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Bill’s office cleaners get less than house cleaner
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Acting Prime Minister Bill English’s claim for $20 to pay for an additional hour’s cleaning of his Wellington home highlights the unfair pay for Parliament’s cleaners, says Labour MP Darien Fenton. More >>
Health Ministry supports tobacco display ban
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Ministry of Health has today confirmed its support for a ban on tobacco displays as part of a range of measures required to ensure smoking rates continue to decline in New Zealand, Labour Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. “Ministry ... More >>
Statistics, damned statistics & the National Govt
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders have less access to elective surgery treatment options under National, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “Tony Ryall today claimed in Parliament that the National Party had been responsible for a dramatic increase in elective ... More >>
Economy still tough for New Zealand families
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The patchy picture in today’s improving GDP figures is still not enough to reassure families struggling to pay their bills and worried about job security, says Labour Finance Spokesperson David Cunliffe. David Cunliffe said the 0.1 percent economic ... More >>
Flawed National Party international student plan
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand schools could find themselves baby sitting international students as young as five years old under a flawed and outdated National Party plan, Labour’s Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard says. More >>
Bill English super folly costs NZers dearly
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The folly of Finance Minister Bill English in suspending contributions to the New Zealand superannuation fund has already denied future superannuitants more than half a billion dollars, and will deny them at least $1.65 billion over the financial year, ... More >>
Commonwealth Games free coverage essential
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must reassure all New Zealanders that they will be able to see next year’s Commonwealth Games free on television, says Labour broadcasting spokesperson Brendon Burns. More >>
Ryall creates divisions in his own cabinet
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Health Tony Ryall’s determination to bulldoze ahead with a major restructure of the health system is creating divisions with his own colleagues, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Ministers should grasp the nettle on pay equity
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today would be the perfect day for the Government to recognise the worth of social workers employed by Child, Youth and Family and get their pay equity investigation reinstated, says Labour's spokesperson for Women's Affairs, Sue Moroney. "Today is ... More >>
National needs to come clean on true costs of ETS
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With billions of taxpayers’ dollars at stake, the National-led Government must release the true cost of its climate change policy decisions, Labour's Climate Change Spokesperson Charles Chauvel says. More >>
Sports clubs' charity grants must be guaranteed
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 5:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy must move to reassure sports clubs that they will continue to qualify for funding from charitable grants, Labour Internal Affairs spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “I understand the Department of Internal Affairs ... More >>
Tolley confused on National Standards
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Anne Tolley keeps answering questions about National Standards in the House with reference to reporting to parents, says Labour’s Associate Education spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Government's ACE claims under the spotlight
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must explain how it reconciles community claims that NZ Sign Language, other language learning courses for deaf people and ESOL courses will be axed despite its assurances to the contrary, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan ... More >>
Law Commission report on private schools welcomed
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Law Commission report issued today shows the law governing private schools needs to be brought up to date to ensure the schools meet accepted education standards, Labour’s education spokesman Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Delay changes to sexual abuse counselling access
Monday, 21 September 2009, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders concerned about the Government’s intention to make changes that will limit and potentially re-victimise people who have suffered sexual abuse need to ensure they voice their concerns, says Labour’s Victims Rights spokesperson ... More >>
Goff: Auckland Rotary Lunch
Monday, 21 September 2009, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today I would like to talk to you about jobs and families. The most pressing issues confronting New Zealand at the moment are jobs, and the pressure on families who are trying to make ends meet and have something left over at the end of the week. More >>
Generations written off in night class cuts
Monday, 21 September 2009, 9:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Education Minister has effectively written off several generations of learners with her comments on TVNZ’s Q + A programme this morning, said Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. “Anne Tolley’s explanation for the 80 percent ... More >>
Super City Fails Diverse Communies
Saturday, 19 September 2009, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The newly passed Auckland Council Bill fails to provide any mechanism to allow city-wide participation across our diverse communities which is crucial to Auckland as the most populated and culturally diverse region in the country, says Mangere MP Su’a ... More >>
Wellington to be NZ’s first Fair Trade city
Friday, 18 September 2009, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Wellington City Council is to be congratulated for last night agreeing that Wellington will become New Zealand’s first Fair Trade city, Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson said today. “The Council is showing terrific leadership, and by making Wellington ... More >>
Fonterra proposal needs close scrutiny
Friday, 18 September 2009, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s announcement by Fonterra of its capital restructure plans have been long awaited by farmers, rural communities, and the investment sectors, Labour’s Rural Affairs spokesperson Damien O’Connor said today “The development delays any possibility ... More >>
