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Labour works w Government to improve road safety
Friday, 19 June 2009, 9:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party is pleased the Government has chosen to adopt commonsense law changes put forward by the Opposition that will give police greater powers to tackle the issue of drug impaired drivers, Trevor Mallard says. More >>
Soccer Match a Community Get Together
Friday, 19 June 2009, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson will host a screening of the Confederations Cup football game between New Zealand and Iraq this Sunday morning at the New Crossways Community Centre in Mt Victoria. The game starts at 6.30am. “This is a chance for ... More >>
Minister abandons DPB Mums already
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Paula Bennett’s promise to bring ‘ambition and goals’ to women on the DPB has been exposed as nothing but empty rhetoric in the wake of an $8.7 million cut to training incentive allowances for sole parents, says Labour’s Associate Development ... More >>
Wong backs away from fair pay statement
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Women’s Affairs, Pansy Wong, today backed away from commitments she made to the National Council of Women to work on fair pay for women, Labour’s spokesperson for Women’s Affairs, Sue Moroney says. More >>
English: Lion turns lamb
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English confirmed in Parliament today that representations from “three” or “four” major banks lay behind National’s change of emphasis on bank interest rates, Labour finance spokesperson David Cunliffe says. More >>
National Over-Egging the Home Insulation Package
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is over-selling the extent of its home insulation programme, details of which were announced today, says Labour's Energy Spokesperson Charles Chauvel. More >>
Fisheries Minister won’t support jobs for Kiwis
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley conceded today that increased employment for New Zealanders in the fishing industry was not a Government objective, says Labour’s Rural Affairs spokesperson Damien O’Connor. More >>
Brownlee Bumbles On
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Energy-efficient light bulbs are a must for New Zealand contrary to what the Minister of Energy believes Labour’s Energy spokesperson Charles Chauvel says. More >>
Pita Sharples creates another diversion
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If the problem is Maori students failing at school, sending them to university en masse will not fix the problem at its source, says Labour’s spokesperson for Maori Education Kelvin Davis. More >>
Cabinet paper: no confidence for national cycleway
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Papers released by Tourism Minister John Key’s office and the Tourism Ministry give no confidence that the vision of a cycleway the length of New Zealand will ever be anything more than a disconnected patchwork of small tracks, says Labour tourism ... More >>
Six months Paid Parental Leave on the Agenda
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 11:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Investing in building strong families is one of the most valuable things that Governments can do, which is why Labour Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney has drafted a Bill seeking an extension to Paid Parental Leave “Extending PPL allows parents ... More >>
National block votes to kill bill on liquor ads
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 9:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Party tonight used a block “conscience” vote to defeat a bill which would have put curbs on television liquor advertising. The bill’s sponsor, Labour MP Brendon Burns, says it was a disappointing result when New Zealanders were looking ... More >>
Labour welcomes report on emissions trading
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 9:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour welcomes a long-awaited economic modelling of climate change policy options, recommending an emissions trading scheme (ETS) as the best climate change policy response, Climate Change Issues Spokesperson Charles Chauvel says More >>
Warning to beware of passport scam
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 9:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Mangere MP Su’a William Sio is warning people to beware of passport scammers in New Zealand charging people more than $500 for fake visas. “If anyone has paid money over to this rogue group, you have been fooled. It’s a complete and utter ... More >>
English: Tolley’s cooked up Moroccan excuse
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English appears today to have confirmed that Education Minister Anne Tolley misled the public when she tried to defend her savage Budget cuts to Adult and Community Education services, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. ... More >>
Labour calls for calm in Iran
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter said he is aware many Kiwis with family or friends in Iran will be concerned about the escalating political situation following the disputed 12 June presidential election. More >>
Taxpayers pick up tab for Ryall’s point scoring
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An attempt by Health Minister Tony Ryall to score political points by cancelling a primary health conference earlier this year has cost taxpayers more than $100,000. Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “Documents show that taxpayers paid ... More >>
Collins leaves police to fend for themselves
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While Police Minister Judith Collins is running for cover and district police bosses are reluctant to cross the minister, frontline police are about to be denied the cars they need to do their jobs properly, says Labour law and order spokesperson ... More >>
Heaphy Track should open to mountain bikers
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 10:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Heaphy Track is a cycleway waiting to happen and should be open to mountain bikers next year, says Labour List MP Damien O Connor. “Indications are that after a long period of consideration and process the Kahurangi National Park Plan changes should ... More >>
‘Tough-talking’ Collins cowers in Parliament
Tuesday, 16 June 2009, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The refusal by Police and Corrections Minister to answer a question in Parliament today about a 10 percent cut to police resources shows she talks tough in public, but runs a mile when put under pressure, says Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton ... More >>
