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Minister's announcements at odds with his own bill
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 10:04 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s bill removing the TVNZ charter is contradicted by recent Ministerial announcements, says Labour’s broadcasting spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>
Minister finally releases breastfeeding breaks
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 9:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has been slow to release the code on infant feeding in the workplace, Labour Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
Night class cuts to be revisited
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today at the Education and Science Select Committee, Maryan Street, Labour’s Spokesperson on Tertiary Education, will be speaking to the petition in her name and on behalf of 51,089 other signatories, seeking the reinstatement of last year’s funding cuts ... More >>
Joyce pulls ladder up behind him
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 9:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Maryan Street says Steven Joyce’s mixed academic results as a student would not have made the cut under his new tertiary education funding model based on students' pass rates and he may well have been denied ... More >>
National shows lack of commitment to rail and jobs
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s lack of commitment to investing in rail and jobs in the Kiwi rail industry were highlighted in Parliament again today, Labour’s transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said. More >>
Who is right, Mr Ryall or Mr Key?
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The evasiveness of State Services Minister Tony Ryall around who initiated the Government’s witch-hunt into recent leaks doesn’t hide that fact two different stories are emerging, Labour State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. More >>
How is National making life easier for Kiwis?
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The real wages of Kiwis are falling and unfortunately National’s plans to introduce GST will not help those struggling to make ends meet, Labour’s Associate Finance spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove said today. More >>
Joyce pulls ladder up behind him
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Maryan Street says Steven Joyce’s mixed academic results as a student would not have made the cut under his new tertiary education funding model based on students' pass rates and he may well have been denied ... More >>
New Zealand workers still facing cheap lay offs
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour says that New Zealand workers continue to suffer because of the government’s failure to support redundancy protection laws. More >>
Key’s whaling policy unpopular and short-sighted
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter today tabled a petition opposing New Zealand’s support for a return to commercial whaling, which was signed by 3,475 people. More >>
National-Act don’t care on ethnic representation
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s handling of Auckland Super City issues are shambolic and reek of tokenism says Labour Associate Ethnic Affairs Spokesperson Raymond Huo. More >>
John Key’s mining plans - 100% Dumb
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is astounding that John Key can not see how potentially damaging his plans to mine on pristine protected land will be to New Zealand’s tourism industry, Labour’s Tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis said today. More >>
Hands off Great Barrier Island and Coromandel
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel are for all New Zealanders not just a few mining companies, Labour Auckland Central candidate Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Coromandel now open for mining
Monday, 22 March 2010, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Buried in today’s announcement is a decision to strip the Minister of Conservation of control of her portfolio and hand it to the Minister of Energy Gerry Brownlee, Labour Conservation spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Maori Party fail to deliver on promises
Monday, 22 March 2010, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour list MP Shane Jones says the Maori Party's problem is its struggle to deliver on the promises they made Maori, given they are up against some pretty powerful forces in the National Party. More >>
Is core infrastructure safe under Steven Joyce?
Monday, 22 March 2010, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Communications and IT Minister Steven Joyce has revealed his disregard for New Zealand’s telecommunications infrastructure, Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>
Is Core Infrastructure Safe Under Steven Joyce?
Sunday, 21 March 2010, 10:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Communications and IT Minister Steven Joyce has revealed his disregard for New Zealand’s telecommunications infrastructure, Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>
Dirty dairy farmers risking “100% Pure NZ” brand
Friday, 19 March 2010, 6:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Dirty dairy farmers risk ruining the New Zealand tourism industry with their unacceptable effluent management, Labour’s tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis said today. More >>
Labour welcomes Brownlee u-turn on Rally funding
Friday, 19 March 2010, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Chris Hipkins has welcomed the Government’s change of heart over providing funding to support the iconic Rally of New Zealand. More >>
Dalziel: Illegal Contracts Amendment Bill
Friday, 19 March 2010, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Thank you for the opportunity to address you and to present to you the Illegal Contracts (Unlawful Limitation on Regulators’ Powers) Amendment Bill. More >>
