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Lost Opportunities for Healthy Homes
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Significant crisis requires significant action
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Finance Minister’s admission that New Zealand faces “the most significant economic crisis in 90 years” needs to be backed up with a significant plan to get ordinary Kiwis through it, Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said today. More >>
Infrastructure plan disappointment for Auckland
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says that today’s National Government infrastructure plan contains nothing but disappointment for Auckland. More >>
Intl Community Must Protect Civilians in Sri Lanka
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The international community must come together to put pressure on both sides of the Sri Lankan conflict to stop the killing of innocent civilians, Grant Robertson, Labour’s Associate Foreign Affairs Spokesperson said today. More >>
Pacific community needs concrete commitments
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Pacific community will expect more than a “meet and greet” with its new Pacific Island Affairs Minister Georgina te Heuheu tomorrow - it will want firm commitments on a range of fronts, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Luamanuvao ... More >>
Education Stimulus pack mostly recycled material
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The announcement today by Anne Tolley of increased investment in schools contains little new spending and appears to be mostly a re-launch of Labour’s 2008 Budget for education, Education Spokesperson Chris Carter has said. More >>
Hughes: Transport ‘plan’ just business as usual
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s plan to spend at most an extra $40 million a year over the next three years on state highway maintenance and renewal work amounts to little more than business as usual, says Labour’s transport spokesperson Darren Hughes. More >>
It’s time for a real plan
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders deserve a bold and comprehensive plan to get the country through the economic downturn rather than the infrastructure “tinkering” announced by the Government, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>
Disappointment in Govt’s attitude to disability
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government is showing its true colours with its lack of commitment to disabled people, says Lynne Pillay Opposition Disability Issues Spokesperson. More >>
Critical funding issues facing Community Law Cntr
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel today welcomed the government’s intention to find a solution to the impending Community Law Centre funding crisis. More >>
Come on Kate, do your job and come clean
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson’s refusal to give straight answers to any questions in the House today was a staggering performance for a minister, says Opposition Labour spokesman Trevor Mallard. More >>
National should now disclose official advice
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour leader Phil Goff says National must immediately release all advice from officials on justice bills it is tabling in Parliament this week, following Prime Minister John Key’s assurance in Parliament today that it is “concealing” nothing. More >>
Why aren’t the Nats consulting the Maori Party?
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister John Key needs to explain his admission that the Maori Party wasn’t properly consulted on the Government’s minimum wage decision, says Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesman Parekura Horomia. More >>
National should bring forward infrastructure
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government infrastructure programme being announced today should include roading, rail, sewerage, school property upgrade and state house construction and retrofitting projects that can begin quickly, say Labour’s transport and infrastructure and ... More >>
National can bring forward wide range of projects
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government infrastructure programme being announced today should include roading, rail, sewerage, school property upgrade and state house construction and retrofitting projects that can begin quickly, say Labour’s transport and infrastructure and ... More >>
Release Broadband policy now Mr Joyce
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government must release its broadband plan in the interests of industry stability, says Labour communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. More >>
Maori Party fails our whanau
Monday, 9 February 2009, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Maori Party must explain how it can reconcile today’s pitiful minimum wage announcement with its election promises of an increase to $15 an hour, says Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesman Parekura Horomia. More >>
Labour Welcomes Maori Conservation Cadetship
Monday, 9 February 2009, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Conservation spokeswoman Steve Chadwick is welcoming today’s launch of the Tauira Kaitiaki Taiao conservation cadetship, saying it’s pleasing the new government is supporting the Labour initiative. More >>
Strong NZ support for Helen Clark’s bid for UN job
Monday, 9 February 2009, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour leader Phil Goff says he has received strong expressions of support from across New Zealand for Helen Clark’s bid to head the United Nations Development Programme in New York. More >>
Workers need more than 9 cents an hour
Monday, 9 February 2009, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff has today called on the Government to increase the minimum wage paid to New Zealand’s lowest paid workers to $13 an hour. "If National provides for only the minimal increase recommended by the Department of Labour from $12 to ... More >>
