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Labour moves to protect community housing groups

Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour moves to protect community housing organisations Labour Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey has drafted a members bill which would amend the Charities Act 2005 to include the provision of affordable housing. The decision to draft such a bill ... More >>

TVNZ’s suspension of Paul Henry appropriate

Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Phil Goff says TVNZ has made the right decision by taking action against Breakfast host Paul Henry in response to his offensive comments about Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand. More >>

Name suppression rules need to be tougher

Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour believes rules around name suppression need to be consistent and tougher, says Labour Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>

Government fails to provide economic leadership

Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Government fails to provide economic leadership John Key and Bill English are failing hard-working New Zealanders with more proof our economy is in reverse, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>

Recovery stalled --- business activity crashes

Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Today’s NZIER Survey of Business Opinion shows the New Zealand economy in reverse, with a collapse of business activity showing the ‘recovery’ has stalled, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>

IHC services too important to let fail

Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must guarantee funding to ensure the future of organisations that provide support services for those with intellectual disabilities and mental health issues, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>

Supervision of National’s laws inadequate

Monday, 4 October 2010, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Treasury’s finding that almost 50 percent of regulatory analysis conducted since National came to office does not meet requirements, or only partially does so, casts a dark shadow over the Government’s law-making, says Labour Finance spokesperson ... More >>

Twyford statement

Friday, 1 October 2010, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford today acknowledged he should not have used his parliamentary email to endorse candidates in the local body elections. More >>

Kiwis will feel less safe as murder rate leaps

Friday, 1 October 2010, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Kiwis will feel less safe in their homes and on the streets after two years of National’s so-called tough law and order policies, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Vote in local body elections!

Friday, 1 October 2010, 11:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party

“There’s no law in New Zealand requiring you to vote in local body elections this week, but I hope the people of Dunedin will exercise their right and responsibility and support local democracy,” Dunedin South MP Clare Curran said today. More >>

Government officially failing youth unemployment

Thursday, 30 September 2010, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A report card created by the New Zealand Institute’s NZahead project confirms that New Zealand is falling behind the rest of the OECD in addressing youth unemployment, with the Government receiving a ‘C’ on their measures to address this issue, ... More >>

Frontline services cut along with public sector

Thursday, 30 September 2010, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Frontline services around the country are being cut and downgraded at the same time as the National Government is boasting of job cuts in the public sector, says Labour State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>

Low-paid do bulk of the work for GST, worse off

Thursday, 30 September 2010, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Phil Goff says thousands of supermarket workers around the country will tonight be getting New Zealand’s shops ready for tomorrow’s great tax switch from which they will fail to benefit. More >>

OpenLabourNZ: Vote for the policy ideas you like

Thursday, 30 September 2010, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Through the process many different suggested actions have been received. We’d like you now to vote for those, so we can see which ones you consider are the most important for Labour to have in our policy. As previously noted, this does not necessarily ... More >>

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