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Bullying by Ministers and MPs a worrying trend

Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Associate Justice Spokesperson Charles Chauvel is lamenting what he labels a “worrying trend” emerging amongst Government MPs to engage in bullying. More >>

Bennett must front on process

Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Paula Bennett must come clean on exactly what process she followed before embarking on her intimidation campaign because it looks like a straight case of an abuse of power, says Labour Social Development spokesperson Annette King. More >>

Fundraising for Nats OK, But Banking Inquiry Not

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

Labour’s Chris Carter has contrasted Speaker Lockwood Smith’s refusal to allow a Select Committee room at Parliament to be used for the cross-party Inquiry into short term Bank interest rates with Ethnic Affairs Minister Pansy Wong’s questionable ... More >>

Closing date for submissions banking inquiry

Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The closing date for submissions to the multi-party inquiry into banking issues will be 31 August, six weeks after the inquiry was announced, Labour finance spokesperson David Cunliffe says. “There has been a growing history this year of insufficient ... More >>

Kiwis excel in the Rockies

Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Winning seventeen gold and silver medals at the recent International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) World Youth Championships is an outstanding result for the young athletes and for our nation, Labour’s Disability Issues spokesperson Lynne Pillay ... More >>

Sharples agrees to agree with National

Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 10:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The admission by Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples that he disagrees with funding cuts to the Adult Community Education programmes, but still voted for them in Budget 09, is evidence the Maori Party is little more than a plaything for National, says ... More >>

Transferring public school land into private hands

Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government is refusing to rule out transferring publicly owned school sites into private hands, Labour’s Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said today. “Minister of Education Anne Tolley today not only refused to rule out the transfer ... More >>

Labour to lodge privacy complaint over Bennett

Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Associate Justice Spokesperson Charles Chauvel plans to lay a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner over Paula Bennett’s clumsy and vindictive attempts to silence her critics. More >>

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

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 >>

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