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Decision to axe Samoan publication ‘dictatorial’
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 10:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio is describing the Education Ministry’s plans to cease publishing the Samoan school journal Folauga as dictatorial. More >>
Congratulations to Mayor-elect Wade-Brown
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 10:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MPs Annette King, Grant Robertson and Charles Chauvel have welcomed the election of Celia Wade-Brown as Mayor of Wellington City Council. More >>
Sheepish Williamson hasn’t stopped one farm sale
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A sheepish Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson today admitted in Parliament that he couldn’t recall declining even one farm sale to overseas interests as minister, says Labour Overseas Investment spokesperson David Parker. More >>
National prepared to let disability ser
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government is prepared to let organisations such as IHC fail and the people who use their services placed in jeopardy, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
New Zealand in danger of going backwards on gender
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s Global Gender Gap report, written by the World Economic Forum, shows NZ sliding towards a lower ranking says Labour Spokesperson for Women's Affairs, Sue Moroney. More >>
Labour urges communities to have their say
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party is urging people to make their voices heard on National's latest plans to amend the Resource Management Act and other planning laws, Labour Environment spokesperson Charles Chauvel says. More >>
This month’s vege price increase down to National
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Fruit and vegetable prices rose 2.6 percent in September because of wet, windy and cold weather, but increases from October on will also be down to National’s 20 percent increase in GST, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Luamanuvao Winnie Laban's extraordinary work
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s new Pacific Island Affairs and Inter-Faith Dialogue spokesperson Su’a William Sio says outgoing MP and spokesperson Luamanuvao Winnie Laban has made an “extraordinary contribution to the political tapa” of New Zealand politics for ... More >>
Parliament unanimously supports freedom in Burma
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
That the House call on the Burmese authorities to guarantee the three freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly, and call for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners arrested for their peaceful opposition to the ... More >>
Labour opposes plan to exclude broadband prices
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour today announced it opposes the government proposal to remove regulation of Ultrafast broadband by excluding UFB from the Telecommunications Act until 2020. More >>
Plan to exclude broadband from act opposed
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour today announced it opposes the government proposal to remove regulation of Ultrafast broadband by excluding UFB from the Telecommunications Act until 2020. More >>
Govt downplaying youth unemployment
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Judith Collins’ apparent belief that young people are no longer driving up Unemployment Benefit numbers is a prime example of the Government turning a blind eye to our awful youth unemployment levels, Labour’s Spokesperson for Youth Affairs Jacinda Ardern ... More >>
Speech to the National Distribution Union
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Thanks for the invitation to be here with you. Not since the days of the 1990s National government have working people been faced with such serious threats to their jobs, living standards and rights in the workplace. More >>
Labour announces Te Atatu candidates
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 11:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has announced its list of candidates for the upcoming Te Atatu selection. More >>
Pacific students to lose language programme funds
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 11:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Education Anne Tolley’s decision to cease funding Pacific language education programmes in New Zealand schools will be detrimental to pacific students, says Labour Associate Education spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Labour celebrates Winnie Laban
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 10:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff today joined with his colleagues to celebrate the career of Luamanuvao Winnie Laban and wish her well for her future at Victoria University, More >>
Government’s failure to support notice of motion
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 5:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Member of Parliament Moana Mackey is disappointed that her Notice of Motion to disallow the New Zealand (Mandatory Fortification of Bread with Folic Acid) Amendment Food Standard 2009 was voted down by Parliament this afternoon. More >>
Agriculture Minister Refuses to Acknowledge Risks
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 5:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Agriculture Minister David Carter is refusing to confirm whether the National/ACT Government will intervene to stop the sale of the New Zealand dairy industry to foreign buyers. More >>
Unemployment rises again - new stats today reveal
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key and his Deputy Bill English need to start being straight with the public over the stalling economy, Labour’s Deputy Leader and Social Development spokesperson Annette King said today. More >>
Super Fund’s ‘super’ return makes fool of Governme
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest results from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund --- with the Fund returning 15.45 percent in the year to 30 June 2010 --- show how foolish the Government has been in suspending pre-funding of contributions, says Labour Finance spokesperson ... More >>
