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Tolley’s calls essential programmes “hobby” course
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Anne Tolley is trying to dismiss the contribution of adult and community education providers as “hobby” courses in order to avoid owning up to the effect of her budget cuts said Labour Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Maryan ... More >>
Rejection of advice on purchase advisors cynical
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government rejection of official advice to pay $2000-a-day private purchase advisers like Graeme Scott out of ministerial funds shows how far National is down the track of politicising the public service, says Labour Internal Affairs spokesperson Chris ... More >>
Workers should be very afraid
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 11:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Workers should be very, very afraid about the Government’s decision to review the Holidays Act given its track record to date, says the Labour Party’s Labour Spokesperson Trevor Mallard. More >>
Jobs and habitat protection cut in conservation
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 10:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Significant cuts to the Department of Conservation budget will result in job losses and degradation of natural habitats, Labour Conservation Spokesperson David Parker says. More >>
Key lacks leadership
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 10:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The inevitable resignation of Dr Richard Worth has occurred several months too late, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. “The Prime Minister had ample reason to sack his Minister months ago but lacked the necessary leadership to do so,” Phil Goff ... More >>
Regional museums funding slashed
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 9:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National has effectively white-washed the vibrant palette of New Zealand and the regions will languish once again in an arts void due to cuts to the Regional Museums funding policy, said Labour Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Steve Chadwick. ... More >>
New Zealand rated most peaceful nation
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 9:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand has been named the world's most peaceful nation by an international think tank; this is a credit to nine years of Labour Government under former Prime Minister Helen Clark Labour Associate Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phil Twyford says. The ... More >>
New Zealanders don’t believe Key’s Super guarantee
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders agree that National’s gutting of the Super Fund will lead to lower Superannuation benefits in the future, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. A New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development post-Budget ShapeNZ survey has ... More >>
Bennett misled sector over social services funding
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Paula Bennett has actively misled the community and voluntary sector over the vital Pathways to Partnership fund, which has been stripped over $100 million, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Annette King. “The Social Development Minister ... More >>
No cost of living increase for health workers
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Health Tony Ryall has confirmed that there will be no increases in salaries for frontline health workers under his Government, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “Doctors, nurses, midwives and other frontline health workers will ... More >>
Local communities need better public transport
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Public transport across Auckland needs an upgrade, but it won’t get the attention it needs because of cuts by the National government, Labour’s Mt Albert candidate David Shearer says. He says Auckland will be let down by news that public transport ... More >>
National gives up on overseas aid targets
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 10:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National has walked away from a 30 year commitment by successive New Zealand governments to the international spending target on overseas aid precisely at the time poor countries need help dealing with the global economic crisis, says Labour Associate Foreign ... More >>
McCully & Key missing in action on refugee crisis
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 9:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Government needs to have a stronger voice in championing the cause of the 250,000 Tamil civilians currently being held in Northern Sri Lanka following the successful campaign against the LTTE by the Sri Lankan military. “Foreign Minister ... More >>
Teachers and students let down in Budget
Monday, 1 June 2009, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government has taken the knife to four professional development programmes for early childhood education, Labour Early Education Spokesperson Sue Moroney says. More >>
McCully and Key missing in action on refugee
Monday, 1 June 2009, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Government needs to have a stronger voice in championing the cause of the 250,000 Tamil civilians currently being held in Northern Sri Lanka following the successful campaign against the LTTE by the Sri Lankan military. More >>
More cuts to come for public services
Monday, 1 June 2009, 11:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Budget makes clear that New Zealanders will be facing cuts to public services far beyond those already announced by the National Government, Labour State Services Spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Goff: Superannuation entitlements will be cut
Monday, 1 June 2009, 11:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Nationals’ claim that it can stop funding superannuation but keep paying current levels of entitlements is fundamentally dishonest, says Labour Leader Phil Goff. More >>
Cuts to education & training won’t help
Monday, 1 June 2009, 11:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The cuts to education and training announced in the Budget will do nothing to pull New Zealand out of the recession, say Maryan Street and Carmel Sepuloni, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokespeople. More >>
Release details on insulation package now
Monday, 1 June 2009, 10:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government must urgently release practical details of how and when its home insulation package will be available for the people who need it most, Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran said today. More >>
Goff pays tribute to a worthy leader
Sunday, 31 May 2009, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff today paid tribute the vision and leadership of Jeanette Fitzsimons and congratulated Metiria Turei on her selection has the Green Party's new Co-leader. More >>
