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Key Should Show Courage On Nuclear issue

Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is questioning the Prime Minister's reluctance to talk about New Zealand's nuclear free policy at President Obama's nuclear security summit, said Labour's spokesperson on Disarmament and Arms Control, Phil Twyford. More >>

More Short-Sighted Plans From Steven Joyce

Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Selling off the student union building to make up for a shortfall in education funding will do nothing to secure the financial future of our Universities, says Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Maryan Street. More >>

Goff: Address to Grey Power AGM

Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

There are a number of changes being made that affect senior New Zealanders, and I want to focus my comments on these today: The changes in the tax system that increase the GST you pay; The long term future of superannuation; And cuts to health care. More >>

Aucklanders are not happy campers

Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 10:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party

“The Government has missed a unique opportunity to develop Auckland’s Queens Wharf into a showcasing venue for the Rugby World Cup and are instead looking at simply pitching a tent” says Labour Spokesperson on Auckland Issues, Phil Twyford More >>

National continues to undermine Tertiary education

Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 9:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Tightening entrance standards for all degree programmes puts polytechnic students at risk of being turned away at the door, says Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Maryan Street. More >>

Labour mourns with Poland

Monday, 12 April 2010, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party extends its deepest sympathies to the Government and people of Poland following the tragic deaths of Polish President Lech Kaczysnki, his wife, and so many other respected Poland officials, politicians and academics in a plane crash ... More >>

Monte Cecilia decision must be investigated

Monday, 12 April 2010, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour MP Carol Beaumont has written to Auckland Transition Agency chair Mark Ford asking the agency to review Auckland City Council’s decision to shift Mt Roskill’s Monte Cecilia School from its present site. More >>

Media Censorship A Step Backwards For Fiji

Monday, 12 April 2010, 10:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Chris Carter, says a draconian new media censorship proposal in Fiji marks another step backwards in the restoration of genuine democracy in Fiji. More >>

Opportunity knocks for a bit of leadership #ACTA

Monday, 12 April 2010, 10:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Will try to keep this short and snappy. I’m feeling hopeful this week that the Government will show us it’s got some balls. After all, we have a fairly major international treaty (trade agreement) a bit hard to know what to call it, being ... More >>

Is Government paying lip service to transparency?

Monday, 12 April 2010, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government should demand that the details of secret trade talks are made public when the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations start in Wellington tomorrow, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare ... More >>

Key’s Whaling Plan Going Nowhere

Sunday, 11 April 2010, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A number of nations in the whaling debate submitted comments to the International Whaling Commission last week. The plan, first proposed and now championed by New Zealand, would allow Japan, Norway and Iceland to legally hunt whales, breaking the ... More >>

Reparation Bill Will Put Victims First

Sunday, 11 April 2010, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Party Courts spokesperson Rick Barker has drafted a Member’s Bill that will put the interests of the victim first by placing the onus on offenders to pay reparation in full and up-front. More >>

Whanau ora falls short of expectations

Friday, 9 April 2010, 9:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Taskforce Report falls short on a serious challenge for the Maori Party and the National Government failing to spell out which current initiatives will be cut to channel funding to 'Whänau Ora' said Labour’s spokesperson for Maori Social Development ... More >>