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English must come clean on murky TVNZ promo
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English needs to come clean about the extent of his involvement as shareholding Minister in a TVNZ promo previewing a series of programmes on the economy, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More >>
Street to support signing of Malaysia FTA
Friday, 23 October 2009, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Trade Spokesperson Maryan Street will this weekend be accompanying Prime Minister John Key and Trade Minister Tim Groser to Malaysia to witness the signing of the Malaysia bilateral Free Trade Agreement in Kuala Lumpur. More >>
Standards must focus on students not schools
Friday, 23 October 2009, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard says care must be taken to ensure the risk of information gathered by the Government’s new National Standards are not used to stigmatise poorer schools. More >>
Hayes needs to apologise
Friday, 23 October 2009, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The attack on the Governments of three Pacific territories associated with New Zealand by a senior National MP is unprecedented and must be condemned by John Key, Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter said today. More >>
Hayes “stalking horse” for National in Pacific
Friday, 23 October 2009, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Foreign Affairs Select Committee chair John Hayes is clearly acting as a “stalking horse” for National in wanting to administer Pacific nations like Tokelau and the Cook islands as local government organisations, Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs ... More >>
Key breaks ACC election promise
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key has broken his party’s election promise on ACC privatisation, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. “National promised New Zealanders last year it would investigate opening only the work account to competition, but John Key now ... More >>
Goff: speech to CTU biennial conference
Friday, 23 October 2009, 9:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Thank you for inviting me to address the conference today, for my first opportunity to speak to you formally as leader of the Labour Party. Can I start by placing on record my appreciation for the warm working relationship I have enjoyed with leaders ... More >>
Sensible decision on spectrum licence fees
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 5:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A government decision to provide a payment plan for radio stations wanting to renew their spectrum licences is a sensible response to current market realities, says Labour’s broadcasting spokesman Brendon Burns. Brendon Burns said he supported ... More >>
Axing of toi iho brand a backwards step
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to scrap the toi iho trademark for Maori artists is a sad, silly and backwards cost-cutting move and raises further questions about its understanding of the benefits of promoting the “Maori edge”, say Labour MPs Steve ... More >>
Stop the Rot: Saving Kauri must be top priority
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Investing in research funding to fight the devastating effects of Kauri dieback has to be at the top of the agenda for the Government’s conservation funding, say West Auckland MPs David Cunliffe and Lynne Pillay. More >>
Kiwis will pay more and get less under ACC Bill
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 4:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The privatisation of ACC would result in higher levies and less cover for injured New Zealanders to pay for the profits of Australian insurance companies and lawyers, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Rot sets in on Joyce’s neglect of local roads
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Manukau City ratepayers are facing a 3 percent rate rise to cover the shortfall left by the Government’s move to make major cuts to local road maintenance funding, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today. More >>
New flag for Tokelau flies at Parliament
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
22 October 2009 Media Statement History made as new flag for Tokelau flies at Parliament Today marks a historic occasion. It is the first time the Tokelauan flag has flown at Parliament in Wellington. More >>
Dalziel suggests greater role for community law
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 10:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The role of community law centres should be expanded by formalising the pro bono relationship between the legal profession and the community sector, says Labour’s Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Ryall’s pay freeze is thawing out
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Tony Ryall has to give wider state sector workers a fair go and remove his pay freeze in light of the 2% pay increase agreed for non-sworn police staff, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. More >>
3000 More Young Kiwis Go On The Dole
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 9:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett’s self congratulatory tone in Parliament on youth unemployment doesn’t match with the reality that 3000 more young Kiwis have gone on the dole since she announced her Job Ops scheme, says Labour’s Youth ... More >>
ACC cuts will hit Pacific families hard
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cutting entitlements to ACC and hiking levies will hurt Pacific Island families, many of whom have members working in high risk manual work jobs, Labour's Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs, Luamanuvao Winnie Laban said today. More >>
Ryall must be up front about health job cuts
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall needs to be up front about the loss of up to 500 jobs that will be part of the establishment of a new health bureaucracy, Labour’s Grant Robertson said today. More >>
Dump this ETS bill, say Submitters
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is facing near-universal opposition to the changes it wants to make to the Emissions Trading Scheme, Labour's Finance and Climate Change spokespeople said today. More >>
How will patients benefit from health restructure?
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s hard to see how patients needing health treatment will see any benefits from the restructuring of health and the establishment of a new bureaucracy by the National Government of a new health body, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
