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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 >>
Hide calls the shots in Key Government
Friday, 27 August 2010, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders should be concerned that a party in the throes of self destruction is calling the shots around the Cabinet table in John Key’s Government, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>
Tolley can’t even understand a standing ovation
Friday, 27 August 2010, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Anne Tolley has got herself in such a muddle trying to defend her national standards that she has misrepresented the Schools Trustees Association in Parliament, says Labour Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard. More >>
Still waiting for answers about Queenstown airport
Friday, 27 August 2010, 10:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key needs to get his Transport Safety Minister Nathan Guy more involved in the safety issues surrounding Queenstown Airport, says Labour’s transport safety spokesperson Darien Fenton. More >>
Joyce issues death warrant to regional fibre
Friday, 27 August 2010, 9:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s government decision to require national, instead of region by region rural broadband proposals is a virtual death warrant to regional competition and suggests that the ground is being laid for Telecom to win both the urban and rural broadband ... More >>
target for health cuts 100 or will it keep growing
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hon Ruth Dyson Health Spokesperson Is the target for health cuts 100 or will it keep growing? Record health spending has not stopped the National Government undertaking a record programme of health cuts, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Government should front up on student loans
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should front up to the public on its plans for collecting and managing student loans, which could mean increased costs for borrowers as private companies seek to make money out of the student loan scheme, Grant Robertson Labour Tertiary ... More >>
Many many many’ is just not enough
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
According to the Minister for Social Development and Employment and Youth Affairs the Governments youth initiatives’ are helping “so many…. many many many” youth into jobs. Yet these initiatives who help “many, many, many” youth don’t ... More >>
Extremely supportive? Yeah right!
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Extremely supportive? Yeah right! 96 percent opposed Education Minister Anne Tolley’s claim that school boards of trustees are extremely supportive of her national standards has been given the lie by correspondence directly sent to her, says Labour Education ... More >>
Paula Bennett hiding bad unemployment news
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Paula Bennett hiding bad unemployment news Employment Minister Paula Bennett has been trying to bury bad unemployment data – a sure sign her government has run out of ideas on how to grow jobs or support existing jobs, Labour’s social development ... More >>
No action on skills – no plan to face the challeng
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
No action on skills – no plan to face the challenge The astounding lack of commitment to lifting the skills of the workforce by Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson is further evidence of a Government without a plan to lift our economic performance says Labour’s ... More >>
Sentences should be the same
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party agrees with experts who have today observed that a "growing discrepancy" seems to exist in the way the judicial system deals with those in power compared with the underprivileged. More >>
New Appointments to Families Commission
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 10:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Hon Paula Bennett Minister for Social Development, Employment & Youth Affairs New Appointments to Families Commission More >>
Leading Savings: Labour’s 2020 Vision
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 10:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David Cunliffe Finance Spokesperson Leading Savings: Labour’s 2020 Vision Speech to the Workplace Savings NZ National Conference Christchurch Convention Centre, 26 August 2010 More >>
Correction: Mt Albert a safe place to shop a
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Mt Albert a safe place to shop and do business (Correcting mispelt name in previously issued press release) More >>
Will National be honest about pay equity
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Will National be honest about pay equity in UN report The Government must be upfront about its move to close down the Pay and Employment Equity unit when it reports to the United Nations on the status of women, Labour’s women’s affairs spokesperson ... More >>
South Canterbury health cuts slash $1.4 million
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
South Canterbury health cuts slash $1.4 million Today's release of the South Canterbury District Health Board's district annual plan for 2010/2011 paints a grim picture with a cut of $1.4 million in health spend over the coming year, Labour Health spokesperson ... More >>
Aussie politician to speak at OpenLabourNZ
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Australian federal politician to speak at OpenLabourNZ event The Australian politician who has spearheaded Australia’s open government initiatives will address the OpenLabourNZ public event in Wellington on Saturday, Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson ... More >>
