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Disappointment at Speaker’s ruling on Inquiry
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Finance Spokesperson David Cunliffe says he will approach Parliament’s Speaker again following Dr Lockwood Smith’s decision to deny a request from Labour, the Greens and the Progressives to use a room in Parliament to hear public submissions ... More >>
Coleman ignores mental health services
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Mental health services have fallen off the Government’s radar, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson said. “Associate Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman today claimed the Government had scrapped a target aimed at improving mental health services because ... More >>
Eureka gets off high horse, others should follow
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A decision by Christchurch-based Eureka Trust to stop using pokie money to fund horse racing is a welcome development which other similar trusts should follow, Labour’s MP for Christchurch Central Brendon Burns says. More >>
Aged care needs greater Government focus
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s elderly deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, which is why earlier this year I proposed that MPs hold an inquiry into elderly care in this country, Associate Health Spokesperson Luamanuvao Winnie Laban said. More >>
Key’s backpedalling on cycleway jobs
Monday, 27 July 2009, 5:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s promise that his cycleway would create 3700 jobs has been brought back to earth today, and proves National is not doing enough to tackle rising unemployment, Labour Leader Phil Goff said. More >>
Boat safety courses another casualty of ACE cuts
Monday, 27 July 2009, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton says she is dismayed that Boatmaster Certificate and New Zealand Day Skipper courses are among the many community-provided courses that will be axed because of the Government’s cuts to Adult and Community ... More >>
Key’s plan contradicts Hide’s ‘core services’
Monday, 27 July 2009, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Key’s plan for councils to help pay cycleway bill contradicts Hide’s ‘core services’ John Key’s plan to ask councils to pick up some of the tab for his cycleway project totally contradicts his Local Government Minister’s plans for ... More >>
Key’s backpedalling on cycleway jobs
Monday, 27 July 2009, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s promise that his cycleway would create 3700 jobs has been brought back to earth today, and proves National is not doing enough to tackle rising unemployment, Labour Leader Phil Goff said. More >>
What about Pasifika trade training initiatives?
Monday, 27 July 2009, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour has welcomed the Government’s plans to expand Maori trade training initiatives, but where are the plans for Pacific People, asks Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Luamanuvao Winnie Laban. The InfraTrain industry training deal which will see 250 ... More >>
Labour urges boldness on carbon reduction target
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 9:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It is better to be bold than to be timid when setting New Zealand's 2020 carbon pollution reduction target, says Labour's Climate Change Issues spokesperson Charles Chauvel. More >>
Super city water needs accountability
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 9:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must give urgent consideration to protecting Auckland ratepayers from the super city's new monopoly water company, says Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Secret polytechnic plan a backwards step
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 9:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s secret plan to take the scalpel to polytechnic governing councils is a short-sighted and backwards step, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
Labour welcomes expansion of Maori trade training
Friday, 24 July 2009, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour welcomes the expansion of the Maori trade training initiative announced yesterday, says Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesperson Parekura Horomia. “The InfraTrain industry training deal which will see 250 Maori gain skills, qualifications and jobs in the ... More >>
Expect more strikes over redundancy pay
Friday, 24 July 2009, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Associate Labour spokesperson Darien Fenton says today’s strike by Telco workers throughout the country seeking redundancy protection highlights the problem of having no statutory redundancy entitlements. “The Government has shown no interest in ... More >>
Rodney’s super-sized super city blunder
Friday, 24 July 2009, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Rodney Hide’s most recent super-sized super city blunder is yet another example of why his reform plans have met with such widespread scepticism, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. Radio New Zealand reported today that: ... More >>
Pleased Nats continues sexual violence law work
Friday, 24 July 2009, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is welcoming the Government’s plans to continue working to reform sexual violence legislation in New Zealand, says Labour’s Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel. More >>
Labour condemns arrest of Methodist leaders, Fiji
Friday, 24 July 2009, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson Chris Carter has condemned the arrest of Methodist church leaders in Fiji. “This is an attack on the freedom of Fijian people and will only further isolate the military rulers from the rest of the world and create ... More >>
English’s foreign investment case doesn’t stack up
Friday, 24 July 2009, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Finance Minister’s argument that New Zealand needs more foreign investment because Kiwis don’t save enough is laughable given National’s gutting of Kiwisaver, Labour’s Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker said today. More >>
New Zealanders want action on pay equity
Friday, 24 July 2009, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders are sending the Government a clear message that they want action on pay equity, Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney says. “Yesterday I was presented with 10,000 more signatures on a petition supporting pay equity. ... More >>
Sir Roger’s influence on Govt’s local body agenda
Friday, 24 July 2009, 11:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
It is now clear the Government’s local government agenda owes much to the philosophy of ACT founder Sir Roger Douglas, said Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. “At the super city select committee today Sir Roger modestly denied his ... More >>
