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Labour condemns North Korean nuclear test
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter have described yesterday’s test of a nuclear weapon by North Korea as a provocative act which will do nothing to enhance security in East Asia or resolve tensions on the Korean ... More >>
"Taua le Gagana Samoa" - Samoan Language Week
Monday, 25 May 2009, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs, Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, spoke today at St Patricks College in Wellington as part of the nationwide events programme celebrating Samoan Language Week. Luamanuvao Winne Laban said that 60% of the Pacific ... More >>
Budget needs to focus on vulnerable groups
Monday, 25 May 2009, 10:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Youth Affairs spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says today’s successful Youth Jobs Summit in Wellington has reinforced awareness of how vulnerable groups “at the margins” are in a time of recession. “Young people certainly fit into this ... More >>
Covenant a major step forward
Monday, 25 May 2009, 10:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's spokesperson for Interfaith Dialogue Luamanuvao Winnie Laban has today hailed the signing of a covenant between the Methodist and Anglican churches in New Zealand as a major step forward in interfaith understanding. "Yesterday's events were about ... More >>
US agricultural subsidies highly regrettable
Monday, 25 May 2009, 10:06 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Trade spokesperson Maryan Street today urged the government to register the strongest possible protest with the US administration, after it announced plans to re-introduce subsidies for American dairy exports. “New Zealand also needs clarification ... More >>
Govt. must change its mind on Auckland Maori seats
Sunday, 24 May 2009, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must listen to Maori and change its mind on Maori seats on the Auckland super city council, says Labour Associate Maori Affairs spokesperson Kelvin Davis. More >>
Minister puts TVNZ profits ahead of jobs
Sunday, 24 May 2009, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman's insistence on better dividends from TVNZ in the face of a recession is now shown to be linked to job losses, says Labour's broadcasting spokesperson Brendon Burns. More >>
Bill provides for redundancy notice and pay
Sunday, 24 May 2009, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Associate Labour spokesperson Darien Fenton says that the increasing number of workers being dismissed without notice or redundancy compensation provides the motivation for her new members’ bill. More >>
Labour remembers Roh Moo-hyun
Saturday, 23 May 2009, 10:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has extended its condolences to the New Zealand Korean community, and to the people of South Korea, following the untimely death of former President Roh Moo-hyun. More >>
Shearer stays focused on Mt Albert issues
Friday, 22 May 2009, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The concerns of Mt Albert voters will continue to be the focus of Labour's Mt Albert candidate David Shearer as he campaigns towards the June 13 by-election. "I have spent the last month putting 100% into my campaign to win Mt Albert for Labour and ... More >>
Labour: Release Aung San Suu Kyi
Friday, 22 May 2009, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour calls on the military regime running Burma to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winning leader of Burma's National League for Democracy and the properly elected leader of Burma. "Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was elected in 1990 by ... More >>
National MP flip flops on Super City
Friday, 22 May 2009, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National MP Paul Hutchison’s call for the Franklin District Council to be excluded from the Super City is remarkable given he voted for legislation last week which will abolish the council, says Labour’s Local Government spokesperson George Hawkins. ... More >>
Super City steamroller cranks up a gear
Friday, 22 May 2009, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Auckland will for the first time be run by a non-democratically elected body as the Government continues its steamroller approach to ramming through major reforms without proper consultation, says Labour Party leader Phil Goff. More >>
Energy Policy in Disarray Under Brownlee
Friday, 22 May 2009, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee and his cabinet colleagues have the power to provide an immediate assurance to households that electricity prices will not rise further and they should exercise that power, Labour’s Energy Spokesperson Charles Chauvel ... More >>
More needs to be done to protect Otago jobs
Friday, 22 May 2009, 10:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Figures released today on the level of economic activity in the Otago region shows that the Government must do more to protect jobs in the region, Labour MP Clare Curran said today. More >>
Labour welcomes report on energy sector
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The report of the Commerce Commission into the pricing behaviour of the New Zealand power generation sector has been welcomed by Labour, Finance and Energy Spokespeople David Cunliffe and Charles Chauvel say. More >>
More needs to be done to protect local jobs
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Figures released today on the level of economic activity in Auckland shows that the Government must do more to protect jobs in the region, Labour’s Small Business Spokesperson Ross Robertson said today. “Many hardworking workers are becoming ... More >>
Lotu-liga, Joyce fail to respect Onehunga
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has still not guaranteed funding for stations on the Onehunga railway line more than two months after scrapping the Regional Fuel Levy, says Labour MP Carol Beaumont. “The re-commissioning of the Onehunga branch railway line has been ... More >>
Shearer concerned about rising unemployment
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Mt Albert candidate David Shearer is worried about the effects of rising unemployment on the local community. More >>
Government sidelines Rodney Hide on Super City
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Associate Local Government Minister John Carter has today confirmed Labour’s view that the Government believes Rodney Hide has mishandled the Super City reforms, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. “Mr Carter said on Radio ... More >>
