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Williamson goes over the top
Thursday, 9 September 2010, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Land Information and Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson has gone completely over the top in making offensive and totally uncalled for slurs on New Zealand Muslims, says Labour Party Associate Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Dr Ashraf ... More >>
Government should heed OECD advice on value
Thursday, 9 September 2010, 9:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce and the National Government need to listen to the OECD who have called on governments to increase investment in tertiary education to boost jobs and grow economies out of the recession, Grant Robertson Labour Tertiary Education Spokesperson ... More >>
National must answer serious questions on SCF
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must provide taxpayers with answers to serious questions about its $1.75 billion bailout of South Canterbury Finance, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Performance data can’t hide lack of investment
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Grant Robertson said today’s release of the tertiary sector's educational performance indicators are an interesting read but do nothing to address the real problems facing tertiary institutions across the ... More >>
Williamson’s racist comments undermine confidence
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Overseas Investment spokesperson David Parker says Kiwis can’t have any confidence in Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson making a rational decision on the Crafar farms when he believes a large part of Kiwi opposition to overseas ... More >>
Labour confirms third round nominations
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party selections for electorate candidates to contest the 2011 general election are continuing with nominations now received for the following third round electorate seats. More >>
Statement to Parliament – Christchurch Earthquake
Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
I pay tribute to the people of Christchurch and Canterbury for their resilience and courage, and readiness to look after each other and think of others whose plight is worse than their own. More >>
Labour to support first reading of foreshore bill
Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will not scaremonger over the foreshore and seabed issue the way the National Party did while in Opposition, Labour’s Shadow Attorney General, David Parker and Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesperson Parekura Horomia said today. More >>
Bennett still not facing up to unemployment figure
Monday, 6 September 2010, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Social Development and Employment Paula Bennett has today released a statement, on New Zealanders ability to find work, a statement which can only be described as deliberately misleading, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King says. More >>
Congratulations to Black Ferns on title
Monday, 6 September 2010, 10:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff today congratulated the Black Ferns on defending their title as World Champions. More >>
Labour Saddened By Death Of Nine In Fox Glacier
Sunday, 5 September 2010, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff today sent his condolences to the family and friends of the nine people who lost their lives in a plane crash in Fox Glacier. More >>
Come on Mr Key – bail these workers out too
Friday, 3 September 2010, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Darien Fenton says that John Key and Bill English need to come to the rescue of the 100 workers at the Westin Hotel who have been sacked with no redundancy pay. More >>
Hughes sick of Joyce’s ‘pious claptrap’
Friday, 3 September 2010, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes says he is sick of Transport Minister Steven Joyce’s pious claptrap about introducing tougher penalties for drink drivers when National is still happy to let people get drunk before they make up their minds ... More >>
McCully runs aid by whim and the seat of his pants
Friday, 3 September 2010, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Foreign Minister Murray McCully is running New Zealand's half million dollar aid programme by whim and the seat of his pants, and is ignoring his officials, says Labour's associate foreign affairs spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Auckland Council Manukau Ward Labour Candidates
Friday, 3 September 2010, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has selected full tickets for Council and Local Board positions across the Manukau Ward of the new Auckland Council. More >>
Elderly bear brunt of cost cutting
Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Capital and Coast DHB's decision to cut home help for elderly people without a community services card is a disaster for the region, says Labour spokesperson for Aged Care Luamanuvao Winnie Laban. More >>
Kiwis want to own their own future
Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders want to ensure they own their own future by keeping hold of strategic assets and prime land, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>
500 elderly denied help in cruel cost cutting
Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The plan to cut home help for 500 elderly is disastrous and will cause irreparable harm say MP for Rongotai Annette King and Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson. More >>
Minister of Health must take the blame for strike
Friday, 3 September 2010, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Health Tony Ryall must take at least some of the blame for the radiographers’ strike that will this weekend affect hundreds of patients, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Supergold Card free travel scheme at risk again
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The possibility that pensioners in Dunedin may have to pay for what have been free bus trips under the SuperGold Card free travel scheme shows National can’t be trusted to keep the scheme going anywhere, says Labour transport spokesperson Darren Hughes. More >>
