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Reckless Smith puts Crown at risk
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith today put Crown interests at risk by recklessly quoting part of a sensitive Cabinet document in Parliament, says Labour's climate change spokesperson Charles Chauvel. “Nick Smith is compounding the ETS shambles,” ... More >>
No plans for youth? Let’s recycle an announcement
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s desperation to be seen to be doing something to combat youth unemployment appears to be the only explanation for the Education Minister’s recycled statement on polytechnic funding today, says Labour Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan ... More >>
Deal adds Billions to cost of ETS
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National's ETS will cost kiwi taxpayers billions more in new subsidies to corporate interests, once yesterday's deal with Ngai Tahu is factored in, says Labour's climate change spokesperson Charles Chauvel. More >>
Shambolic unfair ETS will cost taxpayers billions
Monday, 23 November 2009, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s quick and dirty deal with the Maori Party lumps taxpayers with a $110 billion bill allowing big polluters to continue polluting, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>
Locals have say on Johnsonville planning changes
Monday, 23 November 2009, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour List MP based in the Ohariu electorate Charles Chauvel has encouraged the people of Johnsonville to make their views heard, raising awareness on an apparently rushed process by the Wellington City Council to change local planning rules. ... More >>
Labour seeks inquiry into homelessness
Monday, 23 November 2009, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will this week move to establish an inquiry into homelessness in New Zealand at Parliament's Social Services select committee, the party’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey said "I hope the select committee will agree to examine the pathways ... More >>
Nat's Public Services Report Card: Not Achieved
Monday, 23 November 2009, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The professionalism of New Zealand’s public service needs to be applauded given the last 12 months which has seen National undermine the quality of services for New Zealanders., Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. ... More >>
12 months of inaction on unemployment
Monday, 23 November 2009, 9:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour leader Phil Goff says Prime Minister John Key should be ashamed of his Government’s complete lack of any real plan or action to protect Kiwi jobs. “The Government has never had a plan to fight the rising tide of unemployment and hardworking Kiwis ... More >>
National breaching public service impartiality
Monday, 23 November 2009, 9:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Some National MPs seem to think that the public service is an extension of their party operations, judging by the actions of MP Paul Quinn, Grant Robertson Labour Spokesperson said. "Paul Quinn has invited a number of individuals and organisations ... More >>
Bill on polytechnic councils now even worse
Friday, 20 November 2009, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s plan to seize greater control of polytechnic governing councils has become even worse with the decision to remove dedicated positions for student or staff representatives, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan ... More >>
Auckland ward boundaries a gerrymander
Friday, 20 November 2009, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The boundaries proposed by the hamstrung Local Government Commission smack of a gerrymander and will have to be revisited, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Flexible funding good, but quality counts too
Friday, 20 November 2009, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has welcomed today's announcement that funding for the Warm-Up New Zealand Heat Smart home insulation scheme has been changed, but questions whether other changes are needed, Labour's Associate Energy spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Speech: Twyford - Promoting social wellbeing in Ak
Friday, 20 November 2009, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Speech to PASSING GO: Promoting Social Wellbeing in Auckland Council conference, North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City Good morning. Much of the debate since the Royal Commission released its report eight months ago has focused on the structures ... More >>
Lack of planning by Tony Ryall fails patients
Friday, 20 November 2009, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Health’s failure to plan for ACC cutbacks and resulting shambolic introduction of physiotherapy part-charges is just the tip of the iceberg, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “The Ministry of Health this week told parliament’s ... More >>
Return of right to sue employers for hearing loss
Friday, 20 November 2009, 9:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Transport and Industrial Relations select committee was today warned that changes to ACC would result in a return to the right to sue employers, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson David Parker. The committee today heard the first tranche of submissions ... More >>
Bennett discriminates against solo mothers
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While Minister for Social Development Paula Bennett continues to trumpet her Community Max scheme as making a positive difference for young people, she is forgetting about young mums that she has barred from accessing the scheme, Labour Associate Social ... More >>
Maori families will be among hardest hit by ETS
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Lower income Maori households will be amongst the hardest hit by the ETS deal, as they are forced to pay more taxes to subsidise big polluters while much- needed social spending is slashed, says Labour MPs Charles Chauvel and Mita Ririnui. The MPs today ... More >>
Patients to go without under National
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Thousands of patients will fail to get treatment under a massive regime of current and impending health sector cutbacks, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “DHBs around the country are already preparing to turn thousands of patients away ... More >>
Goff sad for victims of Waiouru explosion
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff has expressed his condolences to the families and friends of military personnel killed or injured in today’s explosion at Waiouru Army Base. “As a former Minister of Defence, I am well aware of the dangers that our military ... More >>
'Science heroes' key to New Zealand's future
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The wide range of scientific excellence recognised by the Royal Society’s annual Science Honours awards demonstrates the outstanding contribution scientists are making and can continue to make to New Zealand, says Labour Research, Science and Technology ... More >>
