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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

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 >>

Bill to increase protection for investors

Friday, 19 March 2010, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Commerce and Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel has today launched a Private Members Bill to better protect investors. More >>

Labour works to win back Waitakere

Friday, 19 March 2010, 11:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s campaign to win back supporters in Waitakere kicks off in earnest tomorrow with a four-way contested candidate selection. More >>

Minister must insure taxpayers money is well spent

Friday, 19 March 2010, 9:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey is calling on Housing Minister Maurice Williamson to intervene and assure taxpayers that the money being spent by Housing New Zealand to develop a business case for replacing their IT systems is justified. More >>

Productivity Commission needs proper purpose

Friday, 19 March 2010, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is calling on the government to better explain the role and purpose of the proposed Productivity Commission. More >>

No plan to save the whales Mr Key?

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Foreign Minister Murray McCully today claimed in Parliament that the National-ACT Government did not have an alternative plan to end Japanese Whaling in the Southern Ocean, and dodged questions about Prime Minister John Key’s public statement that ... More >>

Government leaves out budget 'leak' from inquiry

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government seems to have conveniently omitted a major unauthorised release of information from its witch-hunt into public service leaks, Labour State Services spokesman Grant Robertson said today. More >>

Minister needs to review broadcasting

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Confirmation by Television New Zealand of another round of job cuts including $5m slashed from the news and current affairs budget should cause the Government to re-activate plans to review broadcasting competition issues, says Labour's broadcasting spokesman ... More >>

Crocodile tears from Govt over dairy effluent

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Promises by Agriculture Minister David Carter to crack down on dairy farmers who fail to observe the Clean Streams Accord are hollow when the Government is about to push through more water allocation without better environmental controls, says ... More >>

Government has only itself to blame for leaks

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 10:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party

If the government had been more open about its intentions to mine the conservation estate and mergers of public services then it would not find itself in the embarrassing position of investigating leaks from the public sector, Labour State Services Spokesperson, ... More >>

Mental Health Bill voted down by National

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 10:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Party put politics before metal health patients and their families when it voted against a bill to improve the delivery of mental health services last night, Luamanuvao Winnie Laban says. More >>

Kids suffer from Tolley’s haste to close Aorangi

Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The education of children forced to leave Christchurch’s Aorangi School last year is suffering from Education Minister Anne Tolley’s haste to shut it down, Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel said today. More >>

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