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Locals must get say in Waterview consent process
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s new shortened consent process must not exclude people living in Mt Albert from being fully consulted on the Waterview Connection, Mt Albert MP David Shearer says. The Government said today either a single hearing before a board of inquiry ... More >>
Cabinet split won’t help stop factory farming
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cabinet divisions over how to deal with factory farming consents in the MacKenzie country may prevent the sort of the Government intervention that is required, says Labour’s water spokesman Brendon Burns. Prime Minister John Key confirmed after ... More >>
Tax changes must be fair to hard-working Kiwis
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will give careful consideration to the report of the Tax Working Group released today, but urges caution about any policy changes that disadvantage hard-working New Zealanders. “It is critical that the Government makes decisions that are fair ... More >>
Goff congratulates Mike Moore on new role
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour leader Phil Goff has today congratulated former Labour Prime Minister Mike Moore on his appointment as the next Ambassador to the United States. More >>
Labour MP welcomes beach name change
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Associate Maori Affairs Spokesperson Kelvin Davis has welcomed moves for 90 Mile Beach to revert to its original name of Te-One-Roa-a-Tohe. More >>
New Court buildings blend of the old and new
Monday, 18 January 2010, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The new Supreme Court sitting alongside the refurbished Old High Court is a fine blend of the old and new, the Yin and Yang, says Labour Courts spokesperson Rick Barker. “Each is an outstanding piece of architecture reflecting the different ... More >>
Chris Carter to lead Caribbean election monitoring
Monday, 18 January 2010, 10:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Commonwealth Secretary General HE Mr Kamalesh Sharma has asked Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Chris Carter to lead an election team to monitor the general election to be held in St Kitts and Nevis. The election in the small Caribbean state ... More >>
Kiwis to Govt: let’s have a decent minimum wage
Monday, 18 January 2010, 10:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The results of a survey in today’s Herald demonstrate strong public support for the Government to set a decent rise in the minimum wage, Labour Party spokesman on labour issues Trevor Mallard says. Six out of 10 of the 2300 people surveyed said ... More >>
Maori tourism should be nurtured
Monday, 18 January 2010, 9:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A 'traditional Maori' charging tourists five dollars for a photo with him resplendent in his felt pen moko should be allowed to go for it if he's giving tourists something they want, says Labour Tourism Spokesperson Kelvin Davis. Mr Davis was commenting ... More >>
Coalition cracks emerging already
Friday, 15 January 2010, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s only 15 days into the New Year and the cracks papered over last year between National and the Maori Party are beginning to emerge, says Labour’s Deputy Leader and Social Development spokesperson Annette King. “Today we’ve seen Tariana Turia ... More >>
Aussie employment figures show widening gap w NZ
Friday, 15 January 2010, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s election promise to close the gap in economic performance with Australia is in tatters as latest employment figures in that country show the gap is widening, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. “Australian employment figures have soared for the ... More >>
Labour welcomes Family Intervention programme
Friday, 15 January 2010, 10:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel is welcoming the Family Court’s announcement of the rollout of the successful Christchurch pilot of a scheme designed to involve family courts intervening sooner in urgent cases and placing more emphasis on mediation ... More >>
Death of a RNZAF pilot
Thursday, 14 January 2010, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour leader Phil Goff has expressed his sorrow at the death today of a Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot in a flying accident near Ohakea Air Base. Squadron Leader Nick Cree, a highly experienced pilot and member of the Red Checkers display team, ... More >>
Key must surely mean lower taxes across the board
Thursday, 14 January 2010, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If Prime Minister John Key is still set on lowering personal taxes, then presumably he intends to do so fairly across the board for all hard-working Kiwis, says Labour’s Revenue spokesperson Stuart Nash. “Last year John Key and Bill English delivered ... More >>
Key kneecaps McCully on Rugby World Cup again
Thursday, 14 January 2010, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Murray McCully’s bungled handling of the Rugby World Cup has once again forced the Prime Minister to step in and try and clean up his mess, raising real questions about whether he’s up to the job, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson ... More >>
Labour warns against kneejerks on registration
Wednesday, 13 January 2010, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Commerce spokesperson Lianne Dalziel is warning against kneejerk reactions that are being proposed in the wake of concerns about self-certification requirements of company registration. More >>
Bullying Brownlee muzzles power co. boss
Wednesday, 13 January 2010, 10:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee’s ordered removal of a blog criticising his proposed power sector reforms is further evidence he is struggling in his portfolios, Labour’s associate energy spokesman Chris Hipkins said. More >>
Effective diplomatic representation needed
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Effective diplomatic representation between New Zealand and Fiji is necessary, notwithstanding differences between New Zealand and the military regime in Fiji, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. Mr Goff was commenting following the agreement between the Foreign ... More >>
Quick fix Queens Wharf would be disastrous
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The future of Queens Wharf must be determined by Aucklanders, not Government ministers intent on railroading through a rushed development at ratepayers’ expense, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Carter congratulates Croatian Social Democrats
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Chris Carter, has congratulated Ivo Josipović and his Social Democratic Party on their landslide victory in Croatia’s presidential election. “Croatian voters have given Mr Josipović a clear majority and a mandate ... More >>
