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Let’s tackle the Youth Court “wake up call”
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Youth Affairs spokesperson Jacinda Ardern is calling on the National Government to tackle the real issues highlighted by a study of Youth Court reoffending. More >>
Kaitiakitanga in tourism now a joke
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's decision to mine New Zealand's national parks makes a mockery of the Ministry of Tourism's guiding principle of 'kaitiakitanga', says Labour’s Tourism and Associate Maori Affairs spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Chauvel confirmed as Labour's 2011 Ohariu Candidat
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ohariu Labour Electorate Committee has confirmed Labour List MP based in the Ohariu Electorate, Charles Chauvel, as the Labour party candidate for the 2011 election in the Ohariu electorate. More >>
ACC clients 'swamp-dwellers’ under new policy
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Injured New Zealanders will be appalled by the culture change taking place at ACC which has been advised to be less ‘customer-focused’ to begin ‘draining the swamp’ of ACC clients, says Labour’s acting ACC spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
ATA must accept Boag company mistake and act on it
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Attempts by the Auckland Transition Agency to downplay the politicisation of the recruitment process around the new super city management team won’t wash with the hundreds of senior managers applying for the jobs, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson ... More >>
McCully needs to act in whaling stand-off
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Chris Carter has called on Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully to mediate a solution to the stand-off involving environmental activist Peter Bethune, who is being held onboard the Japanese whaling vessel Shonan Maru 2. More >>
No-show Brownlee’s got no plan
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee’s failure to show up at a major electricity conference in Auckland today signals a lack of confidence in National’s energy policies, Labour’s energy spokesman Charles Chauvel says. More >>
NZ's Energy and Resources: Where’s The Plan?
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 10:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
I want to begin with thanks to the organisers of this conference for the opportunity to speak here today. I won’t labour the point, since I am glad to have taken his place – and hope that may that be an indicator of things to come after the next ... More >>
Businesses need to factor in GST rise now
Monday, 15 February 2010, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The uncertainty the Government has created around tax means that businesses really need to be factoring in a GST increase to 15 percent now to avoid being caught out, says Labour Revenue spokesperson Stuart Nash More >>
Politicised public services must be investigated
Monday, 15 February 2010, 9:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
An email from the Ministry of Education that indicates a policy of dealing with advocacy for students with disabilities differently if the matter is raised by an opposition MP rather than a government MP must be investigated, Grant Robertson Labour State ... More >>
Boag And Banks Put Supercity Integrity on the Line
Sunday, 14 February 2010, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says Aucklanders should be very worried about the politicisation of the Auckland Supercity management team. “It’s been revealed Michelle Boag, has been hired to appoint Supercity staff. More >>
Salvation Army Report Should Be Wake-Up Call
Friday, 12 February 2010, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A damning Salvation Army report showing that children are bearing the brunt of the economic downturn should be a frightening reality check for the National Government, Labour deputy leader Annette King says. More >>
Whanau Ora Shenanigans Getting Ridiculous
Friday, 12 February 2010, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s handling of Whanau Ora is getting more ridiculous by the day and the Prime Minister needs to front up and explain what exactly is going on, says Labour Social Development spokesperson Annette King. More >>
ACC Bill Will Erode Protection For Injured
Friday, 12 February 2010, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Injured New Zealanders will be the losers from a Government Bill which will reduce the protection and care they have until now received from ACC, says Labour’s acting ACC spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
Waitakere Ranges under threat from super city bill
Friday, 12 February 2010, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MPs have condemned provisions in the Government's third Super City Bill which could gut the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act and see Aucklanders losing control over Waitakere's prized Centennial Park. More >>
Minister shows no interest in Pacific unemployment
Friday, 12 February 2010, 9:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister for Social Development and Employment Paula Bennett shows no empathy for the more than 12,000 Pacific people currently unemployed in New Zealand, says Labour Associate Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. More >>
Labour urges Kiwis' response to drugs issues paper
Friday, 12 February 2010, 9:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party is urging Kiwis to respond to today’s Law Commission Issues Paper on Controlling and Regulating Drugs. More >>
Time For Joyce To Clean Up Tolley’s Mess
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Disability Issues spokesperson Lynne Pillay says it’s time for Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce to clean up the mess Anne Tolley left around sign language education. More >>
What Does This Government Have Against Youth
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
ACT MP Roger Douglas’ lodging of a Member’s Bill advocating a return to youth rates is an ominous sign, especially given the Labour Minister’s apparent support for such a backwards step, say Labour MPs Darien Fenton and Jacinda Ardern. More >>
English Evades Tax Questions
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said Mr English pretended in the House to have forgotten scenarios which Labour sought to table, but which he and other Government MPs blocked. More >>
