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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 >>
Sexual abuse survivors and ACC cutbacks
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Prime Minister must put a halt to ACC cutbacks that have restricted the ability of survivors of sexual abuse to access counselling, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King says. More >>
Speech: goff - hardworking Kiwis
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A year ago today Bill English also moved the adjournment debate. He began it by accusing the former Labour administration of being "scandal-ridden". This at the very time he was busy – busy rearranging his personal affairs to get twice the level of housing ... More >>
Rest homes: A-G puts acid on National to lift Game
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Auditor General's report today on the need to ensure standards in New Zealand rest homes is a wake-up call for those who deny there are problems in the aged care sector, said Labour's spokesperson for aged care, Luamanuvao Winnie Laban. More >>
Guarantees on family violence court advocates
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must spell out once and for all whether it plans to follow the recommendations of the experts and place family violence advocates in courts, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Annette King. “Contrary to ridiculous claims by Tariana ... More >>
Taskforce report vindicates Labour’s approach
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Commerce spokesperson Lianne Dalziel says the Capital Market Development Taskforce’s final report vindicates Labour’s decision to set up the taskforce, but Labour Labour Commerce spokesperson Lianne Dalziel says the Capital Market Development Taskforce’s final report vindicates Labour’s decision to set up the taskforce, but Labour would not support even the partial listing of SOEs. “When I established the taskforce in 2008 to develop a blue print for the development of New Zealand’s financial system, I was thinking of how we could add depth and breadth to our capital markets to help firms raise funds and allow New Zealand to capture more of the gains for business growth,” Lianne Dalziel said. More >>
Taskforce feared stalking horse for privatisation
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The final report of the Capital Market Development Taskforce could be used by the Government as a stalking horse for privatising State Owned Enterprises, says Labour SOE spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. Clayton Cosgrove said that while Labour welcomed ... More >>
Treasury predicts high joblessness to last longer
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Treasury predictions that unemployment will remain high for longer than expected provides worrying confirmation that National still has no plan to help Kiwis who have suffered most in the recession, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. ... More >>
Govt must take harder line on ‘clothing trucks’
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to ensure a harder line is taken against mobile clothing trucks after renewed concerns they are “financially trapping” hundreds of vulnerable families, says Labour’s Consumer Affairs spokesperson Carol Beaumont. “The Manukau ... More >>
Minister invites civil disobedience
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:19 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Moves to silence teachers and principals from criticising the Minister of Education and Anne Tolley's threat to sack boards of trustees who allow staff to boycott the National Standards are like a red rag to a bull, says Kelvin Davis. “They have ... More >>
What’s happened to Heatley’s rental law urgency?
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil Heatley needs to explain to tenants, landlords and vulnerable boarding house tenants what’s happened to much-need improvements to tenancy laws which he promised in May was a priority, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey. “The ... More >>
Shoddy and dangerous polytech Bill progresses
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 9:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Shoddy and dangerous legislation stripping away guaranteed representation for Maori, students, staff, industry and community representatives from polytech councils passed its second reading today, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan ... More >>
Kiwis deserve to share in stronger recovery
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Better-than-expected economic forecasts should be reflected in a Budget in 2010 that allows all New Zealanders to share as much as possible in the recovery, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. David Cunliffe says today’s Budget Policy ... More >>
Government axes family violence initiatives
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government today appeared to confirm it is axing two widely heralded family violence initiatives, which is a pretty tragic Christmas present for those working to reduce violence in our homes, says Labour Social Development spokesperson Annette King. ... More >>
Thousands of patients go without treatment
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
ACC cutbacks mean New Zealanders are not getting the health services they need to keep working, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Third Bill confirms Government super city hash job
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's third super city Bill confirms just what a hash the Government has made of the reorganisation of Auckland’s local governance, says Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Hard work pays off for Transmission Gully
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Transport spokesman Darren Hughes says the decision to give the go ahead to the Transmission Gully project is welcome news for motorists of the Wellington region. More >>
National must back families as economy recovers
Monday, 14 December 2009, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Budget 2010 needs to be a budget that delivers for all hard-working Kiwis, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
PM should support tourism over Basin super farms
Monday, 14 December 2009, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key has been challenged to oppose development of 16 giant dairy farms in the fragile Mackenzie Basin after it has emerged that resource consents for the farms have already been granted without public notification. More >>
Local Govt Commission urged to listen to Auckland
Monday, 14 December 2009, 9:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Failure by the Local Government Commission to listen to the concerns being expressed by our community will mean greater inequality of outcomes and increased disaffection with local government - neither of which will create the successful and inclusive ... More >>
