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National Government Fails Housing In Budget
Sunday, 23 May 2010, 10:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has dropped the ball on Housing in Budget 2010, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey says. More >>
Tourist Beaters Un-Maori
Saturday, 22 May 2010, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
In the wake of an attack on three French tourists in Mangamuka, Northland by two Maori males, Labour Party Maori MP and Tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis says he is sickened and ashamed of the way some of his own people treat visitors. More >>
Youth Week Reminder To Celebrate Young People
Saturday, 22 May 2010, 11:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
This week marks the beginning of New Zealand’s Youth Week, a week where all New Zealanders should celebrate the achievements of young people and their involvement in our communities. More >>
Dunedin parents will be hit by ECE changes
Friday, 21 May 2010, 5:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Parents of children under three in Dunedin early childhood education centres will be hard hit by the Government’s Budget and face an increase of $42.50 per child per week, Labour MP for Dunedin South Clare Curran said today. More >>
Unemployed the unspoken losers in the Budget
Friday, 21 May 2010, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The unspoken losers from this Budget over the next five years are those Kiwis who can’t find work, Labour‘s social development spokesperson Annette King said today. More >>
Budget misses opportunity to help Selwyn families
Friday, 21 May 2010, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
By the time inflation, GST increases and increased costs in childcare are passed on, most families in Selwyn will be worse off under National’s tax swindle, says Labour List MP, Maryan Street. More >>
Parents hit with huge extra costs
Friday, 21 May 2010, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's tax swindle Budget fails to invest in New Zealand's future by cutting funding to early childhood education, Labour's Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education Sue Moroney said today. More >>
2010 Budget means record health cuts
Friday, 21 May 2010, 11:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s decision to nearly halve the budget increase for District Health Boards around the country will lead to record health cuts, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Tertiary education is the big loser in the budget
Friday, 21 May 2010, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It seems the government has taken the axe to tertiary education almost more than any other area, says Maryan Street, Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson. More >>
Maori are worse off after Budget swindle
Friday, 21 May 2010, 9:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Maori are worse of as a result of Budget 2010, Labour’s spokesperson for Maori Affairs, Parekura Horomia said today. More >>
Tax swindle Budget a backwards step
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English’s 2010 Budget is a step backwards. It proves National is neither fair nor has a real plan to fix the economy, Labour Finance Spokesperson David Cunliffe said today. More >>
John Key’s tax swindle
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s Government today delivered a tax swindle Budget and a Budget of broken promises, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>
Collins washes her hands of responsibility
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Corrections and Police Judith Collins has washed her hands of responsibility for protecting the public from convicted rapist Maka Renata who has breached his release conditions, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
A real commitment needed for rail to meet future
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s reluctant commitment to KiwiRail is a sign of a Government that would prefer to see more heavy freight on our roads than on rail, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today. More >>
Speech to Communications Day Auckland Summit
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Thank you for the invitation to speak today. I’d like to acknowledge …….. This industry is critical to our country’s future socially and economically for at least the next 50 years. New Zealand is at a turning point in its history. We are poised ... More >>
Carter urges Govt to contact Kiwis in Thailand
Monday, 17 May 2010, 11:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
In light of reports that a New Zealander may have been injured in Bangkok, Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter is today calling on the New Zealand Government to make every effort to contact Kiwis in the Thai capital. More >>
Kiwi families to pay $225 more on power bills
Monday, 17 May 2010, 11:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Trustpower has become the latest power company to confirm that Gerry Brownlee's proposed energy reforms will lead to higher power bills for Kiwi families, Labour’s energy spokesman Charles Chauvel said today. More >>
Condolences for family of slain officer
Monday, 17 May 2010, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove today extended his and the Labour Party's condolences to the family and friends of a Waikato corrections officer who died today. More >>
So, Where Are The R And D Cuts Going To Be Made?
Sunday, 16 May 2010, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Now that the dust has settled on National’s slashing of funding for innovation, it’s timely to ask which areas the Government plans to cut in the science sector, Labour’s Research Science and Development spokesperson David Shearer said today. More >>
National’s ETS will cost taxpayers dear
Friday, 14 May 2010, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It is becoming clearer by the day that National's changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme are unaffordable, ineffective and unsustainable, says Labour's Climate Change Issues spokesperson Charles Chauvel. More >>
