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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 >>
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 >>
