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Overwhelming support for keeping Ak assets public

Monday, 13 July 2009, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Poll results tabled by North Shore City at the super city select committee show high levels of support for keeping assets in public hands, says Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. Phil Twyford said his member's bill protecting community ... More >>

Banks out of step with Aucklanders

Monday, 13 July 2009, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Auckland City mayor John Banks appearing before the select committee this morning showed he was out of step with much of public opinion on aspects of the super city Bill, said Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>

Third version of cycleway still a $50m day dream

Monday, 13 July 2009, 10:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key has now released version three of his cycleway, says Labour tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis. “His original vision --- or daydream --- consisted of a cycleway running the length of the country,” Kelvin ... More >>

Government’s super city plan unravelling

Sunday, 12 July 2009, 5:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Government’s super city plan unravelling The National Government’s super city plan is slowly unravelling, with the Government now being forced to accept the new super city's local councils must have full powers and resources ... More >>

Threat to Fruit in Schools programme rotten

Sunday, 12 July 2009, 5:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government are continuing with their threat to remove the Fruit in Schools programme in 500 schools, Labour Health Spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>

National rates War Memorial as a low priority

Sunday, 12 July 2009, 5:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Veterans Affairs spokesperson Rick Barker says it is disgraceful that the Government can commit $50 million to Prime Minister John Key’s pet cycleway, but can’t guarantee the New Zealand War Memorial Park project will proceed. More >>

ING still has time to be a responsible corporate

Friday, 10 July 2009, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Bank and fund manager ING still has time to do what is right for angry investors with money in two of its frozen funds, Labour commerce spokesperson Lianne Dalziel said today. More >>

Profits before people under National

Friday, 10 July 2009, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National has proved it’s more interested in profits than people by allowing nearly 500 jobs at New Zealand Post to be cut while accepting millions of dollars in dividends from the State Owned Enterprise, Labour State Services Spokesperson Grant Robertson ... More >>

Super City assets not yours to sell Rodney

Friday, 10 July 2009, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Auckland’s assets belong to the ratepayers and it should be up to them to decide by referendum what happens to them, Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More >>

Genesis partner being wound down by receivers

Friday, 10 July 2009, 9:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government must reassure the public that State Owned Enterprise Genesis has not lost millions of dollars of taxpayers' money, Labour's Energy spokesperson Charles Chauvel says. More >>

Families left vulnerable by Government inaction

Thursday, 9 July 2009, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government needs to do more to help those who are losing their jobs in the recession, Labour Social Development spokesperson Annette King says. “The latest Vulnerability Report shows that 200,000 children are living in hardship and that number is expected ... More >>

Labour welcomes folic acid introduction

Thursday, 9 July 2009, 9:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour today welcomed news that the National Government is going ahead with the introduction of folic acid to bread, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>

Cmtte. report underlines Govt. irresponsibility

Thursday, 9 July 2009, 9:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Finance and Expenditure Committee’s own report on its examination of the Reserve Bank’s June monetary policy statement simply underlines the sheer irresponsibility of the committee in not proceeding with an inquiry into bank profits, says Labour ... More >>

Labour welcomes folic acid introduction

Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour today welcomed news that the National Government is going ahead with the introduction of folic acid to bread, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “Adding folate to bread is expected to reduce the number of children born with ... More >>

Select committee underlines govt irresponsibility

Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour welcomes sleepover decision

Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour MP Darien Fenton, Associate Labour Spokesperson is welcoming the Employment Court’s ruling that Disability Support workers are working when doing “sleepover” shifts and should be paid at least the hourly adult minimum wage for each such shift. More >>