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Cosgrove: Collins takes axe to police resources
Tuesday, 16 June 2009, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Police Minister Judith Collins so-called law and order crusade has been exposed for a hollow sham that denies police the resources they need to make communities safer, says Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. “She has continued to ... More >>
Fruit in schools needs to stay
Monday, 15 June 2009, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s threat to remove Fruit in Schools is a backward step that fails to recognise the importance of child health, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “Child health should be a priority for any government and threatening ... More >>
Oz wage catch-up starts with the cleaners
Monday, 15 June 2009, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Darien Fenton says that the National Government’s stated aim of reducing the income gap between Australia and New Zealand should start with the lowest paid workers in New Zealand. “Today is International Cleaners Day, and while cleaners ... More >>
National's failure to act on franchise regulation
Saturday, 13 June 2009, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s failure to address the lack of regulation in the small service orientated franchise sector is extremely disappointing, and displays a complete lack of understanding of the needs of this part of the sector, Labour Commerce spokesperson ... More >>
National raids the public purse again
Friday, 12 June 2009, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The entire public service is rapidly becoming another arm in the National Party's political machinery, Labour Internal Affairs Spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. "By forcing the Department of Building and Housing to pay for yet more political advice ... More >>
John Key's naïve tourism recipe
Friday, 12 June 2009, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tourism Minister John Key is suffering from the naïve delusion that if he builds something, tourists will flock to New Zealand to see it, says Labour Tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis. “First there was the national cycleway and now it's a Rugby World ... More >>
Millions sucked from cities under Super City plan
Friday, 12 June 2009, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Research revealing hundreds of millions of dollars will be sucked from Auckland’s cities and districts as a result of the Government’s flawed Super City plan underscores why it must be revisited and the second tier strengthened, says Labour’s Auckland ... More >>
Major letdown for overall tourism sector
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tourism Minister John Key’s promise of a major announcement at today’s Trenz 2009 conference, the tourism industry’s biggest annual event, turned out to be a damp squib for the overall sector instead, says Labour Party tourism spokesperson ... More >>
Proposals to axe free local calls still on aganda
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National are rapidly trying to distance themselves from a review that could see foreign ownership in Telecom increase and an end to free local calls, Labour communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More >>
Mallard supports McCully and Key
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government plans for the Auckland councils to help fund Rugby World Cup developments are being undermined by Rodney Hide’s push for councils to stick to core business, says Labour’s Rugby World Cup spokesman Trevor Mallard. More >>
Minister must clarify plans around council housing
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 11:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling on Local Government Minister Rodney Hide to spell out whether he considers council housing is a ‘core service’ for local government or not, says the party’s housing spokesperson Moana Mackey. “So far we appear to be getting ... More >>
Trade-offs under National’s decade of deferrals
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key and Bill English should come clean over the trade-offs New Zealanders will have to make because of National’s decade of deferrals to the New Zealand Super Fund (NZSF), Labour Finance Spokesman David Cunliffe said today. “Treasury head ... More >>
Super City makes Council water staff fear for jobs
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 11:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Council water staff in Auckland are concerned for their jobs after the new Super City integrated water company requested lists of staff including age, sex, salary levels, CVs, and whether staff are union members, says Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson ... More >>
Could this be the end of free local calls?
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 9:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government should front up if it’s seriously considering opening the way for full foreign ownership of our largest telecommunications company and the prospect of New Zealanders paying for local landline calls, Labour communications ... More >>
Petition to reinstate adult education funding
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 9:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is this week launching a nationwide petition calling on the Government to reverse its savage Budget cuts to Adult and Community Education services. The cuts kick in from January 1, 2010 and will result in a drop in funding to the sector of ... More >>
Speech Notes: Shearer - Discussion on Super City
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 9:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Communities In the last few weeks I have been travelling around the communities of Mt Albert. I’ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of people. And the theme that has come up again and again is that Mt Albert people want this to be about communities. ... More >>
Fees show costs blow out without democratic say
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 9:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Fees being paid to members of the Auckland Transitional Agency show that promises of efficiencies in the new super city are unlikely to be kept, Labour’s Mt Albert candidate David Shearer says. Members will be paid a thousand dollars a day, and ... More >>
Contribution of school support recognised
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 9:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour today paid tribute to the work of school support staff who provide essential assistance to young New Zealanders, Labour Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney says. “School support staff; include teacher aides, librarians, nurses, and sports ... More >>
Banks slammed in Select Committee report
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
In a rare move, Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee (FEC) today issued a hard hitting and bipartisan report criticising the New Zealand banking sector, Labour Finance spokesman David Cunliffe said today. More >>
Agenda to turn councils into corporations exposed
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s real Super City agenda has finally been exposed and reveals that hiding behind the plan for a unitary Auckland council is another radical restructuring plan to turn it into a corporation, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. “Local Government ... More >>
