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Labour MPs To Reach Manukau In Fight Against GST

Friday, 26 February 2010, 10:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Party MPs campaigning against a rise in GST will reach Manukau by bus on Sunday afternoon vowing to fight John Key’s unfair plans to lift the GST rate to 15 percent. More >>

Dunne’s deal on ACC

Friday, 26 February 2010, 10:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Charles Chauvel, Labour List MP based in the Ohariu electorate, says that Ohariu MP Peter Dunne's support for National’s ACC Bill is without merit and buys into the myth perpetuated by National that ACC is failing. More >>

Govt wastes another opportunity to promote NZ

Friday, 26 February 2010, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The National government has given up another golden opportunity to promote New Zealand by wiping the iconic Rally of New Zealand off the national events calendar, Labour’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>

Elderly to lose home support and resthome beds

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Elderly in the Southland and Otago DHB areas are not only having their home support cut - the DHBs will also cut resthome care for 1000 people, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>

Bizarre English floundering in under-performance

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Finance Minister Bill English is becoming increasingly bizarre and desperate when he attacks Labour’s record in managing the economy, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>

Rallies and website support Radio NZ

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must look more widely at its broadcasting budget and revenues before demanding cuts in services at Radio New Zealand, says Labour Broadcasting spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>

Joyce needs assurances from Telecom

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Communications Minister Steven Joyce must put Telecom on notice to come clean with its customers around the stability of its XT network, Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>

New city needs strong democracy to cope

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The need for the Auckland super city to have a genuine working democracy in place is reinforced by Statistics New Zealand’s projection that 38 percent of Kiwis could live there by 2031, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>

Think carefully before deciding to run for BOTs

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Parents should think carefully before deciding to run for Boards of Trustees, Labour’s Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said today. More >>

It’s time to start listening on R&D

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 11:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party

National must start listening to the growing calls for increased investment in Research and Development, Labour’s Research Science and Technology spokesperson David Shearer said today. More >>

National agrees youth rates are unfair

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 10:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is relieved by the Minister of Labour’s confirmation that the National Government will not be supporting a return to discriminatory and unfair youth rates, Labour’s Associate Labour spokesperson Darien Fenton says. More >>

Passing of legislation cutting workers' comp

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 10:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The passing of legislation cutting compensation tonight means every New Zealand worker will now have less ACC cover for workplace injuries, Labour ACC spokesman David Parker says. More >>

ACC changes hurt Hawke’s Bay seasonal workers

Thursday, 25 February 2010, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Changes to ACC legislation will badly hurt Hawke’s Bay seasonal workers and could act as a disincentive for people to undertake seasonal work, says Labour MP Rick Barker. More >>

Minister of Women’s Affairs must come clean

Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Minister of Women’s Affairs Pansy Wong needs to say where she stands on rumours her Ministry will be axed, Labour Spokesperson for Women's Affairs Sue Moroney says. More >>

Wong needs to stop talking and start doing

Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s preoccupation with holding even more talkfests will do nothing to solve the alarming problem of increasing Asian unemployment in New Zealand, says Labour Associate Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Raymond Huo. More >>

Desperate National tries to mislead on ACC

Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 9:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party

ACC Minister Nick Smith has blatantly attempted to mislead New Zealanders on Labour’s ACC policy, Labour ACC spokesman David Parker says. More >>

Labour rejects proposals to resume whaling

Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Chris Carter has said Labour would not support any measures proposed at the International Whaling Commission that could see an end to the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling. He urges the National/ACT Government to resist any moves to lift the ban on commercial ... More >>

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