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Labour will remove GST from fresh fruit and veges

Monday, 27 September 2010, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Phil Goff today launched a campaign against National’s GST increase to 15 per cent, announcing that Labour will remove GST from fresh fruit and vegetables. More >>

Reinstate support and funding for special needs

Monday, 27 September 2010, 9:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Funding for occupational and physical therapists working in schools should be reinstated immediately so that disabled kiwi kids receive the help they need and deserve, Labour Spokesperson for Disability Issues Lynne Pillay said today. More >>

Families face more uncertainty over ECE costs

Monday, 27 September 2010, 9:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's Early Childhood Education spokesperson Sue Moroney said she was concerned to hear confirmation of Anne Tolley's decision to undertake a wide-ranging review of ECE. More >>

Labour Selects Dunedin North Candidate

Sunday, 26 September 2010, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour candidate for Dunedin North in the 2011 General Election is University Warden David Clark. Announcing the candidacy today, Senior Vice President Moira Coatsworth said there were 3 nominees considered. More >>

Labour Supports Papatoetoe Election Probe

Sunday, 26 September 2010, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Anyone found to have acted improperly or unlawfully in relation to local body election enrolments should face the full consequences of the law, the Labour Party says. More >>

Student success and experience undermined

Saturday, 25 September 2010, 11:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The decision by National and ACT to support a bill to make student association membership voluntary will destroy the representation, advocacy and services that students receive from student associations, and as a result will undermine the educational success ... More >>

Children's art house for Wellington discussed

Friday, 24 September 2010, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

This coming Monday (27th of September) Wellington Central Labour MP Grant Robertson is hosting a meeting to discuss the possible establishment of a children's art house in the Wellington city area. This follows a visit that Grant Robertson made to Opotiki ... More >>

Government failed to listen on meal breaks bill

Friday, 24 September 2010, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The government has taken almost no notice of submitters’ concerns about the meals and rest breaks bill, which was today reported back to Parliament, says Darien Fenton, the Labour Party’s associate spokesperson for labour issues. More >>

Government’s Electricity Bill Gambles Assets

Friday, 24 September 2010, 11:03 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is back-tracking on a commitment to lower domestic power prices and is leaving that up to a competitive retail market with a "shop around" message" to consumers, Labour's Energy spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta and Associate Energy spokesperson ... More >>

National fiddles while growth burns

Thursday, 23 September 2010, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe says today's very disappointing GDP growth figures confirm that the recovery is in trouble and that the Government has no effective economic plan for New Zealand. More >>

Onehunga branch railway line sure to succeed

Thursday, 23 September 2010, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Huge numbers of people at the long awaited opening of the Onehunga branch line bode well for the success of passenger services between Onehunga and Britomart, Labour MP Carol Beaumont said today. More >>

Why isn’t McVicar standing up for Garrett victims?

Thursday, 23 September 2010, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove is asking why Sensible Sentencing Trust head Garth McVicar and Prime Minister John Key are failing to stand up for the victims of David Garrett’s offending. More >>

Rodney Hide needs to be accountable for Super City

Thursday, 23 September 2010, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford has called on Local Government Minister Rodney Hide to sort out Michelle Boag’s involvement in John Banks' mayoral campaign. More >>

Retrospective rule change will hit students hard

Thursday, 23 September 2010, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government's decision to make the changes to eligibility for student loans retrospective is unfair to students and has the potential to have disastrous consequences for the finances of tertiary institutions, Grant Robertson, Labour Tertiary Education Spokesperson ... More >>