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Equity of access to study must be protected
Monday, 11 January 2010, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Equitable access to tertiary institutions is a cornerstone of New Zealand’s education system and must be protected alongside the promotion of excellence, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. Maryan Street was commenting on concerning ... More >>
McCully’s continued silence on Ady Gil bewildering
Monday, 11 January 2010, 9:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders are bewildered by Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s continued silence and lack of action over the sinking of the New Zealand-registered whaling protest vessel Ady Gill, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Chris Carter. “Mr ... More >>
McCully passive while Kiwis at risk, Japan whales
Friday, 8 January 2010, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Government is taking a passive role while Kiwi lives are put at risk and Japan’s whalers get a green light to continue their whale hunt in the Southern Ocean, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Chris Carter. “Foreign Affairs ... More >>
Intervention welcome - Cabinet should go further
Friday, 8 January 2010, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The decision of the Environment Minister Nick Smith to intervene in the factory dairy farming resource consents in the Mackenzie Basin has been welcomed by Labour water spokesperson Brendon Burns. Dr Smith announced today that he is working with Environment ... More >>
Victims should not become creditors for defendants
Friday, 8 January 2010, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party Courts spokesperson Rick Barker is drafting a member’s bill that seeks to change the current emphasis which sees victims forced to act as creditors when they are owed reparations. Rick Barker, commenting today on Ministry of Justice figures ... More >>
Government slap in face for our top Games athletes
Thursday, 7 January 2010, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key and Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman must explain why they consider our elite Commonwealth Games athletes less worthy of media coverage than All Blacks, says Labour Broadcasting spokesperson Brendon Burns. Brendon Burns ... More >>
Smith asked to call in factory farming consents
Thursday, 7 January 2010, 11:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith has been asked by Environment Canterbury if he wants to call in the resource consents for factory dairy farming operations in the Mackenzie Basin, says Labour water spokesperson Brendon Burns. Brendon Burns says he discovered ... More >>
2010 road toll target gets further away
Wednesday, 6 January 2010, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The prospect of New Zealand meeting its target of no more than 300 deaths on the roads by the end of this year is getting further away, not closer, says Labour’s transport safety spokesperson Darien Fenton. More >>
Censoring the internet… will NZ follow Oz?
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 10:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Some worrying developments are occurring across the Tasman as Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy presses ahead with his plan to censor the internet after Government-commissioned trials found filtering a blacklist of banned sites was accurate ... More >>
Funding cuts hit Hamilton Women’s’ Refuge
Thursday, 24 December 2009, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Hamilton Women’s Refuge will be struggling to provide its much-needed service over Christmas due to the National Government’s funding cuts, Local Labour MP and spokesperson for Women’s Affairs Sue Moroney said today. More >>
Dust being blown off hospital cash registers?
Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The release of a consultation document in Southland showing that it intends to offer hospital based health services at a price is the start of a slippery slope, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King says More >>
Shearer welcomes u-turn on Waterview connection
Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Transport Minister Steven Joyce’s decision to back down from his preferred route for the new Waterview road connection in Auckland was welcomed today by Mt Albert Labour MP David Shearer. More >>
National makes a deceitful Christmas grab
Monday, 21 December 2009, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour says that the government’s announcement today about changes to the Holidays Act is a deceitful grab back of workers’ holidays entitlements. More >>
Labour - Cautious Welcome to Copenhagen Outcome
Sunday, 20 December 2009, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The end of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit appears to be neither a resounding failure nor a major milestone on the road to curbing greenhouse gas emissions, said Labour's Climate Change Issues Spokesperson Charles Chauvel. More >>
Aged Care inquiry more urgent than ever
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Revelations today that ill elderly people are being turned away from rest homes because of the cost of care provides yet more evidence that the sector desperately needs an overhaul, Labour’s Aged Care spokesperson Luamanuvao Winnie Laban said. A rest ... More >>
Copyright - Improving, but could do better
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran says the Government’s latest copyright plan is an improvement on its previous proposal, but more scrutiny is required to see if it will actually work. More >>
Key’s climate fund a missed opportunity
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s announcement today of US, Canadian and NZ financial contributions to a Global Agriculture Fund is a huge missed opportunity for NZ Inc, Labour’s climate change spokesperson Charles Chauvel said. More >>
Heatley at odds w Housing NZ over housing policy
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing Minister Phil Heatley is at odds with his Chief Executive of Housing New Zealand Lesley McTurk over the Government’s policy to extend Labour’s Welcome Home Loan scheme to Maori multiply owned land, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>
Passing of disability educator Todd Fernie
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Disability spokesperson Lynne Pillay today acknowledged the passing of disability educator and leader Todd Fernie. Todd Fernie was the Scholarship Recruitment and Training Adviser for disabled students at AUT. More >>
Let’s walk and talk Gerry
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A pair of walking shoes and a few days is all the Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee needs to learn why he should not open up Mt Aspiring National Park to mining, Labour Conservation spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
