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Smith admits cuts coming to ACC entitlements
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
ACC Minister Nick Smith today confirmed to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee that a bill he intends to introduce by the end of this year will cut ACC entitlements to workers, says Labour MP Darien Fenton. Associate labour spokesperson ... More >>
Twyford’s Bill to protect Ak’s public assets drawn
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford has introduced a Bill into Parliament to protect Auckland community assets from privatisation by requiring the new Auckland super city to hold a referendum if it wants to sell them. “No one trusts Rodney ... More >>
Customs resourcing crucial in the fight against P
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Customs Service and Dunedin Police should be congratulated for intercepting approximately $500,000 worth of pseudoephedrine, which originated from China, Labour Spokesperson for Customs Su’a William Sio said today. “The efforts of Customs ... More >>
Minister “back to square one” on Memorial Park
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 10:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Arts and Culture Minster Christopher Finlayson has admitted there is no guarantee that the New Zealand War Memorial Park project will proceed, Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson said. More >>
Dalziel: Debate on Medicinal Cannabis
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 10:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
I am sending this because I have seen the late news coverage and it did not represent the views of those of us that agree with the issue, but could not vote for the particular Bill because it couldn't be amended - it would need to be re-written. More >>
Insult to Injury for Disabled People
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 9:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“Disabled people’s voices in New Zealand have been shut down” says Lynne Pillay Labour Spokesperson for Disability Issues. More >>
Tolley fails to make the grade on Early Childhood
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 9:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government's only plan to increase participation in early childhood education is a watered-down version of the previous Labour Government's proposal to build early childhood facilities at South Auckland schools. More >>
Labour looks forward to consensus on foreshore
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 9:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour welcomes the report of the ministerial review panel into the foreshore and seabed and hopes that a broad consensus on the issue will be achieved, says Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesperson Parekura Horomia and Shadow Attorney General David Parker. More >>
Collins unconvincing on police cars
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government confusion over the number of new police cars for Counties Manukau doesn’t conceal the fact that the Government is not committed to providing police with the resources they need to do their job, says Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton ... More >>
Tolley refuses to bat for better tertiary ed
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is ignoring the growing need to make tertiary education a priority, says Labour Tertiary Education Spokesperson Maryan Street. “Anne Tolley today claimed at Select Committee that she had cut funding for Adult Community Education Courses ... More >>
Tolley refuses to bat for tertiary education
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is ignoring the growing need to make tertiary education a priority, says Labour Tertiary Education Spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
1000 Pasifika kids need to go to school
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The recently highlighted plight of over 1000 Pasifika children who are not allowed to go to school must be addressed immediately, says Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Pete Hodgson. More >>
Government MPs sink bank inquiry
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An inquiry into bank interest rates has been blocked by Government MPs on Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee. Labour and Green MPs on the committee supported an inquiry and say that until recently it seemed to have backing from Government ... More >>
Coleman biffs money and gets the biff
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Immigration Minister Jonathon Coleman has decided to appoint a new deputy chief executive for immigration when he already has one, Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Pete Hodgson says. More >>
Labour demonstrates bipartisan approach
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 11:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s determination to see an ETS with integrity introduced was behind its decision to support legislation delaying obligations for the forestry sector - but the Government must show the same leadership, says Labour’s Forestry spokesperson Mita Ririnui. ... More >>
Minister of Labour continues to mislead
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 8:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson seems oblivious to the thousands of women who have been disadvantaged by her closure of the Pay and Employment Equity Unit, says Labour Spokesperson for Women's Affairs Sue Moroney. “Today the Minister repeated her ... More >>
Regions suffer as frontline services go
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s promise that it would shift resources to the ‘frontline’ of the public sector is empty, as staff in regions across New Zealand are losing their jobs and services cut by cut, Labour State Services Spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Minister drops Disability Issues
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Paula Bennett’s announcement today that she has dropped her Disability Issues delegation is a belated recognition that she was never up to speed with the portfolio, Lynne Pillay, Labour Spokesperson on Disability Issues says. More >>
There’s nothing romantic in running down rail
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Nothing exposes the National Government’s inability to think beyond the short term more than its constant belittling of KiwiRail and its rail network, says Labour Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes. More >>
John Key’s naivety exposed
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key’s naivety over the issue of child abuse was exposed today, when he tried to suggest that raising awareness of child abuse was no longer necessary, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Annette King. “Mr Key was trying ... More >>
