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Ports of Ak to be stripped of anti-privatisation
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has decided to repeal the law that would prevent the privatisation of the Ports of Auckland unless a majority of Aucklanders voted to approve the sale, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Children with disabilities deserve better
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A petition calling on the Government to reverse its devastating cuts to occupational and physical therapy in schools will today be presented to Parliament by Labour Disability Issues Spokesperson Lynne Pillay. “Education Minister Anne Tolley is denying disabled ... More >>
National must cut Kiwi power bills
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders currently feeling the squeeze when paying the bills will not get any help from the Government’s electricity market review, Labour’s Energy spokesperson Charles Chauvel said today. “John Key and Gerry Brownlee blustered during the election ... More >>
English manipulating expenditure numbers a "farce"
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Treasury confirmed at today’s Finance and Expenditure select committee meeting that government expenditure as a percentage of GDP actually fell between 1999 and 2008, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. David Cunliffe said Bill English’s ... More >>
A Break-Away for young people these school holiday
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Young people in Auckland will have a chance to challenge themselves across a range of sports and activities thanks to the new Break-Away school holiday programme. Paula Bennett, Minister for Social Development and Employment, today confirmed that 26 ... More >>
Aged Care Inquiry shunted aside again
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An inquiry into aged care, proposed by Labour MP Hon Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, was voted down by Government members sitting on the Health Select Committee for the third time today. "It amazes me that with the approaching crisis in care for the elderly, ... More >>
Start advocating for senior citizens Minister
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government is treating older New Zealand as a burden and refusing to acknowledge their needs, Labour Senior Citizens spokesperson Ross Robertson says. “Decisions being made by the Government in cutting ACC programmes that affect older ... More >>
Premature to congratulate yourself on P war, Key
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It's premature for Prime Minister John Key to be congratulating himself over the recent drug busts at the border – when his own Customs Minister is on record as saying he doesn’t know how much of the drug and precursors cross our borders undetected, ... More >>
Ministers break law
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English was given a car for his personal use before the regulations were changed to make it legal. Questioned in Parliament today the Prime Minister confirmed that Mr English had use of the car before May 26th, the date that regulations ... More >>
Chauvel to Copenhagen
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party will be represented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (COP15) this month by its Climate Change Issues Spokesperson Charles Chauvel. "Climate Change is one of the most pressing ... More >>
Collins seeks to hide from harsh truth
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Police fear that their traditional Christmas workload will be even tougher to handle this year because National budget cuts have forced police to chop 340 vehicles from their fleet, says Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. “Police Minister ... More >>
Manufacturers, exporters justified in slating Govt
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Manufacturers and exporters are justifiably exasperated that the Government is not even prepared to discuss possible options to move beyond the OCR as the instrument of monetary policy, says Labour Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker. The ... More >>
Chauvel: Speech at March for Planet A
Monday, 7 December 2009, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
My name is Charles Chauvel. I’m Labour’s Climate Change Issues Spokesperson. I just want to say on behalf of my Labour colleagues – including Grant Robertson, the MP for Wellington Central – thank you very much for marching today. Thank you ... More >>
Statement from Andrew Little Re: Goff Speech
Monday, 7 December 2009, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Following a report in today’s edition of the New Zealand Herald, some may have gained the impression that I was not supportive of the views expressed in Phil Goff’s recent speech. More >>
Rushed ETS heading back to the drawing board
Monday, 7 December 2009, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's climate change issues spokesperson Charles Chauvel is predicting that the Emissions Trading Law – passed late last month under urgency – will be back before Parliament early in the New Year, thanks to overseas developments that the Government ... More >>
Health Minister fails patients by failing to plan
Monday, 7 December 2009, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand patients will bear the brunt of looming industrial action in the health sector because of a failure by the Minister of Health to become involved in planning for disruptions, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
National scaremongering on ACC and Super exposed
Monday, 7 December 2009, 9:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s scaremongering over ACC and Superannuation has been exposed by the continuing strong performance of the ACC and Super investment funds, Labour Leader Phil Goff says. “The Budget decision to suspend contributions to the Super Fund with National ... More >>
Huo welcomes change of heart on Asian voice
Friday, 4 December 2009, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is welcoming the Government’s change of heart on ensuring Asian communities will have a voice in Auckland’s new super council, says the party’s Associate Ethnic Affairs Spokesperson Raymond Huo. “I have been calling on the Government ... More >>
World Disability Day celebrated in style & action
Friday, 4 December 2009, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Every year on 3 December we celebrate World Disability Day, and this year’s celebrations were a fitting acknowledgment of all disabled New Zealanders, Labour’s Disability spokesperson Lynne Pillay says. “World Disability Day is about acknowledging and ... More >>
Environment Court decision reinforces Labour fears
Friday, 4 December 2009, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Jacinda Ardern says the Regulations Review Committee’s decision on three complaints about increased Environment Court filing fees backs Labour’s fears that Kiwis might be denied access to the Court. “Labour always believed the increased ... More >>
