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Goff to Washington for trade, security meetings
Friday, 2 October 2009, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff leaves for the US tonight for talks with senior members of the US Administration, Congressmen and the United Nations. He will also be meeting with think tanks and international financial institutions. He will be accompanied ... More >>
Government drops ball on Rugby World Cup
Friday, 2 October 2009, 11:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s hapless interference in the Rugby World Cup broadcast rights bidding process smacks of a foreboding lack of co-ordination around the event, says Labour’s Rugby World Cup spokesperson Trevor Mallard. The Herald reports today that Maori ... More >>
Blue Greens crimson with embarrassment
Friday, 2 October 2009, 10:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Climate Change Issues spokesperson Charles Chauvel says Ministers will privately be hoping that the doors are locked at the National Party’s Blue Greens conference in Wellington this weekend. “Recent developments in the United States, ... More >>
Cross-party consultation on liquor laws needed
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s mixed messages on liquor law reform underline the importance of engaging all political parties in the reform process emerging from the Law Commission review, says Labour Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Assurance needed on future of state broadcasting
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must confirm its commitment to quality state broadcasting in the future, says Labour Broadcasting spokesperson Brendon Burns. More >>
Labour sends condolences to Tongan community
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While Samoa has been worst hit by the tsunami, Tonga has also suffered devastation and loss of life - the second tragedy to hit Tonga in two months, says Labour’s Associate Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio. “On behalf of ... More >>
New Zealanders urged to celebrate older persons
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Senior Citizens spokesperson Ross Robertson is urging New Zealanders to take a moment out of their day to acknowledge the contribution older persons make to our communities. “New Zealand is today celebrating the United Nations International ... More >>
Crime stats: Nats won't let police get on with job
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 11:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders should be worried that Government demands for cost cuts may be distracting police from doing their primary job of making our communities safer, says Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
MPs shocked by devastation in Samoa
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 11:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
MPs shocked by devastation in Samoa Labour MPs Luamanuvao Winnie Laban and Chris Carter say they are shocked and distressed by the devastation in Samoa in the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquake and tsunami. More >>
Tolley’s talk not matched by actions
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 10:03 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Anne Tolley’s talk about lifting educational achievement for vulnerable groups flies in the face of her ACE decision, which is likely to see lower income communities suffer the most from the funding cuts, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson ... More >>
Explanation on teacher cut plans does not wash
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 10:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Anne Tolley’s explanation today for her change of heart on making new entrant class sizes bigger does not add up, Labour’s education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Tsunami Tragedy Binds The Hearts of Samoans & NZ
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today many Samoans in New Zealand, and around the world, have kept their ear close to the ground trying to reach family in Samoa and listening to any news reports for answers related to missing family and friends, says Labour MP for Mangere Su’a ... More >>
Action shows why Redundancy Protection needed
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Associate labour spokesperson Darien Fenton says the industrial action being taken tomorrow by parliamentary staff highlights the serious need for minimum redundancy protection in law, as proposed by her members’ bill. “Parliamentary ... More >>
Hollow rhetoric on Maori education exposed
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Anne Tolley’s apparent concerns about the sector’s under-performance for Maori students ring hollow in light of National’s attempts to block a Maori Affairs select committee inquiry into the matter, says Labour MP Kelvin Davis. More >>
Wilkinson ignoring cheese company dispute
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson should pull her finger out and do her bit to get Open Country Cheese employers around the table to sort out the ongoing employment dispute, Labour spokesperson on labour issues Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Labour offers condolences to families of victims
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour leader Phil Goff is offering his condolences to the families of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami which devastated Samoa today. “We are deeply concerned by the reports of loss of life and significant damage to some villages. New Zealand ... More >>
Massive power company profits hurting families
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has called for the Government to stop taking massive profits from Electricity State Owned Enterprises with immediate effect. "The Government could do this today with the instant result of lower electricity prices for hardworking Kiwi families ... More >>
Government signals plans for student fee rises
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 10:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government appears set to allow tertiary institutions more flexibility to raise student fees and is signalling less financial support for older students returning to study, says Labour Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
Nats' answer to rural broadband poses questions
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour welcomes the government’s proposals on rural broadband and the reform of the Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO) but is not yet convinced it will truly deliver fast broadband and reliable, affordable local residential phone services ... More >>
Pacific advisory group has worked effectively
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Luamanuvao Winnie Laban has paid tribute to the work of the Pacific Advisory Group (CEPAG) set up in 2002 as an initiative under the Corrections Department Pacific strategic plan. “CEPAG is now being formally ... More >>
