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Primary sector urged to submit on biosecurity
Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Biosecurity spokesperson Damien O’Connor has questioned why the public has been given just four weeks to make submissions on the Pest Management Proposed National Plan of Action released this week by MAF. More >>
Education Cuts Hit North Shore Hard
Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
More than 1260 North Shore children and their families will be directly affected by the budget cuts to early childhood education says local Labour List MP, Darien Fenton. More >>
“Narrow and Shallow” National Standards Assessment
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s education spokesman Trevor Mallard says the Government would ignore at its peril the 37,000 signature petition on national standards presented to Parliament today. More >>
Govt should oppose China's reported nuclear deal
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government should speak out against China's plan to sell reactors to Pakistan at the meeting of the international Nuclear Suppliers Group it is hosting in Christchurch, said Labour's spokesperson on disarmament Phil Twyford. More >>
Labour acknowledges outgoing Chief Censor
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 11:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party acknowledges the significant contribution of outgoing Chief Censor Bill Hastings and congratulates him on his new role as a District Court Judge and Chair of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, Labour's Internal Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
Volunteering with a family focus
Monday, 21 June 2010, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Volunteer awareness week is underway with the objective of “raising people, not money,” a theme which highlights the meaningful contribution we can all make to our communities, says Labour’s Dunedin South MP Clare Curran. More >>
Minister does nothing while doctors leave NZ
Monday, 21 June 2010, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Health Tony Ryall needs to explain what he is planning to do to reduce the number of doctors leaving New Zealand, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
More needs to be done on dodgy pokies crackdown
Monday, 21 June 2010, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Recent action taken against highly dubious practices among some poker machine funded charitable trusts is welcome, but more must be done, Labour's Internal Affairs spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Burmese leader celebrates 65th b-day in Detention
Sunday, 20 June 2010, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Around the world today, people are marking the 65th birthday of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Members of Parliament from across parties in New Zealand join in marking Daw Suu’s birthday, recognising that ... More >>
Steven Joyce is failing to make the grade
Friday, 18 June 2010, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While smart governments are investing in tertiary education and the skills base of their countries – ours is heading full tilt in the opposite direction, Labours Spokesperson for Tertiary Education, Grant Robertson said today. More >>
te Heuheu and English giving different stories
Friday, 18 June 2010, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is talking out both sides of its mouth over $5 million dollars of taxpayer money awarded in this year’s Budget, Labour’s Associate Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio said today. More >>
Ethnic Broadcasting Commission Bill proposed
Friday, 18 June 2010, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
There is a need to provide multilingual and multicultural television services that inform, educate and entertain all New Zealanders and reflect our diverse society, says Labour Associate Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Ashraf Choudhary. More >>
eDay is safe for now – what about the other 364?
Friday, 18 June 2010, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Energy spokesperson Charles Chauvel has welcomed the Government’s decision to now fund eDay 2010 but said it still needs a plan to deal with electronic waste on the other 364 days of the year. More >>
90-day work probation back on the agenda
Friday, 18 June 2010, 9:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National's unpopular 90-day employment probation period law which removed basic rights for employees for the first three months in a new job is back up for debate, Labour List MP for Waitakere Carmel Sepuloni More >>
Government must act to support youth health
Friday, 18 June 2010, 9:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A petition has been tabled in the House by Labour spokesperson for Youth Affairs, Jacinda Ardern asking the National-led Government to show its commitment to funding Youth Health Centres and One Stop Shops around the country. More >>
Ministers acknowledge water quality comes second
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Two Government Ministers today acknowledged that any prospect of improving New Zealand's water quality will come second to intensive agriculture, say Labour MPs Brendon Burns and Phil Twyford. More >>
Nats face test on bulk funding for schools
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders will soon get the chance to see whether the National Party still supports the concept of bulk funding for schools, Labour’s spokesperson for Education Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Flimsy PEDA bid gets English sign-off
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English today confirmed that on the strength of what can only be described as a flimsy 6 page proposal he was happy to hand over nearly $5 million dollars of taxpayer money, Su’a William Sio said today. More >>
Rodney District Council Bill introduced today
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Local Bill that would create the Rodney District council as a unitary authority and separate it from the Auckland supercity has been introduced in Parliament today. More >>
Wilkinson’s muffin break no joke for workers
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Workers face being required by employers to work though rest breaks for no extra wages under a Government Bill currently before select committee, Labour’s Associate Labour spokesperson Darien Fenton said today. More >>
