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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 >>
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 >>
