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ETS Review Needs To Improve System

Sunday, 4 July 2010, 9:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour says that a review of the Emissions Trading Scheme next year needs to make the scheme fairer and more effective. Environment spokesperson Charles Chauvel says the review, required by legislation, is an important opportunity. More >>

Consumers to pay for ACC Minister’s exaggerations

Friday, 2 July 2010, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

From tomorrow car and motorbike owners will be hit with substantial increases in the cost of registering their vehicles, because of the Minister’s decision to exaggerate financial issues within ACC, Labour ACC spokesperson David Parker says. More >>

Need for culture change at CAA

Friday, 2 July 2010, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Civil Aviation Authority needs a major culture change in order for the public to be assured that changes recommended by the Auditor General will be implemented, Labour Transport safety spokesperson Darien Fenton says. More >>

National Council of Women in jeopardy

Friday, 2 July 2010, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The role of the National Council of Women should be supported if the Government values women and their families, Labour Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>

Goudie ‘hat-trick’ nothing to be proud of

Friday, 2 July 2010, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The law and order select committee chaired by National MP Sandra Goudie has not included Labour’s minority reports in the committee’s 2010/11 Estimates reports for Vote Corrections and Vote Police, says Labour law and order spokesman Clayton Cosgrove. More >>

Key arrogant in belittling Canterbury protesters

Friday, 2 July 2010, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Canterbury people won’t forget Prime Minister John Key’s arrogant put-down of them yesterday when they protested at being stripped of their right to have a democratic say in local water issues, says Labour Water spokesperson and Christchurch Central ... More >>

Grim warnings on National’s next targets

Friday, 2 July 2010, 11:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Finance Minister Bill English is giving coded warnings that its upcoming targets include interest-free student loans, Working for Families and free school education, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>

Local Parks bulldozed to make way for Waterview

Thursday, 1 July 2010, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Local parks are being demolished to make way for the Government's new Waterview connection, leaving local families with limited to access to green spaces in their community, Labour MP for Mt Albert David Shearer said. More >>

Labour opens nominations for third selection round

Thursday, 1 July 2010, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The New Zealand Labour Party's candidate selection process for the 2011 general election continues with nominations opening today for the third round of electorate seats. The electorate seats that Labour is accepting nominations for are: More >>

MP calls for Age-Friendly Cities

Thursday, 1 July 2010, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Manukau East MP and Labour Senior Citizens spokesperson Ross Robertson is calling on New Zealand cities to make their environment friendlier to elderly people. More >>

Smith continues to mislead on ETS Numbers

Thursday, 1 July 2010, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Climate Issues Minister Nick Smith continues to take advantage of the complexity of the ETS by making misleading claims about the way it works, says Charles Chauvel, Labour's Climate Issues Spokesperson. More >>

Wong and Bennett fail on Asian unemployment

Thursday, 1 July 2010, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Associate Ethnic Affairs Spokesperson Raymond Huo says the Asian workforce report released yesterday by Employment Minister Paula Bennett highlights the failure of the National Government to curb the level of Asian unemployment. More >>

Tolley takes aim at senior journalist

Thursday, 1 July 2010, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Education Minister Anne Tolley is attempting to rewrite history in her attempts to play public censor with the Parliamentary Library, Labour’s Education spokesman Trevor Mallard said today. More >>

Tolley’s censorship of national standards research

Thursday, 1 July 2010, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Education Minister Anne Tolley has forced the Parliamentary Library to withdraw a research paper on National Standards, Labour’s Education spokesman Trevor Mallard said today. More >>

English squashes Dunne’s income-splitting dream

Thursday, 1 July 2010, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Finance Minister Bill English appears to have squashed United Future hopes for income-splitting tax legislation being passed in this term of government, say Labour revenue spokesperson Stuart Nash and associate commerce spokesperson Charles Chauvel. More >>

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