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Time for Maori Party to stand up
Friday, 24 July 2009, 10:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is challenging the Maori Party to say whether it supports Labour’s call for families suffering a redundancy to get more financial help and to take a stand on the Don Brash appointment, say Nanaia Mahuta and Mita Ririnui. “Labour this ... More >>
Artist urged to get involved in bank inquiry
Friday, 24 July 2009, 9:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour list MP in Nelson Maryan Street is urging local artist Roger Griffiths to make a submission to the independent inquiry into banking, after his frustrating experiences with Westpac resulted in him withdrawing $190,000 in life savings. The ... More >>
Government jobs boast for Kopu Bridge questioned
Friday, 24 July 2009, 9:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has admitted that steel used in the construction of Kopu Bridge will come from overseas, thereby costing Kiwi companies jobs and potential earnings, says Labour's Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton. More >>
Government jobs boast for Kopu Bridge questioned
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has admitted that steel used in the construction of Kopu Bridge will come from overseas, thereby costing Kiwi companies jobs and potential earnings, says Labour's Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton. In Parliament today (23/7), ... More >>
National blocks move to remove provocation
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Party today stopped Labour's Justice Spokesperson, Lianne Dalziel, from advancing her bill to remove the partial defence of provocation. Ms Dalziel was seeking leave to place the bill on Parliament's order paper for debate, however the move ... More >>
Is Auckland Airport ownership about to take flight
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s weakening of legislative protection for strategically important infrastructure has opened the door for the gateway to New Zealand being sold to offshore investors, Labour’s Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker said today. More >>
Provocation defence should be consigned to history
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 9:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The partial defence of provocation is an anachronistic relic of New Zealand’s legal past and must be repealed, Labour’s Justice Spokespersons Lianne Dalziel and Charles Chauvel said today. More >>
Privatisation now on agenda, whatever the Nats say
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
When something looks like privatisation, sounds like privatisation and smells like privatisation, the chances are it is privatisation, says Labour SOE spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. Clayton Cosgrove said that while State Owned Enterprises Minister ... More >>
English confirms National’s privatisation agenda
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
English confirms National’s privatisation agenda The Finance Minister has confirmed that moves towards greater efficiency in the public sector are a smokescreen for increasing privatisation in the public service, Labour’s ... More >>
It’s people, not pixies, Mr Key
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key needs to explain why he so dismissively rejected the plight of people like Helensville man Bruce Burgess whose redundancy may have shattering consequences for him and his wife, Labour Social Development Spokesperson Annette ... More >>
Another nail in the coffin of slave labour
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A bill to ban imports made from slave labour, sponsored by Opposition Trade Spokesperson Maryan Street, has been drawn from Parliament’s Members’ Bills ballot today. More >>
It’s about NZers, Mr English, not politicians
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s arrogant dismissal of a cross-party inquiry into banking profits as pointless is, in fact, a dismissal of the concerns of thousands of New Zealand families and businesses, says Labour finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. The cross-party ... More >>
Urgent debate sought on productivity taskforce
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is seeking an urgent debate in Parliament today to give New Zealand the opportunity to scrutinise exactly how National and Act are planning to address productivity, Labour’s Associate Finance Spokesman David Parker said today. “There are growing ... More >>
English confirms National’s privatisation agenda
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 11:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Finance Minister has confirmed that moves towards greater efficiency in the public sector are a smokescreen for increasing privatisation in the public service, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. “Despite John Key’s election ... More >>
National gives up on banking
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 9:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has given up on the search for solutions on banking, says Labour finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. David Cunliffe said Finance Minister Bill English and Prime Minister John Key had both been enthusiastic advocates earlier ... More >>
Tolley falling short on Early Childhood Education
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Anne Tolley is falling short on her "top priority" of increasing participation in early childhood education, Labour’s Early Childhood Education spokesperson Sue Moroney says. “Today's announcement that the Government is only ... More >>
Nats refuse to rule out privatisation of services
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s plan to privatise public services and cut jobs in the public sector is now clear, Labour State Services Spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “In Parliament today Tony Ryall refused to rule out privatisation in health, education ... More >>
Labour will keep Super as it is - will National?
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is committed to keeping both the current age of eligibility and entitlement level for New Zealand Superannuation, Opposition Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said today. “Labour is committed to retaining the age of eligibility at 65 and ... More >>
Congratulations to Samoa for World Cup Qualifier
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Congratulations to Manu Samoa for winning a qualifying spot at the Rugby World Cup 2011, says Labour MP Su’a William Sio. More >>
Key’s attacks ignore realities facing households
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key’s attacks on Labour’s proposal to provide more support to laid-off workers during the recession by suspending income testing of their spouses income is shocking, says Mangere MP Su’a William Sio. More >>
