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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 >>
Goff Speech To Local Government NZ Conference
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Community and service are at the heart of Labour’s vision for local government. I see local government as a partner for central government, providing services that make communities safer and stronger. More >>
National Silent On Local Government Bond Bank
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff says Government action has stalled on the Capital Markets Development Taskforce recommendation to set up a local government bond bank. More >>
Major uncertainties around Broadband plan
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Major concerns are being raised around the Government’s ultrafast broadband project, which could derail the goal of affordable and accessible broadband services for New Zealanders, Labour’s communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>
Hide’s plan to roll out super city horror show
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Kiwis who have watched Rodney Hide’s super city horror show in Auckland can stop wondering who will be next ---- it is them, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Dunedin Digital Strategy Drives Economic Future
Monday, 26 July 2010, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Dunedin City Council's Digital Strategy will be a key driver for Dunedin’s economic future, and should be fully supported, Dunedin South MP Clare Curran said today. More >>
Government kicks drink drive issue for touch
Monday, 26 July 2010, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton says that the government’s announcement today is an attempt to kick the drink drive issue for touch rather than acting decisively. More >>
National’s Energy Policy To Leave NZ Hooked On Oil
Sunday, 25 July 2010, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New National Party documents reinforce National’s old-fashioned thinking that burning oil, coal and gas should dominate New Zealand’s future energy supply, Labour's Energy Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta and Environment Spokesperson Charles Chauvel say. More >>
Government must not cut off options for Special Ed
Friday, 23 July 2010, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The release of the Education Review Office investigation into special education highlights the folly of the National-Act government's decree that there will be no new money for special education, Grant Robertson Labour Special Education Spokesperson said. More >>
Petition launched for inquiry into safe rates
Friday, 23 July 2010, 10:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton has launched a petition calling for an inquiry into whether there is a link between truck driver remuneration and safety in the road transport industry. More >>
Minister should heed Radio New Zealand petition
Friday, 23 July 2010, 10:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour broadcasting spokesperson Brendon Burns has tabled a petition in Parliament this week recording the support of more than 2500 people for Radio New Zealand as the Government directs it to "reconfigure" services. More >>
Pacific voice needs to reflect community needs
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs must listen to the overwhelming voice of Auckland’s Pacific communities and allow them to elect their own representatives to the Super City’s Pacific Advisory Board, Labour MP for Mangere Sua William Sio said today. More >>
Labour supports Food Bill with reservations
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s intention to allow employers to demand a medical certificate from employees if they have a day off sick makes the Food Bill initiated by Labour even more important, says Labour Food Safety spokesperson Ashraf Choudhary. More >>
Student loan changes set to shut out some
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Steven Joyce's tinkering with a time limit for accessing the student loan scheme is set to shut out some students from finishing their medical studies, while saving almost no money for taxpayers overall, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson ... More >>
Loan Sharks – It's time to act
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Communities remain concerned about the impact exorbitant interest rates and irresponsible lending practices are having on families. It’s time the Government took urgent action to crackdown on these predatory loan sharks,” said Carol Beaumont. More >>
National’s biofuels policy a total shambles
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee’s constant blundering is leaving the New Zealand biofuels industry hamstrung, Labour’s Associate Energy Spokesperson Chris Hipkins said today. More >>
Brownlee’s own website gives lie to economy
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee’s own MED website gives the lie to his claim that National is “a very active, economically focused government’, says Labour Economic Development spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Rodney Local Bill Defeated
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A local Bill that sought to create the Rodney District council as a unitary authority and separate it from the Auckland super city was voted down in Parliament today with National and ACT Party members voting against it. More >>
Government Contracts To Lock Out Local Business
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s plan to award lucrative state sector contracts to a cosy club of multinational suppliers will cut competition and lock out local business, Labour’s Communication and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>
Hurunui moratorium should cover other waterways
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Imposing a moratorium on the Hurunui River until the next election is an inevitable response to growing public concerns about decreasing water quality in Canterbury, says Labour’s water spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>
