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Speech: Goff - Progressive Governance Conference
Monday, 30 March 2009, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Over the last year, the world economy and international trade have contracted to a degree unprecedented since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. The World Economy is projected to shrink by 3% this year. World trade which for 30 years has been an ... More >>
National runs from key election pledge
Monday, 30 March 2009, 11:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s reneging on a core election pledge to force solo parents with little children into work or training is good news because it was bad policy, but its attempts to justify its u-turn don’t stack up, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson ... More >>
Capping courts staff bad news for victims
Sunday, 29 March 2009, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour courts spokesperson Rick Barker says it is a “sure to fail decision” to cap court staff numbers at the same time as allowing police and prison staff numbers to increase. More >>
Grow up and govern, Mr English
Sunday, 29 March 2009, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English's petulant attempt to blame Labour for the country's recession woes shows a man out of his depth and losing his cool under pressure, Labour Finance Spokesman David Cunliffe says. More >>
Cutting edge of education hits South Island
Sunday, 29 March 2009, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The entire South Island staff of the Tertiary Education Commission face losing their jobs this week in a move that Christchurch Central MP Brendon Burns says represents the first major cuts to South Island public service jobs. More >>
Summit calls for urgent action on NZAID
Friday, 27 March 2009, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A summit between a number of political parties and aid agencies has called on the Government to take urgent action on the future of NZAID and its priorities, Labour Associate Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phil Twyford said today. “I convened today’s ... More >>
Nats' commitment to renewable energy tokenistic
Friday, 27 March 2009, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Rodney District Council's decision to grant a resource consent for the construction of a gas-fired power station north of Auckland is further evidence that National has put New Zealand on an unsustainable energy path, says Labour energy spokesperson ... More >>
Focus must be on improving Auckland
Friday, 27 March 2009, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Auckland issues spokesperson Phil Twyford today said it’s time for all New Zealanders to reflect on the findings of the report from the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance to ensure our largest city prospers in the future. “I thank ... More >>
Law change on top public pay makes sense
Friday, 27 March 2009, 11:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff today renewed his call for a law change giving the Remuneration Authority the power to take economic conditions affecting wage movements of all New Zealanders into account when determining salaries of those in public office. “I ... More >>
Ryall’s spin on public service unravelling
Friday, 27 March 2009, 10:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of State Services Tony Ryall spin that National is only capping the public service is unravelling, Grant Robertson Labour State Services Spokesperson says, “Tony Ryall was forced to admit on Radio New Zealand this morning that his government ... More >>
Statement from a spokesman for Helen Clark
Friday, 27 March 2009, 8:43 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"Helen Clark is greatly honoured by the Secretary-General's nomination for the role of Adminstrator of the United Nations Development Programme. As the General Assembly has yet to meet on the matter, she will not be making any further comment ... More >>
Goff congratulates Clark on UN nomination
Friday, 27 March 2009, 8:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff today congratulated the Rt Hon Helen Clark on her success in being nominated to head the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). More >>
McCully says one thing and does another
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has misled the international aid donor community on his intentions to radically re-engineer New Zealand’s overseas aid programme, said Labour’s associate spokesperson on foreign affairs Phil Twyford More >>
Frontline health getting nothing from National
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Claims from Waikato DHB that it believes it has too many nurses make nonsense of claims from Tony Ryall that he intends to move staff to the frontline. More >>
National’s public service cap just PR spin
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The cuts to the public service already made by National make a mockery of the announcement today of a cap on the core public service, Labour’s State Services Spokesperson Grant Robertson says. More >>
Keeping Kiwis well low priority for National
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Health’s refusal to answer questions in Parliament about priorities in primary health care shows how little importance the National Government is placing on keeping Kiwis well, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson say. “Tony Ryall recently ... More >>
Goff to attend intl conference on global crisis
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 10:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff leaves today for a major conference in Chile at which leading politicians and economic experts will share ideas on ways to tackle urgent global issues such as the world economic and financial crisis. The two-day event, organised ... More >>
Public access to coast, rivers and lakes at risk
Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s plans to dilute legislative controls around the sale of land to overseas buyers puts public access to coastal areas, lakes and rivers at risk, says Labour’s associate finance spokesman David Parker. “New Zealanders have become ... More >>
Action needed on cigarette displays
Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s revelation that a 10-year-old working in a Hawkes Bay store sold cigarettes to other minors shows the urgent need to get cigarettes out of sight in shops, Labour Associate Health Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says. “This shocking incident ... More >>
Minister refuses to rule out further delays to ETS
Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith’s refusal in Parliament this afternoon to rule out further delays in the implementation of New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a cause for considerable alarm,” Labour’s Climate Change Issues spokesperson ... More >>
