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Tobacco Tax was just another swindle
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has refused to boost resources for tobacco cessation and health promotion despite hitting smokers with an extra $200 million in taxes each year, Labour Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. More >>
Super Fund fears reinforced
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s projection by Statistics New Zealand that the share of workers aged 65 and over is projected to grow from 12 percent in 2006 to 21 percent in 2061 shows the real dangers in National’s continued undermining of the Cullen Fund, says Labour ... More >>
Budget misses chance to help Kiwi-Asian families
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
At a time of record-high Asian unemployment, most Asian families will be worse off under National’s tax swindle budget by the time inflation, GST and increased costs in childcare are passed on, Associate Ethnic Affairs Spokesperson Raymond Huo says. More >>
Budget misses chance to help Kiwi-Asian families
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
At a time of record-high Asian unemployment, most Asian families will be worse off under National’s tax swindle budget by the time inflation, GST and increased costs in childcare are passed on, Associate Ethnic Affairs Spokesperson Raymond Huo says. More >>
Parents to pay up to $60 a week more for ECE
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government confirmed today that parents could face costs of $20-40 a week more per child for early childhood education but some centres estimate the real cost could be up to $60 per week per child, Labour Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education ... More >>
te Heu Heu’s “answers” spark more questions
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 10:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The attempt by Pacific Island Affairs Minister Georgina te Heu Heu to diffuse a controversial funding decision has only raised more questions around the Government’s Budget processes, Labour’s MP for Mangere Su’a William Sio said today. More >>
Transparency needed around Pacific Island funding
Monday, 24 May 2010, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Pacific Island Affairs Minister must start answering questions around the nearly $5 million of funding given to a little known company to provide social services to Pacific Islanders, Labour’s Mangere MP Su’a William Sio said today. More >>
Govt risks broadband and operational separation
Monday, 24 May 2010, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must explain the timing of its announcement about Telecom’s request to structurally separate and whether this has compromised the tender process for its $1.5 billion broadband rollout,” Labour ICT spokesperson Clare Curran says. More >>
Minister at odds with his own statements
Monday, 24 May 2010, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith is at least a year out on delivering the Environmental Protection Authority he promised, says Labour’s water spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>
Budget takes Women Backwards
Monday, 24 May 2010, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While her Government is eroding choice for women in Budget 2010, the Minister of Women's Affairs Pansy Wong is wasting time doing research that has already been done on pay equity, Labour Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
English’s cunning plan: Get Mum and Dad investors
Monday, 24 May 2010, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Mum and Dad Kiwi investors already own KiwiBank and other state assets, but Finance Minister Bill English wants them to shell out again so that he can fund the tax cuts for the wealthy, says Labour SOE spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Labour welcomes re-think of police firearms policy
Monday, 24 May 2010, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove is welcoming a re-think of the controversial decision by police to limit firearms training for metropolitan police in particular. More >>
Household power bills up by $200-plus this year
Monday, 24 May 2010, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key's admission on television this morning that National’s ETS will add 5 per cent to household power bills on July 1 will pile even more pressure on family incomes, Labour’s Energy spokesperson Charles Chauvel says. More >>
Special Ed kids deserve some straight answers
Monday, 24 May 2010, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If the option of closing special schools is off the table, the Associate Minister of Education Heather Roy should act immediately and announce it, Labour MP Rick Barker said today. More >>
Government says ‘NO’ to Aucklanders
Monday, 24 May 2010, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government has said 'no' to the two big things that Aucklanders wanted that would help fix their broken super city model and shift control back into their hands, says Labour’s spokesperson for Auckland Issues Phil Twyford More >>
National lining up asset sales to pay for tax cuts
Monday, 24 May 2010, 10:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key's National government is softening up New Zealanders to prepare them for a sell off of publically owned iconic assets such as Kiwibank, Labour leader Phil Goff says. More >>
Agriculture misses out in Budget
Monday, 24 May 2010, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government failed to recognise let alone assist Agriculture or the other primary industries in this weeks budget announcements, said Damien O'Connor, Labour's Associate Agriculture spokesperson. More >>
Agriculture misses out in Budget
Monday, 24 May 2010, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government failed to recognise let alone assist Agriculture or the other primary industries in this weeks budget announcements, said Damien O'Connor, Labour's Associate Agriculture spokesperson. More >>
Schools Funding Fails To Match Inflation
Sunday, 23 May 2010, 11:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Operations grants for schools in Budget 2010 are funded at only two thirds the level needed to maintain programmes, Labour’s Education spokesman Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Schools Funding Fails To Match Inflation
Sunday, 23 May 2010, 10:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Operations grants for schools in Budget 2010 are funded at only two thirds the level needed to maintain programmes, Labour’s Education spokesman Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
