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Labour expresses disbelief at Federated Farmers

Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Party Environment Spokesperson Charles Chauvel has expressed disbelief at the Manawatu branch of Federated Farmers refusal to sign an accord to clean up the polluted Manawatu River and says the decision badly misjudges public opinion. More >>

Tolley fails schools once again

Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Education Minister Anne Tolley’s failure to understand her portfolio means schools with students attending Trades Academies will be unfairly financially penalised, says Labour Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard. More >>

Ryall misleading DHB candidates and communities

Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 10:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is becoming increasingly concerned that the National Government is deliberately misleading candidates in local body health board elections and their communities, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>

The Health Minister ducks

Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 10:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Health Minister Tony Ryall has refused to say whether or not he will take the final decision on the configuration of neurosurgical services in the South Island, if consensus isn’t reached among the DHBs. More >>

Conservation Minister needs to start doing her job

Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson needs to start taking her role as an advocate for New Zealand's natural heritage seriously, Charles Chauvel says. More >>

Government fails to sort out mess

Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government has clearly known about the difficulties faced by South Canterbury Finance for a long time, and serious questions need to be asked on behalf of New Zealand taxpayers, Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>

Tertiary funding squeeze hits Polytechnics

Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 11:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Hard on the heels of Universities restricting enrolments for 2011, some Polytechnics are now being forced to restrict entry and slash budgets as the government's cuts to tertiary funding take effect, Grant Robertson, Labour Tertiary Education Spokesperson ... More >>

Ethnic Aucklanders under-represented in CCOs

Monday, 30 August 2010, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The list of directors and chairs for Auckland Super City’s council-controlled organisations agreed by Cabinet last week under-represents the Asian and Ethnic voice, Labour’s associate spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs Dr Ashraf Choudhary says. More >>

Water rates announcement a pre-election con-job

Monday, 30 August 2010, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour says Rodney Hide’s announcement on water rates is a pre-election con-job designed to calm the nerves of Aucklanders fearing super-city cost blow outs. More >>

Financial Markets Authority needs wide powers

Monday, 30 August 2010, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's Commerce spokesperson, Lianne Dalziel, wants the Government to ensure enforceable principles underpin rules that regulate the financial markets. More >>

Govt Admits It Is Comfortable With Unemployment

Sunday, 29 August 2010, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government admitted today for the first time that unemployment at present levels is a deliberate part of its economic policy, Labour leader Phil Goff said. More >>

Collins Or Ryall --- Who’s Telling The Truth?

Sunday, 29 August 2010, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Either Corrections Minister Judith Collins has dropped Health Minister Tony Ryall right in it over drug and alcohol treatment in Blenheim, or vice versa, but either way those missing out on treatment are set to suffer. More >>

Labour will hold Govt to account over Hubbard

Saturday, 28 August 2010, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour will hold Government to account over Hubbards statutory management once dust is settled Labour's Commerce spokesperson Lianne Dalziel is concerned the Government has allowed the statutory management of the Hubbards to affect the future of South ... More >>

Goff Speech to OpenLabourNZ

Saturday, 28 August 2010, 11:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party

This is a new experiment in canvassing policy ideas from the public, both here in person and streaming live online. More >>

Govt dividend after TVNZ cuts staff and posts loss

Friday, 27 August 2010, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

TVNZ's latest financial results are constructed around ensuring the Government gets a dividend at any cost, says Labour's broadcasting spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>

Tolley totally out of touch on Early Childhood Ed

Friday, 27 August 2010, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The NZ Kindergarten Association's plea for Education Minister Anne Tolley to reconsider funding cuts of $400 million to children’s education fell on deaf ears at the Association's annual conference today, Labour’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) spokesperson ... More >>

National has no need to play politics on alcohol

Friday, 27 August 2010, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

If the National Government is genuinely committed to taking action to reform alcohol and drink-driving laws around young people, there is already legislation in the House that could be enacted quickly, say Labour Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes and ... More >>