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Minister must act to help Queenstown housing
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling on Housing Minister Phil Heatley to step in to help the Queenstown Lakes Community Trust in order to ensure that it can continue to provide affordable housing, Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey says. More >>
Government’s ‘child neglect’ options now open
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
After almost two years in government, and five years after National claimed that failure to pay child support was tantamount to ‘child neglect’, the best National can do is a discussion document, says Labour Revenue spokesperson Stuart Nash. More >>
Overseas aid NGOs face more cuts from McCully
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 10:03 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully continues to slash aid delivered through non-government organisations, says Labour's associate foreign affairs spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Treasury board challenges a neutral public service
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The appointment of a Board to run the Treasury is a significant constitutional step and represents a continuation of National's policies to undermine our independent and neutral public service, Grant Robertson, Labour State Services Spokesperson and ... More >>
Takapu discharges disappointing, says Chauvel
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that a potentially intentional dumping of pollutants into the Takapu stream from a stormwater outlet is disappointing, according to Labour List MP based in the Ohariu electorate and Labour spokesperson for the Environment Charles Chauvel. More >>
Workplace access lacks reason for policy change
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has failed to come up with any real justification for limiting the right of employees to see a union representative in their worksite, Labour’s Associate Labour spokesperson Carol Beaumont said. More >>
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 >>
