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Name the date, Mr Joyce
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 9:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s taken National nine months to come up with a proposal that looks remarkably like Labour’s pre-election programme for delivering ultrafast broadband, Labour Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. “Labour welcomes today’s ... More >>
Diabetes services in disarray
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health cuts are now impacting across the spectrum for all health services associated with diabetes, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “Since becoming Minister of Health Tony Ryall has presided over the removal of healthy guidelines in school ... More >>
Tolley snubs Adult Learners’ Week
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 10:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Anne Tolley’s lack of commitment to adult learning was laid bare in Parliament today when she admitted she’d snubbed three invitations to attend Adult Learners’ Week events, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. “Events ... More >>
Government must come clean on state house sales
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 10:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing Minister Phil Heatley has today confirmed up to 40,000 state houses will be made available for sale, but has given no guarantees that each house sold will be replaced, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey. “He must give a ... More >>
Boy racers law needs to be as tough as possible
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove says he is concerned that the Vehicle Confiscation and Seizure Bill does not go far enough to toughen up existing legislation on boy racers. “Labour has always been prepared to work with the Government ... More >>
Huo to back Asian advisory board for Super City
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Asian engagement in decisions that affect their lives in Auckland Super City is essential, says Labour Associate Ethnic Affairs spokesperson Raymond Huo. He has drafted an amendment to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill to establish an Asian Advisory ... More >>
Double Talk from National on Emissions Trading
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National has engaged in sneaky behaviour around the Emissions Trading Scheme, Labour’s Climate Change Spokesperson Charles Chauvel says. “National’s decision to cut Labour out of ETS negotiations is both disappointing and surprising given comments ... More >>
Ryall gags Ministry advice on water health risks
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 11:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall is refusing to release advice from the Ministry of Health that is believed to be critical of the Government’s delays to improving drinking water standards, says Labour water quality spokesperson Brendon Burns. An Official ... More >>
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 >>
