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Hard work has started in 2011 Census countdown
Friday, 9 July 2010, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Statistics spokesperson Raymond Huo says World Population Day on Sunday is a good time to thank Statistics New Zealand for all the hard work in the countdown to the 2011 census. More >>
Key must overrule McCully this time with Haden
Friday, 9 July 2010, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key must act swiftly this time and remove Andy Haden from his role as Rugby World Cup Ambassador, Labour’s RWC spokesman Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Eden Park B & B converts Rugby World Cup
Friday, 9 July 2010, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An exclusive Auckland bed and breakfast which hit the headlines for its plans to charge $1600 a night during the Rugby World Cup is on the market for sale – after being booked out for the tournament. More >>
We want solutions not insults from RWC Minister
Friday, 9 July 2010, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says the Minister for the Rugby World Cup Murray McCully should show a little less ego, and a little more can-do in relation to the party central problem. More >>
Time to sort out party central shambles
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says the Government seems to be standing around helplessly as its party central plans turn to custard. More >>
Labour welcomes real welfare working group
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s social development spokesperson Annette King is urging Kiwis to participate in a new alternative and inclusive welfare working group. More >>
Another private prison bidder damned
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A damning official report on the first privately-managed prison in England further undermines National’s ideological commitment to building a private prison in New Zealand, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Biosecurity needs better Government leadership
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 11:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The reality that over 400 unwanted pests and organisms enter New Zealand every year is a major concern for New Zealand’s economy, says Damien O’Connor Labour Biosecurity spokesperson. More >>
Labour delighted Pete Bethune is coming home
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 5:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Conservation Spokesperson Chris Carter has welcomed this afternoon’s news that Kiwi environmental activist Pete Bethune has been given a suspended sentence by the Japanese court, so will be coming home to New Zealand very soon. More >>
Government confirms state housing sell off
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey is calling on Housing Minister Phil Heatley to give a cast iron guarantee that his “reconfiguration” of state housing will not result in any reduction in net state house numbers across the country. More >>
ARC decision welcomed
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The decision made by the Auckland Regional Council to retain and refurbish Shed 10 on Auckland’s waterfront ahead of the 2011 Rugby World Cup has been welcomed by Jacinda Ardern, Labour List MP based in Auckland Central. More >>
West Auckland student makes Youth Parliament
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A West Auckland student from a refugee background had the right attitude to make parliament notice her. More >>
More cuts will needed to fund private healthcare
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The public health system is set to begin subsidising private health providers, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
National’s corporatisation of Auckland complete
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s corporatisation of Auckland is complete, and it has done what was widely predicted by establishing seven companies to run three-quarters of Auckland’s local government, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
TVNZ changes about repackaging, not journalism
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Television New Zealand's unveiling today of changes to news and current affairs is more about repackaging news and less about journalism, says Labour broadcasting spokesperson Brendon Burns. More >>
Action required on supermarket prices
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Recent debate over the prices being charged for fruit and vegetables by supermarkets is welcome given the pressure on New Zealand families by huge increases in the cost of living, Labour’s Consumer Affairs spokesperson Carol Beaumont said today. More >>
Brownlee Admits Biodiesel Grants Scheme A Flop
Monday, 5 July 2010, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today's announcement by Gerry Brownlee that the biodiesel grants scheme will be extended to include blends of higher than 20 percent is a further admission that the National Government's scheme is a total flop More >>
Labour Party candidate selections well underway
Monday, 5 July 2010, 11:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party selections for electorate candidates to contest the 2011 general election are well underway. More >>
NZ risks becoming digital backwater
Monday, 5 July 2010, 9:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand risks becoming a digital backwater if the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting is delayed, Labour's Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>
Youth Unemployment Crisis A Ticking Time Bomb
Sunday, 4 July 2010, 10:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government appears desperate to play down the huge scale of youth unemployment in New Zealand because it has no practical long term solutions to the problem, Labour spokesperson for Youth Affairs Jacinda Ardern said today. More >>
