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Labour’s MPs to visit the West Coast

Friday, 13 March 2009, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s MPs will visit the West Coast next week as the party reconnects with New Zealand communities, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. “Labour will hold an all-day caucus retreat in Greymouth and will host an open community forum, where members ... More >>

Tolley fails to deliver on promised school funding

Friday, 13 March 2009, 9:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Education Minister Anne Tolley must act now to ensure the $30 million she has promised to four Upper Hutt Schools is actually delivered, says Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins. More >>

Govt’s hands-off approach to copyright not working

Friday, 13 March 2009, 9:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government’s hands-off approach to ensuring a workable code of practice is in place to resolve copyright issues may end up resulting in a quarter of internet service providers in New Zealand not adhering to the code, Labour spokesperson on ... More >>

Government’s ACC scaremongering exposed

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Nick Smith's attempts to manufacture a crisis in ACC are unravelling fast, Labour's ACC spokesperson David Parker said today. More >>

Defence Force Recruitment

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Recruitment into the New Zealand Defence Force is about to come to a grinding halt because they have run out of money, according to Labour’s Defence spokesperson, Pete Hodgson. More >>

Report on Auckland must be released asap

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour says the Government owes it to Aucklanders to release the report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance as soon as it receives it. More >>

Goff and Moroney push for pay equity

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour leader Phil Goff was today the first person to put his name to a petition launched by Women's Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney supporting pay equity and calling for the Government to honour pay investigations for school support staff and social ... More >>

Collins era fails to live up to its ‘promise’

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A notable criminal event seems to have occurred weekly since Judith Collins has held the Police and Corrections portfolios, and she needs to explain just how such criminal behaviour contributes to the Government’s “programme” to improve public ... More >>

Job and service cuts will hurt patients

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Health service cuts and job losses are happening as a direct result of Health Minister Tony Ryall’s directives that put budgets ahead of patients, Labour Party Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson said. More >>

Nat’s dumping of bill a blow for low paid workers

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Associate Labour spokesperson Darien Fenton says that Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson’s decision to discharge the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 3) which would have brought protections to casual, temporary and labour hire workers is yet another ... More >>

Roy – Outed & Routed

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy has been caught out telling pork pies – by her own officials, Labour Defence spokesperson Pete Hodgson says. Last year Heather Roy, then an opposition spokesperson for Defence, released a series of blistering ... More >>

Maori Affairs Min. won’t speak on Maori Affairs

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 9:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples performance in Parliament today will leave many Maori wondering what he thinks his job is, Labour’s Maori caucus says. More >>

Copyright Amendment Bill - ISP Account Termination

Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 Commencement Order (No 2) 2008 brings into effect section 92A of the Copyright Act 1994 on the 28th February 2009. This states: “Internet service provider liability “92A Internet service provider ... More >>

Govt must intervene constructively on copyright

Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 5:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

It’s time for the National Government to intervene and provide stability and certainty on copyright issues for rights holders, internet service providers, and New Zealanders who use the internet, Labour spokesperson on communications and IT Clare Curran said ... More >>