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Kiwis need quality services not Ryall’s PR spin
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders deserve efficient quality public services not the PR spin the Government is using to try and justify cuts, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. More >>
Frontline services cut as well as jobs
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cut backs at the Ministry of Health have not resulted in resources being moved to the frontline. The opposite will be the case, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Government’s failure to consult insults Maori
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s failure to consult either Associate Corrections Minister Pita Sharples or the Maori Party on the three strikes policy is an insult to the Maori Party and proves how limited its influence is, says Labour MP Shane Jones. More >>
Sharples sidelined in Corrections role
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Cabinet document reveals that Associate Corrections Minister Pita Sharples was deliberately not consulted on the Government’s three strikes policy, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
National tinkers while Kiwis suffer and toil
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
More evidence of Kiwi’s distrust of National’s plans to hike GST have been unearthed in the latest Westpac consumer confidence survey, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said today. More >>
Rural broadband sounds good but concerns remain
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 10:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour remains concerned that Government plans for rural broadband will create a digital divide between urban and rural New Zealand. More >>
Congratulations Adam Hall on Paralympics win
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 9:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Disabilities Issues Spokesperson Lynne Pillay MP today congratulated Adam Hall on winning the gold medal in the men's standing slalom at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. More >>
Minister of Conservation needs to take control
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson needs to take control of the biggest issue in her portfolio and give New Zealanders certainty that there will be no mining in National Parks, Labour Conservation spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Hide spins in face of mounting opposition
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson, Phil Twyford says “Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide is misleading Aucklanders on a daily basis as the list of super city critics grows longer and longer.” More >>
More Inappropriate Behaviour From National Govt
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 9:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has again behaved in a completely inappropriate fashion regarding Pacific Island events, Labour MP for Mangere Su’a William Sio said. More >>
Drivers of crime no longer important to Nats?
Monday, 15 March 2010, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Preventing alcohol and drug addicts from accessing addiction services in Canterbury is a short-sighted and stupid move, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson and Corrections spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove say. More >>
Government report on mining must be released now
Monday, 15 March 2010, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to release its report on where it thinks more mining should be allowed in the conservation estate now, so the public can see for themselves just what it is planning, Labour Conservation spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Labour MP Objects to Politicised Pasefika
Monday, 15 March 2010, 9:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Auckland City Council officials have woefully breached political neutrality by issuing instructions to Pasefika village organisers that Labour MPs not be allowed on the main village stages, says Labour MP for Mangere Su’a William Sio. More >>
Pasifika Festival Being Politicised
Saturday, 13 March 2010, 11:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A political stitch-up seems to have been negotiated which has seen the unfortunate politicisation of Auckland’s popular Pasifika Festival, Labour List MP Carmel Sepuloni said today. More >>
Joyce backdown a win for seniors
Friday, 12 March 2010, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Transport Minister Steven Joyce's forced reassurance today to senior citizens that subsidised off peak transport will "not be cut" appears clear cut, but the devil will be in the detail, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today. More >>
Aung San Suu Kyi must be allowed in elections
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Confirmation that the military junta has barred opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in Burma’s upcoming elections has been condemned by Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter. More >>
Need for local boards to have real power
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Local Government Commission’s final decisions on the boundaries for the new Auckland Council highlight the need for Rodney Hide to ensure local boards are given real powers” Phil Twyford said today More >>
Higher travel costs signalled for the elderly
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The review of the SuperGold Card scheme signals cuts to travel subsidies for the elderly, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today. More >>
Bollard agrees wages won’t keep pace
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard indicated to Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure committee today that he agreed that an increase in GST to 15 percent would add two percent to inflation and living costs, Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Smarter approach to housing
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
MP for Maungakiekie, Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga welcomes a successful pilot scheme that has led to a nationwide rollout of an exciting initiative to improve how Housing New Zealand responds to the public. More >>
