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Govt must help restore trust in financial system
Friday, 3 April 2009, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff today welcomed a commitment from the G20 country leaders to rebuild trust in the global financial system, but said the National Government must also play its part. The G20 Summit yesterday pledged action to combat tax havens, ... More >>
Chairman to Stand Down
Friday, 3 April 2009, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Palmerston North Labour Electorate Chairman Tangi Utikere has confirmed his intention to stand down at the local party’s Annual General Meeting in Palmerston North this weekend. He has held the position since being promoted from Secretary in 2007. During ... More >>
Dismissal of R&D credit proves Govt has no plan
Friday, 3 April 2009, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English’s dismissal of a research and development tax credit as an unaffordable luxury shows that the National Government has no credible plan for our economy, says Labour’s Research and Development, Science and Technology ... More >>
Slashing of TEC jobs a false economy
Friday, 3 April 2009, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s confirmation that 70 jobs are to be cut from the Tertiary Education Commission represents a backwards step in the drive to upskill New Zealanders, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street. More >>
What’s the story, Mr Finlayson?
Friday, 3 April 2009, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Chris Finlayson needs to front up on what is happening with the National War Memorial Park, Labour Wellington MPs Grant Robertson and Annette King said today. More >>
Tolley all talk on prioritising Early Childhood
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 5:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Anne Tolley has failed to stack up her claims in Parliament that early childhood education (ECE) is a high priority for her Government, Labour Associate Education (ECE) spokesperson Sue Moroney said today. "The Minister clearly has no ... More >>
Murkiness remains over Worth’s business interests
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Internal Affairs Richard Worth’s self-inflicted misery continues after it was revealed today that he has a shareholding in yet another Indian-focused company despite assuring the media yesterday that ‘I have resigned from everything, absolutely everything’. ... More >>
Tell us the full story Mr Ryall
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 5:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While Health Minister Tony Ryall is busy announcing plans to expand the North Shore Emergency Department, behind the scenes he is equally busy cutting services which were designed to keep people out of hospitals, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson ... More >>
Sixty years more in the cold under Nat’s policy
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A Parliamentary committee was told today it would take 60 years to insulate the rest of New Zealand homes if there is no increase in funding. The chief executive and chair of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority were appearing before the ... More >>
SuperGold Card safe for three years
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Senior Citizens Spokesperson Ross Robertson says he is delighted to have won a guarantee from Social Development Minister Paula Bennett that neither the SuperGold Card itself nor any of its benefits will be tampered with in this term of government. ... More >>
World Autism Awareness Day
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Today, World Autism Awareness Day, is a day for New Zealanders and the international community to reflect on the challenges children, young people and adults affected by autism face, says Lynne Pillay Labour spokesperson for Disability Issues. “Approximately ... More >>
Where is Fast Forward Fund replacement?
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s time the National Government honoured its promise of a “better” replacement for the New Zealand Fast Forward Fund, says Labour’s Research and Development, Science and Technology spokesperson Moana Mackey. More >>
Mangere: We are so proud of you Helen
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 10:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Mangere MP Su’a William Sio says the diverse communities in his electorate will be united in congratulating the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark for gaining the 3rd most powerful role in the United Nations as Administrator for the UN Development Programme. “Everyone ... More >>
National’s “do as I say, not as I do” PR
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s spin over the use of taxpayers’ money to run advertisements on new Government programmes or entitlements has been exposed as nothing but hypocrisy, says Labour Deputy Leader Annette King. More >>
Labour calls for better pay for cleaners
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour spokesperson Trevor Mallard, and Associate Labour spokespersons Darien Fenton and Carol Beaumont are calling for better pay for cleaners working in government buildings and central city buildings. They made the call after cleaners marched outside ... More >>
Thomson sacking proved to be an empty gesture
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The sacking of Otago DHB Chair Richard Thomson by Health Minister Tony Ryall last month was an empty, vindictive political gesture and has resulted in no changes at the board since, Dunedin South MP Clare Curran said today. “New Otago DHB Chair ... More >>
Bennett lets cat out of bag over SuperGold Card
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has confirmed there is no guaranteed future for SuperGold Card benefits or even for the card itself, says Labour Senior Citizens Spokesperson Ross Robertson. “The card is definitely under threat,” Ross Robertson ... More >>
Minimum wage rise leaves thousands out
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Darien Fenton is disappointed that thousands of vulnerable contractors will not receive the $12.50 an hour minimum wage from today. “While 50 cents an hour is a miserly increase, it is better than nothing for workers who are entitled ... More >>
Nats should get its electricity priorities sorted
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Gerry Brownlee's ministerial advisory group on the electricity sector has an impossible task, thanks to the National Government's failure to provide basic answers on what it expects from the system, Labour’s Energy spokesperson Charles Chauvel said today. ... More >>
High resolution rate - good policing, more police
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove today congratulated police for resolving 46.7 percent of crime last year, the highest crime resolution rate for a decade. More >>
