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Where is the Film Commission Review?
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 11:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Eight months after submissions closed on a review of the Film Commission the New Zealand film industry is still waiting for it to be released, Labour Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Steve Chadwick says. More >>
Software exclusion will encourage Kiwi innovators
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 10:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The exclusion of computer software from a Patents Bill before Parliament is a step towards helping New Zealand become more innovative Labour MPs Lianne Dalziel and Clare Curran said today. More >>
Ad-Hoc Approach To Agriculture Puts NZ Behind
Monday, 19 April 2010, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s lack of leadership and shambolic approach to the agriculture sector is in danger of leaving New Zealand's primary industries high and dry, Labour rural affairs spokesperson Damien O’Connor said. More >>
Science On Screen A Positive Move
Monday, 19 April 2010, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Research Science and Technology spokesperson David Shearer today congratulated Television New Zealand and the Royal Society of New Zealand for their push to promote science on Kiwi screens. More >>
Stronger climate change action in NZ's interests
Monday, 19 April 2010, 9:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"Developments over the past week show that the National-led Government's only viable option is to strengthen, not weaken, its commitment to dealing with climate change", Labour's energy and climate issues spokesperson Charles Chauvel says. "This means ... More >>
Labour MP Will Act On Trucking Horror
Sunday, 18 April 2010, 11:03 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton says she will be taking action over the horrific revelations in the Sunday Star Times today that truck drivers routinely fall asleep behind the wheel, drive up to 100 hours a week, don’t take any breaks ... More >>
Dashed Hopes For Students Coming In The Budget
Sunday, 18 April 2010, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Students can expect increased fees and no compensation for the increase in GST says Labour's Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Maryan Street. More >>
Carter to welcome Sikh holy texts
Friday, 16 April 2010, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Carter Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Carter to welcome Sikh holy texts Labour’s Ethnic Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter will join the Sikh community tomorrow in Auckland to welcome the holiest texts of the Sikh religion to New Zealand. The Guru ... More >>
Govt wrong in promoting juggernauts over tourism
Friday, 16 April 2010, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Transport Minister Steven Joyce should think about the safety of tourists before allowing heavier trucks on our roads, Labour Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton said today. More >>
Listening more effective than lecturing
Friday, 16 April 2010, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party senior citizen spokesperson Ross Robertson today thanked Grey Power for providing information about the issues affecting older New Zealanders during their recent AGM. More >>
New Zealand out of step with Pacific on whaling
Friday, 16 April 2010, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Government’s stance on allowing some commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean means this country is looking more and more out of step with its neighbours, Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson Chris Carter says. More >>
Iwi short-sighted if private prisons approved
Friday, 16 April 2010, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Any iwi leaders who see private prisons as a positive for their people are short sighted and bereft of initiative, says Labour Associate Maori Affairs and Education spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Government Hui On Foreshore And Seabed A “Farce”
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Shane Jones says the Foreshore and Seabed hui are a farce. “Maori Party MP Hone Harawira has already derided essential features of the Government’s Foreshore and Seabed proposals,” Shane Jones said. More >>
Sending Shipping Contract Overseas Short-Sighted
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson Shane Jones says he is deeply concerned that the Government has not thought through the full implications of its decision to award the contract for upgrading the NIWA vessel RV Tangaroa to a Singapore company. More >>
Opportunity Missed For Leadership Role
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Obama Presidency presents new opportunities for New Zealand to build on its proud record of leadership for a world free of nuclear weapons, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>
50 Frontline Health Service Cut In 18 Months
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A conservative stock take of health services show that 50 frontline services have been cut by the National Government in 18 months, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Government Puts Its Own Forum Under Threat
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s own initiative through its Land and Water Forum to get the balance right on freshwater management is under threat because of its legislation axing Environment Canterbury, says Labour’s water spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>
‘Party Central’ Now A Camp Site
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Fortunately Kiwis know how to party, with or without the dubious help of Prime Minister John Key, says Labour Tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Polytechnics Will Struggle To Embody Communities
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 10:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Steven Joyce has weighted the ministerial appointments heavily with business experience, which, while extremely useful in many areas of activity, may not be sufficiently responsive to the totality of needs of the communities which the polytechnics serve." More >>
Jailing Is Job For State, Not Private Enterprise
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Locking people up in jails is a job for the state, not for private businesses whose prime motivation will inevitably be to make money out of a PPP venture, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
