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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 >>
Public will suffer under Nat’s pay freeze
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s short-sighted approach to freezing salaries for the public sector could put frontline services in jeopardy, Labour State Services Spokesperson Grant Robertson said. “National is already looking for 10 percent cuts in public services. ... More >>
Fall in murder rate in past nine years encouraging
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An annual murder rate that declined by almost 15 percent during the past nine years proves false claims by the Government that Labour was soft on crime, says Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More >>
Cullen leaving Parliament
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen announced today that he will be resigning from Parliament at the end of this month. “I will be taking up a position on 1 May as a director of New Zealand Post. I will take over as deputy chairman on 1 October ... More >>
NZ should support President Obama over nukes
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 10:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand, with its strong reputation for anti-nuclear activity, needs to work with US President Barack Obama in his drive to rid the world of nuclear weapons, says Labour's disarmament spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Key and English sending conflicting messages
Monday, 6 April 2009, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders need more certainty from the National Government about how it plans to fight the global recession, not conflicting messages from John Key and Bill English, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said today. More >>
Call for nominations in Mt Albert by-election
Monday, 6 April 2009, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party President Andrew Little is calling for nominations for the Mt Albert by-election, following the appointment of Rt Hon Helen Clark as Head of the UN Development Programme. Mr Little says Helen has given the people of Mt Albert outstanding service ... More >>
Local voices must not be lost "in the rush"
Sunday, 5 April 2009, 9:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Opposition Leader Phil Goff has called on the Government not to rush implementation of the Royal Commission’s proposals for Auckland, saying there are problems with local democracy that need more thought. More >>
Labour endorses Green Party Healthy Food Petition
Friday, 3 April 2009, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Education Spokesperson Chris Carter today joined Green MP Sue Kedgley at the launch of her petition seeking to overturn the National Government’s decision to no longer require schools to promote and sell only healthy food options. More >>
Asian community delighted at Clark’s appointment
Friday, 3 April 2009, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Chinese and other Asian communities are delighted at the appointment of former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark to the third most powerful role in the United Nations as Administrator for the UN Development Programme, says Chinese-born Labour MP Raymond ... More >>
Nats must urgently fix Wgtn child cancer service
Friday, 3 April 2009, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall must urgently investigate what’s gone wrong with child cancer services at Wellington Hospital, and reassure parents that systems are in place to ensure the service works for the region’s children, say Wellington MPs ... More >>
