Predictions ... More >>
Labour urges more action on Korean situation
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 11:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It is not good enough simply for the government to say that it is outraged at the North Korean shelling of the island of Yeonpyeong last week and the escalation of tensions in the Korean peninsula, says Opposition Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Maryan ... More >>
Two Clarks for Labour
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Dr David Clark is the Labour Party’s candidate for the Dunedin North seat due to be vacated when sitting MP Pete Hodgson retires at the next election. In a rare double, younger brother Ben was today confirmed as the Party’s candidate for the North ... More >>
WTO decision cuts to the core of apple issue
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 9:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A decision by the World Trade Organisation to allow New Zealand apples to be exported to Australia is a vindication of the work Labour began in 2007, Labour Leader Phil Goff says. More >>
Clark to be Labour's North Shore Candidate
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
*Devonport local Ben Clark was tonight confirmed as Labour's North Shore candidate for next year's general election.* More >>
Dunedin Policing Changes – Community Meeting
Monday, 29 November 2010, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Dunedin South MP Clare Curran is holding a community meeting this week to discuss the proposed changes to Dunedin Police. The meeting will take place this Wednesday 1 December at 1.30pm, in the Green Room, Mayfair Theatre. More >>
Tongan people hungry for democracy
Monday, 29 November 2010, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The historic Tongan election result last week clearly signals that the people of Tonga have spoken and are hungry for a democratic government by the people, of the people, for the people, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a ... More >>
Tongan people hungry for democracy
Monday, 29 November 2010, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The historic Tongan election result last week clearly signals that the people of Tonga have spoken and are hungry for a democratic government by the people, of the people, for the people, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a ... More >>
Tourists must be treated like special guests
Monday, 29 November 2010, 10:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Two incidents involving tourists over the weekend highlight the fact that New Zealand tourism still has some way to go to fully live up to its core value of manaakitanga (hospitality), says Labour’s Tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Labour will review car data charges
Monday, 29 November 2010, 9:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Mounting opposition to the government’s proposed charges for online vehicle registration data, which is currently provided free, requires the Minister of Transport to sit up and take notice says Labour's Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton. More >>
Five new AIDS Foundation life members congratulated
Sunday, 28 November 2010, 7:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson has congratulated the five new life members of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, who were presented with their awards at Government House in Auckland yesterday, and acknowledged the work of the foundation’s outgoing ... More >>
Labour congratulates Tonga on democratic elections
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party congratulates Tonga on its elections and pays tribute to all parties, including the King, for their efforts at moving their constitutional processes towards a truly representative democratic structure, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
Loss of youth health service shows Government’s priorities
Friday, 26 November 2010, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The announcement that Christchurch-based 198 youth health service is essentially shutting its doors is further proof that this Government places no value on the health and wellbeing of young New Zealanders, says Labour’s Youth Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
McVicar has lost moral right to speak for victims
Friday, 26 November 2010, 10:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove has condemned Sensible Sentencing Trust boss Garth McVicar for his crass and insensitive attack on Police Commissioner Howard Broad on a day when police were still coming to terms with one of the worst ... More >>
Cunliffe: Labour's economic path more progressive, prudent
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has no plan for the recovery. Instead of creating a coherent plan for all, they have looked after their mates. More >>
Labour’s economic pathway more progressive, more prudent
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s new economic direction will drive growth and the creation of jobs while reducing net debt, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said today, More >>
