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Budget GST increase sows first bitter seeds
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s insistence on raising GST has clearly fed into today’s rise in the Official Cash Rate, and there’s more pressure to come on most Kiwis, says Labour’s Finance spokesman David Cunliffe. More >>
Carter - statement on ministerial expenses
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
I have carefully checked, and re-checked, the large quantity of documents given to me yesterday covering the years 2003 to 2008, when I served in various ministerial roles including Conservation, Local Government, Building and Housing, Building Issues, ... More >>
Tax cuts cause interest rate rise
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 11:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English's unaffordable tax cuts for high-income New Zealanders made today's rise in the Official Cash Rate inevitable, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
McCully brings axe down on aid NGOs
Wednesday, 9 June 2010, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's associate spokesperson on foreign affairs Phil Twyford has accused Foreign Minister Murray McCully of taking revenge on NGOs who dared criticise his policies. More >>
Local MP to attend Small Arms Conference in NY
Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Manukau East MP and Labour’s Associate Spokesperson for Disarmament and Arms Control, Ross Robertson, will next week attend the Biennial Meeting of States for the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons, to be held at the UN ... More >>
Tourism Values And Expectations Must Be Taught
Monday, 7 June 2010, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis is welcoming news that arrests have been made in Northland and Queenstown for attacks on tourists, but says more bashings could occur. More >>
Phil Goff makes official visit to China
Friday, 4 June 2010, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"China is an important trade partner for New Zealand and this will be my first visit since I signed the Free Trade Agreement in 2008 as Trade Minister,” Phil Goff said. More >>
Electricity market's move to Australia a blow
Friday, 4 June 2010, 10:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National's support for the decision by electricity generating companies to select the Australian stock exchange ahead of the NZX for futures trading is another harsh blow to the development of New Zealand capital markets, Labour says. More >>
Business as usual at Environmental Authority
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 6:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Establishing the Environmental Protection Authority as a stand-alone agency will not deliver new resources or fundamentally better outcomes, says Labour’s environment spokesman Shane Jones. More >>
Who is really behind the PEDA stitch up?
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The inept answers from the Pacific Island Affairs Minister in Parliament today raises the question of who was really behind her Ministry awarding nearly $4.8 million dollars to a private firm in this year’s Budget, Labour MP for Mangere Su’a William Sio ... More >>
English big on fine words that mean diddly squat
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English is big on fine words about growing exports and economic development generally, but the words aren’t translating into action, says Labour Economic Development spokesperson Shane Jones. More >>
Super city costs now reach $266 million…and rising
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The cost of setting up the Auckland super city has now hit $266 million, with the revelation that the Government has postponed $66 million of work on integrating computer systems until after the new Council is elected in November. More >>
Aucklanders' victory for commonsense
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 11:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Aucklanders may not get to elect who runs Council Controlled Organisations but at least now they will be able to engage publicly with them, Labour Local Government spokesperson George Hawkins said. More >>
Tolley tries to play the blame game
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 5:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Anne Tolley today attempted to shift the blame for the effects of her Government's funding cuts to early childhood education onto ECE providers, says Labour Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education, Sue Moroney. More >>
Prime Minister’s tricky trust unresolved
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key’s management of his potential conflicts of interest remains unresolved, as he clings like a limpet to legal advice that has no relevance, Labour MP Pete Hodgson says. More >>
English and Ryall the ultimate odd couple
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English and State Services Minister Tony Ryall are at odds with each other, and giving conflicting messages on the level of wage increases over the next four years, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Health minister can’t guarantee patient safety
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Health Tony Ryall today refused to guarantee patient safety, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Labour backs conservation groups’ petition
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Carter today affirmed Labour’s support for the more than 50,000 people who signed a petition opposing resumption of any commercial whaling, and pledged that Labour would never agree to any resumption of commercial whaling. More >>
Parliament unanimous in Burmese plea
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s Parliament today voted unanimously to “call upon the military rulers of Burma to reinstate the political and democratic rights of Aung San Suu Kyi and allow her to contest the forthcoming general election” in Myanmar, formerly known ... More >>
Minister of Senior Citizens not an advocate
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
This year’s Budget dealt a serious blow to older New Zealanders, and today Minister of Senior Citizens John Carter confirmed he had not discussed budget cutbacks with his colleagues, Labour Senior Citizens spokesperson Ross Robertson says. More >>
