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Where is the promised elective surgery plan?
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The launch today of National’s so-called plan on elective surgery is nothing more than smoke and mirrors and once again shows the Government has no real plan of action, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More >>
Labour MPs support first Pink Shirt Day in NZ
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 9:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Rainbow Caucus MPs are today donning appropriately coloured shirts in support of the country’s first ever Pink Shirt Day, designed to highlight the need to prevent bullying in schools. More >>
Will students also have to repay loans faster?
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to introduce a student bonding scheme raises questions about whether it will also adopt proposals to make students repay their loans faster, says Tertiary Education spokeswoman Maryan Street. More >>
Silver in Slalom for Kiwi Adam Hall
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The ICP Alpine World Championships are currently underway in South Korea. The Championships bring together over 280 athletes from 25 competing nations. This year New Zealand’s only representative – Adam Hall, from Otago, won the silver medal in the slalom. More >>
Is the Super Fund safe in John Key’s hands?
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 11:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
John Key should come clean and tell New Zealanders what National’s real intentions are with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>
Chauvel Represents NZ At Partnership Against AIDS
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 10:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today in Sydney, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lowy Institute launched a new regional partnership - the Pacific Friends of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The partnership's focus will be to fund projects in the ... More >>
Need for independent dispute tribunal on copyright
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour spokesperson on communications and IT Clare Curran today called for an independent tribunal to be established by the Government to solve copyright disputes and resolve the differences of opinion between rights holders and internet service providers ... More >>
What about New Zealanders, Mr English?
Monday, 23 February 2009, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English needs to front up and tell New Zealanders which essential services they will now have to do without, Labour’s spokesperson on State Services Grant Robertson said today. More >>
Petition opposing police merger launched
Monday, 23 February 2009, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins and Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy launched a petition opposing the merger of the Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt police districts last week. The pair met outside the Upper Hutt police station to be the first to put their signatures ... More >>
Minister needs to support clinical improvements
Monday, 23 February 2009, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Health Tony Ryall needs to ensure all appropriate resources are being put into helping DHBs improve health outcomes, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson said. More >>
Fitzsimons’ contribution considerable
Monday, 23 February 2009, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jeanette Fitzsimons’ contribution to New Zealand politics has been considerable and will be acknowledged both for her strong and enduring voice on “green” politics and for the integrity with which she acted, says Labour leader Phil Goff. More >>
Labour welcomes progress on India FTA
Sunday, 22 February 2009, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The decision of the New Zealand and Indian governments to begin negotiations towards a Free Trade Agreement is the culmination of many years’ work by ministers and officials from both countries, Labour’s Trade spokesperson Maryan Street said today. More >>
MPs pay tribute to 28th Maori Battalion veterans
Friday, 20 February 2009, 5:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour leader Phil Goff and Maori Affairs spokesman Parekura Horomia today paid tribute to members of the 28th Maori Battalion who gathered at Putiki Marae for their annual reunion. More >>
National, come clean over public sector pay freeze
Friday, 20 February 2009, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Tony Ryall should come clean over his plans to freeze public sector salaries over the next three years, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. More >>
Wong fails to stand up for equal pay for women
Friday, 20 February 2009, 10:40 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Women's Affairs Pansy Wong has failed to advocate for fairness for New Zealand women at work, Labour spokesperson on Women's Affairs Sue Moroney MP said today. More >>
Government has to act now on copyright
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Despite official advice on the importance of finding a solution to the copyright issue, the National Government today missed an opportunity to take steps in that direction when it refused leave for an Amendment Bill to the Copyright Act to be ... More >>
Pacific people need strong representation
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Party politics should have been put aside in the best interests of Pacific Island people Labour Pacific Affairs spokesperson Luamanuvao Winne Laban says. More >>
No brighter future for toddlers
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Education Minister Anne Tolley must explain the rationale of scrapping improved staffing ratios for early childhood education says Labour early childhood education spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>
Public discussion on Carisbrook welcomed
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Dunedin South MP Clare Curran said today that she totally welcomed the opening of public discussion about the future of the Carisbrook site and called on the South Dunedin and Caversham communities to get involved and have their say. More >>
The Government must commit to Te Matatini funding
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
There is speculation at least one government agency will pull its funding from the national kapa haka festival and after similar actions put the Pasifika festival in jeopardy, the Government must give an assurance it is committed to funding Te Matatini, ... More >>
