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Are SuperGold cardholders next on hit list?
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Reports that some councils are being underfunded to supply travel to SuperGold cardholders should be a concern for over half a million Kiwis who hold one, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today. More >>
Turia does complete flip flop on ACC privatisation
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Maori caucus says Tariana Turia must explain the complete u-turn she has done in just two days on privatising ACC. More >>
Hide abuses position to line Act coffers
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Rodney Hide’s abuse of his ministerial position to fundraise for ACT is unacceptable and the Prime Minister should never have allowed it to happen under his watch, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Horomia pays tribute to te reo icon
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 11:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Parekura Horomia today paid tribute to Mate Kaiwai who was a truly inspirational advocate for the preservation of the Maori language through her life. Mate Kaiwai, of Ruatoria, was the daughter of the late great Sir Apirana Ngata and carried on ... More >>
Maori Party paves way for ACC cuts
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 5:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Maori Party’s decision to pave the way for cuts to ACC entitlements will hit Maori families particularly hard and raises serious questions about their commitment to whanau ora, says Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesperson Parekura Horomia. More >>
ACC: National continues to tell different stories
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is continuing to mislead the public about its ACC legislation in an attempt to justify cuts to entitlements which will hurt hard-working Kiwi families, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson David Parker. More >>
Minister guilty of racial stereotyping of Maori
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Education Anne Tolley fell back on racial stereotypes of Maori today in an attempt to justify cuts to Adult Community Education, Labour Associate Education spokesperson Kelvin Davis says More >>
Labour moves to toughen up Nat’s boy racer bill
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove has tabled an amendment to the Vehicle Confiscation and Seizure Bill making it compulsory to confiscate a vehicle permanently after two street racing offences within four years no matter who owns ... More >>
53,344 people say no to night class cuts
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Over 53,000 people have signed petitions calling on the Government to reverse night class cuts which will be damaging to individuals, communities and the opportunities available to them, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
Labour will support MMP referendum
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party supports holding a referendum on MMP at the 2011 election, Labour’s electoral reform spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Address To The Energy Roundtable
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 10:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The road to Copenhagen is paved with potholes, and the Government seems intent on driving us into every one of them. Far from helping the world to cap emissions, and make a commitment to do our fair share as a developed country, the Government now ... More >>
Maori Party puts brave face on RWC outcome
Monday, 19 October 2009, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Maori Party is putting a brave face on the three-way bid for Rugby World Cup free-to-air broadcasting rights, but the Maori Television Service’s dream of a major coup has gone, says Labour broadcasting spokesperson Brendon Burns. More >>
ACC cutbacks to counselling spark fight back
Monday, 19 October 2009, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders today began their fight back against uncaring cutbacks to counselling services for victims of sexual abuse Labour’s Victims Rights Spokesperson Lynne Pillay said. More >>
Mayors are right – Minister is wrong
Monday, 19 October 2009, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Transport Minister Steven Joyce is being mischievous and is just plain wrong to suggest that local roading funding has increased, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today. More >>
Ryall procrastinates while tummy bugs run rampant
Monday, 19 October 2009, 9:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall has confirmed that cases of water-borne disease reported in New Zealand are only a fraction of the actual total, says Labour water quality spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>
National undermining innovation for profits
Monday, 19 October 2009, 9:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National has again shown its strategy on innovation is more about profit than productivity by forcing Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) to provide a 9% dividend, Labour’s Research, Science and Technology spokesperson David Shearer said today. More >>
Government-gang partnership crazy
Monday, 19 October 2009, 9:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples’ funding of secret meetings with gang leaders flies in the face of the Government’s so-called hard line on methamphetamine, says Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Kiwis will pay more, get less under privatised ACC
Monday, 19 October 2009, 9:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The privatisation of ACC would result in higher levies, large profits for private insurers and less cover for injured New Zealander, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
RWC broadcasting shambles continues
Monday, 19 October 2009, 9:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The shambles of free-to-air coverage of the Rugby World Cup continues with Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia admitting she is unaware a decision may have been made that Maori Television will lose out on exclusive coverage of the opening ceremony ... More >>
Victim levy largely about window-dressing
Friday, 16 October 2009, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The so-called Sentencing (Offender Levy) Bill provides nothing more than lip service to victims, and represents gross government hypocrisy given its cutbacks to ACC entitlements, says Labour justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>
