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Talofa Lava Samoan Language Week!
Monday, 31 May 2010, 10:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs, Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, today launched a programme at Statistics New Zealand celebrating Samoan Language Week. More >>
Tribute to Dame Pat Evison
Monday, 31 May 2010, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Steve Chadwick today paid tribute to the work and commitment of Dame Pat Evison who passed away this weekend. More >>
Bennett All “Shock” But No “Show”
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 10:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s high time Social Development Minister Paula Bennett quit her “horror story” shock tactics to crack down on benefit rorters and actually took some action, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King said today. More >>
Budget Loads More Debt On Young People
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 10:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's Budget loads a generation of young people with debt and gives them next to nothing in return says Labour's spokesperson for Youth Affairs, Jacinda Ardern. More >>
te Heu Heu Failing To Explain PEDA Funding
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 10:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Pacific Island Affairs is failing to convince the Pacific community that she followed proper processes when approving $4.8 million dollars of taxpayer money to a private company in this month's Budget. More >>
IMF Report Shows Budget Lolly Scramble Wrong
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 10:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A sobering IMF report on the New Zealand economy issued this week raises serious questions about National's profligate $15b tax lolly scramble. More >>
NZ Should Back Australian Attempts To End Whaling
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 10:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
NZ should join Australia’s legal attempts to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean, Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter said.“Australia has announced it will lodge an application in the International Court of Justice in The Hague. More >>
Key gives lots of answers to the wrong questions
Friday, 28 May 2010, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key’s statement refuting conflict of interest allegations has taken the debate precisely nowhere, Labour MP Pete Hodgson said today. More >>
Aucklander’s to pay for super city most don't want
Friday, 28 May 2010, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Auckland ratepayers will be hit with a bill of $170 each to pay for a super city model most of them don’t want, says Labour’s spokesperson for Auckland Issues Phil Twyford. More >>
English adds to Kiwibank confusion
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English, Prime Minister John Key and Kiwibank chair Jim Bolger continue to be at odds with each other about a possible partial sale of the bank, says Labour State Owned Enterprises spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Job Ops rule change not fair on young workers
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Changes in the Budget that apply a 90-day trial period to the Government’s Job Opportunities scheme will expose out of work young people to unnecessary exploitation, Labour’s Associate spokesperson for Labour Darien Fenton says. More >>
National silences notice of motion
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Party Senior Whip, Chris Tremain, refused to support moving a motion on today’s Parliamentary Order Paper calling for Japan to cooperate with Maritime New Zealand in determining who was responsible for the sinking of the Ady Gil. More >>
PGP delays = lost opportunities
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Agriculture Minister David Carter has again chosen unwise words, this time in over the Government’s drawn out process to approve Primary Growth Partnership funding, Labour’s Research, Science and Technology spokesperson David Shearer said today. More >>
Budget short-changes Pasifika students
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cuts to tertiary education funding in the 2010 Budget will hit Pasifika students harder than most other groups, says Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Bulk funding through the back door
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders continue to reject the idea of bulk funding our schools, says Labour’s spokesperson for Education Trevor Mallard. More >>
Goff pledges to return ECan to democratic control
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 10:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will introduce a Member’s Bill to return Environment Canterbury to democratic control, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Parl't notes call for Japan to front on Ady Gill
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 10:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter today in Parliament called on the Japanese authorities to urgently assist with investigation into the sinking of the Ady Gill. More >>
New flight services a big boost for Kiwi tourism
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Direct non-stop flights from Houston to Auckland will help encourage more Americans to visit us down under,” Spokesperson for Tourism, Kelvin Davis said today. More >>
Even mining companies want Govt to back down
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Mining companies are among the more than 35,000 people and organisations who have made submissions to the Government urging it not to remove Coromandel land from schedule 4 protection, Labour Conservation spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Kiwibank CEO resignation's unanswered questions
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 11:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s shock resignation by Kiwibank’s outstanding chief executive Sam Knowles adds to unanswered questions following Finance Minister Bill English’s blunder last Friday about selling the bank, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
