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National still failing to take responsibility
Thursday, 12 August 2010, 10:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of ACC Nick Smith is trying to avoid taking proper responsibility for the plainly unjust cuts in ACC funded counselling for victims of sexual crimes, Labour’s ACC spokesman David Parker and Victims Rights spokesperson Lynne Pillay say. More >>
National Shows Contempt For Local Input
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith's call for local government to be stripped of the power to regulate offshore oil and gas operations is part of National's agenda to promote open season for offshore exploration, and shows its contempt for local democracy More >>
National Still Victimising Sexual Abuse Victims
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s decision to partially back down on a failed cost cutting programme that denied sexual abuse survivors access to counselling doesn’t go far enough, Labour Victims Rights spokesperson Lynne Pillay says. More >>
National has no plan for the Economy
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has no plan to deal with economic, energy and environmental issues, says Labour's Environment Spokesperson, Charles Chauvel. More >>
‘Do nothing’ English on back foot
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A defensive Finance Minister Bill English today blamed ancient history, the Australian minerals boom and every other imagined difficulty he could ‘lay hands on’ to try to explain away the slow, difficult and patchy economic recovery under National, ... More >>
Accountancy Firm Lays Bare Complexity Of GST Rise
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The impacts of October’s GST increase have been laid bare for all New Zealanders by global accountancy firm Ernst and Young, says Labour’s revenue spokesperson, Stuart Nash. More >>
Stumbling Start For Offenders’ Levy
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s $50 offenders’ levy is off to a stumbling start, with just over half as much money collected in the first month as was expected, says Labour Courts spokesperson Rick Barker. More >>
Growers will be disappointed at Aussie Decision
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s pip fruit growers will be bitterly disappointed at the decision of the Australian Government to appeal a WTO ruling that would allow New Zealand apples into Australia, Labour Agriculture spokesman Damien O’Connor says. More >>
Luamanuvao Winnie Laban to stand down
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP for Mana Luamanuvao Winnie Laban has today announced she is to leave Parliament to take up the role of Assistant Vice Chancellor Pasifika at Victoria University. More >>
Street welcomes WTO ruling
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Spokesperson for Trade, Maryan Street joins the Government in welcoming the WTO ruling in the long-running dispute with Australia over our apple exports. More >>
Joyce must step in to avoid perfect storm
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
With new unemployment figures showing nearly 160,000 New Zealanders out of work, Steven Joyce needs to come off the sideline and support Universities and Polytechnics so those New Zealanders are not just left to languish in an unemployment queue, Labour ... More >>
Labour selects Paula Gillon for Northcote
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 10:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour candidate for Northcote for the 2011 general election is Birkenhead Northcote Community Board member Paula Gillon. More >>
Joyce’s excuses on OIA don’t wash
Monday, 9 August 2010, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Communications and IT Minister Steven Joyce’s excuses for failing to release a Cabinet paper on the Government’s plans for ultrafast broadband don’t wash, Labour Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran says. More >>
Arts Council Bill disregards ethnic sector
Monday, 9 August 2010, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party associate spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs Dr Ashraf Choudhary is disappointed the Government has not acknowledged Asian and Ethnic representation in its Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Bill. More >>
Arts Council Bill disregards ethnic sector
Monday, 9 August 2010, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party associate spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs Dr Ashraf Choudhary is disappointed the Government has not acknowledged Asian and Ethnic representation in its Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Bill. More >>
Ryall goes into hiding to avoid the $7m question
Monday, 9 August 2010, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Health Tony Ryall needs to front up to the public about ongoing cuts to frontline health services, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Labour welcomes recognition of Merchant Navy
Monday, 9 August 2010, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Defence spokesperson Pete Hodgson has welcomed the announcement that September 3 will become Merchant Navy day. More >>
New Zealand Council Statement on Chris Carter
Saturday, 7 August 2010, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Council of the Labour Party met this morning to consider all issues concerning Chris Carter and the Te Atatu electorate, including hearing from representatives of Mr Carter. More >>
Rangitawa Court opens for the Waikato
Saturday, 7 August 2010, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP for Hauraki-Waikato Nanaia Mahuta says she is pleased to see the justice system reaching out to communities and the recognition that a Rangatahi court could work for young people in the Waikato. More >>
Public broadcasting options
Saturday, 7 August 2010, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Government options paper on public service broadcasting is considering major and worrying changes, including a shotgun marriage between Radio New Zealand and TVNZ’s non-commercial channels, says Labour’s broadcasting spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>
