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Transparency Needed On Broadband
Monday, 2 August 2010, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A revised proposal by Telecom to take the lion’s share of the government’s $1.5 billion ultrafast broadband plan is big on rhetoric but light on detail More >>
Obama’s open government guru to speak for Labour
Monday, 2 August 2010, 9:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
US President Barack Obama’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer Beth Noveck will be the key note speaker at a public event to provide input into Labour's policy on open and transparent government. More >>
Labour Welcomes Mackenzie Basin Decision
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party Environment spokesperson Charles Chauvel has congratulated the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) on its High Court victory last week challenging cubicle dairy farming in the Mackenzie basin. More >>
MP praises Boccia volunteers
Friday, 30 July 2010, 11:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The voluntary contribution of those involved in the Papatoetoe Boccia Association was praised today by local MP Ross Robertson in his address to the group at their Annual General Meeting in the Papatoetoe Town Hall. More >>
Migrants loan needs must be considered
Friday, 30 July 2010, 10:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Associate Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Dr Ashraf Choudhary says the Government must take into account the financial struggle migrant and refugee families will face if it plans changes to Labour’s interest-free student loan scheme. More >>
Party to consider MP’s future
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Council of the Labour Party will meet on Saturday August 7 and will discuss any applicable disciplinary action with regards to Chris Carter including his ongoing membership of the Party. More >>
Goff: Post-caucus statement
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“I was made aware this morning of an anonymous letter sent to journalists. “When confronted, Chris Carter admitted he was responsible for those letters and their distribution. More >>
Labour welcomes greater Waikato water monitoring
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Environment Waikato's (EW) plans to take a more intensive approach to monitoring of dairy farms during the 2010-11 season have been welcomed by the Labour Party. More >>
Key’s attack on workers rights affects NZ trade
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s spokesperson for Trade Maryan Street said Richard Trumka's decision to "indefinitely postpone" his trip to New Zealand because of the Government's attack on workers' rights will hinder New Zealand’s chances of building powerful allies ... More >>
Right to safe water should be universal
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 9:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders deserve to know why their Government did not support a UN resolution which affirms the rights of an estimated billion people whose supplies currently are not safe to drink, says Labour water spokesperson Brendon Burns. More >>
National's stance on teachers hypocritical
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has today launched a document asking for feedback on teacher professional development, just months after it cut funding for qualified teaching staff, Labour Early Childhood Education Sue Moroney says. More >>
Wage gap with Australia blows out over $50
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The wage gap with Australia has blown out by more than $50 a week under National despite Prime Minister John Key saying before the election ‘the fundamental purpose of his government’ would be to narrow the gap, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Government response makes mockery of petition
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Commerce spokesperson Lianne Dalziel says that the Government’s response to the Commerce Committee’s report on the petition of John Andrew Dickson has made a mockery of the process. More >>
Minister of Labour has no idea about workers
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Associate spokesperson for labour issues, Darien Fenton, says that the Minister of Labour has no idea of why workers continue to leave for Australia in droves. More >>
OCR Rise Puts Rebalancing At Risk
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The near certain 25 basis point rise in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) tomorrow risks driving up interest and exchange rates and increasing the pressure on already struggling Kiwi families, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Govt fails to address the causes of drink driving
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 11:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Associate Health Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says failing to lower the Blood Alcohol Limit to 0.05 is just one of the many failures in the Government's changes to drink driving laws announced this week. More >>
Is Key about to u-turn on student loans?
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 9:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
If the Prime Minister has plans to re-introduce interest on student loans he should just say so, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. More >>
Shopping Around Not A Plan For The Future
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 5:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has finally realised that switching electricity companies wasn't as easy for the domestic consumers as initially touted, Labour’s Energy spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta said today. More >>
Brownlee Doesn’t Know Gap With Australia Growin
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee has admitted that the National government has no intermediate target by which progress can be judged on its election promise to close the income gap with Australia by 2025 More >>
National Confused About Overseas Investment
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is still confused over whether it wants to encourage or discourage overseas investment in New Zealand farmland, says Labour Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker. More >>
