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Fully fund Pathway to Partnership first
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
If Tariana Turia wants a more effective community and voluntary sector she should focus first on ensuring those groups providing essential services to families are fully funded, says Labour’s Voluntary and Community Sector spokesman Rajen Prasad. ... More >>
Social workers may go abroad in face of pay freeze
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Party’s short sighted approach to pay and conditions in the public sector could see social workers lured overseas, and New Zealand families missing out on critical services, Grant Robertson, Labour State Services Spokesperson said ... More >>
Minister of Health forces more frontline cuts
Monday, 13 April 2009, 8:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Southland and Otago District Health Boards are the latest to join the line cutting frontline health services in response to Government directives, says Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson. More >>
Broken promises will leave workers worse off
Saturday, 11 April 2009, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While making promises of tax cuts the centrepiece of their election campaign National never acknowledged to the public that in a worsening world economic recession that would inevitably involve borrowing to pay for them, Labour Leader Phil Goff says. More >>
League Tables for Primary Schools – a possibility!
Friday, 10 April 2009, 9:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Schools and parents should be worried by Education Minister Anne Tolley’s unconvincing assertions that primary school league tables will not be part of the education system, Labour Education spokesperson Chris Carter has said. More >>
Court decision must lead to democratic elections
Friday, 10 April 2009, 9:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff says that while Pacific countries might have hoped that the Court of Appeal decision declaring Fiji’s Interim Government unlawful would lead the government there to restore democracy, early actions by the President suggests ... More >>
For community – Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga should resign
Friday, 10 April 2009, 9:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
People of the Tamaki Maungakiekie deserve better representation than a sometime City Councillor, says locally based Labour MP Carol Beaumont. More >>
ETS uncertainty points to serious energy problems
Friday, 10 April 2009, 9:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The confusion and uncertainty created by National’s climate change policy is putting New Zealand’s energy security at risk, Labour’s Energy spokesman Charles Chauvel said today. More >>
It’s time for Key to sack Richard Worth
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Richard Worth has breached Ministerial guidelines with his inappropriate use of his diplomatic passport on his recent business trip to India and this gives John Key a real test of whether he is running a Government with clear ethical standards or ... More >>
Fale’ula o Samoa Challenges Community in Aotearoa
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP for Mangere, Su’a William Sio says that he welcomes and appreciates the challenges laid down by the delegation of ‘Fale’ula o Samoa’ to our families in Aotearoa that we should look to changing our cultural gifting practices and to ... More >>
Valedictory Speech Rt Hon Helen Clark
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 9:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
E te Kiingi Tuheitia, te Ariki Tumu, e nga iwi o te motu, e rau rangatira ma, teenaa koutou, teenaa koutou, teenaa koutou katoa. This speech is my last in this Parliament and that is something I view with a mix of emotions. Being a member of the New Zealand ... More >>
John Key must require his Minister to tell truth
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 5:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
ACC Minister Nick Smith has been caught out telling what looks like a series of falsehoods and the Prime Minister needs to hold him to account, says Labour MPs David Parker and Trevor Mallard. More >>
Public forum on liquor laws + Liquor Bill
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A public forum on liquor laws will be held next week in Dunedin by Labour MPs who say real potential for change is emerging to reduce alcohol problems in the city. Dunedin South MP Clare Curran today said that easy access to alcohol, through unrestricted ... More >>
Sharples smoke and mirrors stance on seats
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Pita Sharples’ outrage over the Government’s refusal to back Maori seats on the new Auckland Council rings hollow in light of the deal the Maori Party signed with National after the election, says Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesman Parekura Horomia. ... More >>
Pacific Island peoples views will get lost
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 9:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Pacific Island people living in Auckland should have been consulted on impacts of the SupeCity idea, Labour Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Luamanuvao Winnie Laban says. More >>
Pacific Island views will get lost in SuperCity
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 9:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Pacific Island people living in Auckland should have been consulted on impacts of the SupeCity idea, Labour Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Luamanuvao Winnie Laban says. More >>
Ministers overturn industry and official advice
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 9:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has ignored the advice of the broadcasting industry in confirming it has axed any further review of broadcasting competition, says Labour Broadcasting spokesperson Brendon Burns. Brendon Burns says the decision of Broadcasting Minister ... More >>
Govt denies democracy ramming through Ak decisions
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Government denies democracy, ramming through Auckland decisions without consultation The Government is ramming through without consultation decisions on Auckland governance that will result in a huge centralisation of power in the new Auckland SuperCity, ... More >>
Tolley’s chopper tour hardly value for money
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley’s use of a helicopter to get an ‘overview’ of Auckland’s tertiary sector was an unnecessary and cavalier use of taxpayers’ money, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. “Confirmation ... More >>
Minister of Health gets his facts wrong
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Health Tony Ryall was today caught misleading the public on travel allowances for patients, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson said. “Mr Ryall claimed in a media release that he had increased the National Travel Assistance allowance for ... More >>
