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Kiwi families will foot bill for Nat’s revised ETS
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 9:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The deal National has struck with the Maori Party will deliver an inferior Emissions Trading Scheme and one under which the Kiwi taxpayer will foot the bill instead of the polluters, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. “It is utterly misleading for ... More >>
Parliament should move on repealing anachronism
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Parliament should get on with repealing the “anachronistic relic” of the partial defence of provocation, despite a submission by the New Zealand Law Society that “muddies the debate”, says Labour Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. Lianne ... More >>
Half-baked boundary decision by Government
Monday, 14 September 2009, 6:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s embarrassing dithering over Auckland boundaries has resulted in an appropriate 11th hour u-turn on Rodney, but the decision to stick with its proposed southern boundary makes no sense at all, says Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson ... More >>
Key must put an end to boundary nonsense now
Monday, 14 September 2009, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key needs to reverse his Government’s divisive plans to carve up Auckland and he needs to do it immediately, says Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. “The proposed boundary changes to Rodney and Franklin came out of ... More >>
Ryall cutting health services and now board member
Monday, 14 September 2009, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall is set to dump two Capital and Coast District Health Boards and virtually amalgamate the Hutt Valley and Wellington boards, Labour’s Health Spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “My understanding is that he will soon announce the ... More >>
Nat’s bad faith bad for NZ negotiation tactics
Monday, 14 September 2009, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is in danger of driving our best and brightest doctors, teachers, nurses, firefighters and police overseas with their bad faith bargaining tactics, Labour’s State Services Spokesperson Grant Robertson said. “It is quite ridiculous for the ... More >>
National’s bad faith, bad for NZ negotiating
Monday, 14 September 2009, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is in danger of driving our best and brightest doctors, teachers, nurses, firefighters and police overseas with their bad faith bargaining tactics, Labour’s State Services Spokesperson Grant Robertson said. More >>
Goff: Labour Party Conference 2009
Monday, 14 September 2009, 11:07 am | New Zealand Labour Party
I want to tell you the story of the woman who taught me why I should be Labour. When I was a child, she told me about the years of the early 1930s, during the Great Depression, when jobs were scarce, money was tight and times were hard for families. More >>
What did you learn last week, Mrs Tolley?
Monday, 14 September 2009, 9:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
As Adult Learners’ Week reached its conclusion, it is timely to ask what Anne Tolley has learned from it, says Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Maryan Street. “The main message emerging from Adult Learners’ Week around the country has been ... More >>
National’s Waterview option bad news for Mt Albert
Friday, 11 September 2009, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s confirmation of National’s commitment to a surface and tunnel option for Auckland’s Waterview connection will cause major economic, environmental and community disruption, Labour’s MP for Mt Albert David Shearer said. The Auckland ... More >>
SMEs need their own voice says Labour spokesperson
Friday, 11 September 2009, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s small business spokesperson, Manukau East MP, Ross Robertson, has called on business in New Zealand to set up a small business lobby group to represent their interests. “In the USA, the small business lobby group, the National Independent ... More >>
SMEs need their own voice says Labour spokesperson
Friday, 11 September 2009, 11:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s small business spokesperson, Manukau East MP, Ross Robertson, has called on business in New Zealand to set up a small business lobby group to represent their interests. More >>
Enough of the smoke and mirrors Mr Ryall
Friday, 11 September 2009, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
State Services Minister Tony Ryall should quit his smoke and mirrors act and admit that his claim of shifting public services resources to the frontline is political puffery, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. “The ... More >>
Benefit numbers continue to balloon out
Friday, 11 September 2009, 9:55 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The number of people on benefits has soared by nearly 50,000 since National took office and the Government’s response has proved spectacularly unsuccessful, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Annette King. “Figures released to me ... More >>
Does English control the Endeavour Trust?
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hon Bill English should now release the details of his family trust, with family names deleted as appropriate, so that the public can judge whether he controls it or not, Labour MP Pete Hodgson said. “Under rules confirmed by the Prime Minister’s ... More >>
Bollard calls for rebalancing of NZ economy
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Reserve Bank Governor Dr Alan Bollard has confirmed the need for active rebalancing of the New Zealand economy, says Labour Finance Spokesperson David Cunliffe. Reserve Bank projections show the current account deficit widening again to minus 7 percent ... More >>
Rural broadband plan raises serious questions
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has acknowledged the voices of rural New Zealand by announcing it will rollout broadband across rural New Zealand, but important questions must be answered quickly to allay industry concerns, Labour communications and IT spokesperson ... More >>
Better, Sooner, More Convenient? No, Indifferent
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has confirmed its complete indifference toward improving health outcomes for Pacific peoples, says Mangere MP Su’a William Sio. “Today, in Parliament, I tabled an Official Information Act request reply showing the Minister ... More >>
NZ one of the best in the world for business
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is delighted with New Zealand’s second place ranking in the World Bank Doing Business survey, Small Business Spokesperson Ross Robertson says. Mr Robertson said New Zealand’s regulatory environment has consistently ranked either No 1 or No ... More >>
Labour pledges to suspend tree felling law
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour today pledged to suspend and review the tree felling provisions contained in Clauses 52 and 151 of the RMA Bill passed through parliament under urgency late last night. "The public can stop the felling of Auckland trees by ensuring National ... More >>
