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Govt still has no new ideas of its own

Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

After two years, two budgets, the gutting of Kiwisaver and suspended contributions into the NZSF – National have arrived late to the party in addressing New Zealand’s record on savings, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said today. More >>

A new way to involve and evolve policy

Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party will this weekend take a new step towards a greater emphasis on openness and transparency in government, Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said. More >>

Council plan strikes the right balance

Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 11:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Protecting the environment while ensuring residents, farmers and manufacturers can still go about their business is not a balance often successfully achieved. The Horizons Regional Council One Plan is an important step forward in striking the right balance ... More >>

This year’s rates should be exempt from GST hike

Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 10:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Phil Goff today called on the Government to exempt this year’s local government rates from the increase on GST to 15 per cent. More >>

Alcohol changes “just the beginning”

Monday, 23 August 2010, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The measures announced today designed to address New Zealand’s binge drinking culture are a good start but should be seen as just the beginning, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>

Dalziel Concerned Alcohol Package Will Be Timid

Sunday, 22 August 2010, 6:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel is concerned that Simon Power’s soft launch of the alcohol reform package today indicates there won't be enough in tomorrow's package to meet the demands of communities bearing the brunt of the harm. More >>

Labour Questions Blind Spot On Public Transport

Sunday, 22 August 2010, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says there are disturbing signs public transport is being downgraded by the super city's powerful new transport agency. More >>

DHB Plans too grim to publish?

Sunday, 22 August 2010, 9:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Only one of the 20 District Health Board annual plans for the 2010/2011 has been published, which suggests they will make grim reading for communities when Tony Ryall eventually signs them off, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>

Tragedy at sea underscores need for inquiry

Sunday, 22 August 2010, 9:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The tragic loss of life that occurred with the sinking of the Korean Joint Venture vessel Oyang 70 on Wednesday underscores the need for the inquiry initiated in Nelson recently with a nationwide petition by the Service and Food Workers’ Union, says ... More >>

National’s coffers point to a pre-campaign blitz

Friday, 20 August 2010, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Reports of a recent flurry of large donations to the National Party coffers suggest the Government is preparing for a pre-campaign blitz to avoid the regulated spending period, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel said today. More >>

Education cuts will affect student success

Friday, 20 August 2010, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Ministry of Education staff were told today that one hundred positions will be cut, further risking the quality of education available to New Zealanders, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said. More >>

Dunedin parents owe over $30m in child support

Friday, 20 August 2010, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Figures received by Dunedin South MP Clare Curran show that 3,721 Dunedin parents owe around $39m in child support. Of this, $24.9m is penalties. More >>

Govt has no plan for retirement

Friday, 20 August 2010, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand Superannuitants want leadership, not another committee from a Government that has belatedly come to the realisation that Kiwis need to save more for retirement, says Labour’s Spokesperson for Senior Citizens Ross Robertson. More >>

Fear in workplaces will not make Kiwis better off

Friday, 20 August 2010, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Stripping away the rights of wage and salary earners will drive down wages and do nothing to raise the living standards of most New Zealanders, Labour Leader Phil Goff says. More >>

PEDA backdown wastes Pacific communities' time

Friday, 20 August 2010, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

It has taken three months and the glare of Parliamentary scrutiny for the Government to finally come to the realisation that it was wrong to hand over nearly $5 million to the Pacific Economic Development Agency (PEDA) in an uncontested process, Labour’s ... More >>