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Smokefree Report To Influence The Next Generation
Sunday, 9 May 2010, 10:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Mangere MP Su’a William Sio today launched the release of the “Teachers’ Say About Smokefree” research report by Dr Marewa Glover, of the University of Auckland on the influence of teachers in the school smokefree environment. More >>
XT’s failures must not affect broadband rollout
Friday, 7 May 2010, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said the Government must ensure Telecom’s failings, highlighted in a review of its XT network, are addressed and credibility is restored to the telco if it is to take part in the nationwide ... More >>
Govt must deal with dodgy pokie trusts
Friday, 7 May 2010, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must act swiftly and decisively to ensure that the profits generated by gaming machines are actually being used for charitable purposes within local communities, Labour's Internal Affairs spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
XT’s failures must not affect broadband rollout
Friday, 7 May 2010, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said the Government must ensure Telecom’s failings, highlighted in a review of its XT network, are addressed and credibility is restored to the telco if it is to take part in the nationwide ... More >>
What super mistakes in this Budget?
Friday, 7 May 2010, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Crown finances for the nine months to 31 March reinforce just how serious a mistake National made in last year’s budget when it suspended contributions to the Super Fund, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Key should reprimand Smith for eavesdropping
Friday, 7 May 2010, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key should reprimand ACC Minister Nick Smith for his attempts to bully sexual abuse survivor Louise Nicholas, Labour’s Victims Rights spokesperson Lynne Pillay says. More >>
Government confirms first part of water con
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has finally admitted its new Local Government Bill will allow private ownership of water infrastructure for up to 35 years, say Labour Water spokesperson Brendon Burns and Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford More >>
National refuses to release coastal report
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s release of the Board of Inquiry report into the proposed New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement is another example of the frustration caused by the Government applying undemocratic and secretive processes, Labour conservation spokesperson David Parker ... More >>
Pacific Island communities still hurting
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
More action needs to be taken to address the hurt in Pacific Island communities from the continued rise in Pacific unemployment, Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Luamanuvao Winnie Laban said today. More >>
Renewable energy is the way of the future
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins is delighted the Electricity (Renewable Preference) Amendment Bill has been drawn from the ballot and will now be debated in Parliament. More >>
Huo: Wong blasé about record Asian unemployment
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Associate Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Raymond Huo says Ethnic Affairs Minister Pansy Wong must take action as the Asian unemployment rate continues to spiral out of control. More >>
Fenton: Workers deserve fair treatment
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Speech moving the Employment Relations (Statutory Minimum Redundancy Entitlements) Amendment Bill More >>
The cuts which keep on hurting
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Sign Language classes across the country have been stopped because of the Government’s cuts to Adult and Community Education, despite assertions to the contrary, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street and Disability spokesperson Lynne Pillay ... More >>
Ethical investment Bill drawn from ballot
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A bill, sponsored by Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson aiming to ensure that government investment funds are managed in a socially and environmentally responsible way will be debated in Parliament after being drawn from the Private Members Ballot. More >>
Government majorly downsizes Whanau ora
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Tariana Turia must feel a little short changed after the government decided to allocate a mere $33.5 million dollars a year for 4 years to fund Whänau ora, $800 million dollars short of what she first expected”, says Labour’s spokesperson ... More >>
Whanau ora – Don’t believe the hype
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s Whanau Ora policy has failed to live up to the hype that it would transform social services in New Zealand, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King said today. More >>
Government must take lead in nuclear negotiations
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 11:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Spokesperson for Disarmament and Arms Control Phil Twyford called on the Government to take a lead role in nuclear disarmament negotiations during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference being held in New York. More >>
National turns back on workers
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 9:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Darien Fenton said today she was disappointed at the Government’s decision today not to support her Bill to give basic redundancy protection to thousands of workers. More >>
Cynical Government programmes real low value
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is set on scrapping what it calls lower quality spending --- like home support for the elderly --- at the same time as continuing to fund what the Treasury calls low value spending on the national cycleway, says Labour Finance spokesperson ... More >>
New annual cost for student loan borrowers
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government is giving students $50 with one hand, and then taking it off them again with the other” says Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
