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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 >>
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 >>
