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Te Matatini launch heralds a fabulous festival
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 11:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Today’s Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival launch signals this year’s competition will again be fiercely contested, say Labour leader Phil Goff and Maori Affairs spokesman Parekura Horomia. More >>
Govt must invest in prevention-based solutions
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 11:18 am | New Zealand Labour Party
If the Government really wants to turn around the high rates of young Maori offending then it must invest in prevention-based solutions, said Labour’s Associate Maori Affairs spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Ryall on his own
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 9:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Respect for Health Minister Tony Ryall has sunk on the back of his decision to sack Richard Thomson as chair of the Otago District Health Board, according to Dunedin North MP Pete Hodgson. More >>
National preparing to break public service promise
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 8:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s policy to “cap” core public sector staffing is nothing more than a sham, Labour’s spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. More >>
Labour supports constructive solution on copyright
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 4:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour spokesperson for Communications and Information Technology Clare Curran is calling on the Government to be proactive to facilitate agreement on a draft code of practice between internet service providers and copyright holders. More >>
Bill English’s eyes are off the ball
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 11:24 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Bill English’s admission that he’s not receiving regular updates on the worsening state of the economy should be a concern to all New Zealanders, Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said today. More >>
National needs to show leadership on Games study
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 11:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to show leadership on a potential Auckland bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, or otherwise the opportunity will fail by default, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
International Parliamentary Code of Ethics
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 10:03 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Ross Robertson is to attend a GOPAC (Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption) meeting in London later this week to assist in the progression of an internationally applicable Guidebook on Parliamentary Ethics. More >>
Budgeting services funding cut in a recession???
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 5:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders facing job losses and increased economic hardship will find it baffling that the Government is refusing to rule out budget advisory services funding cuts, says Labour social development spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Govt signals for broadcasting distressing
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s first signals on future broadcasting policy are not encouraging for public service television or regional New Zealand, says Labour’s broadcasting spokesman Brendon Burns. More >>
National sets dangerous precedent
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The sacking of the Otago District Health Board chairman sends a message to organisations that the National government will fire anyone who discovers wrong doing, Dunedin North MP Pete Hodgson says. More >>
Turn up and front up, Mr English
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe today called on Finance Minister Bill English to come clean on the use of specific and contingent fiscal risks in the budget process. More >>
National will “cut” not “cap” public service jobs
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has confirmed National’s policy to cap public service has been thrown out the window, Labour State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. More >>
WINZ sends indebted families to loan sharks
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Social Development must explain why her agency is urging indebted families to borrow more money and pawn their belongings, says Labour Social Development spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Government must give Fisher and Paykel assurance
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must make its position on Fisher and Paykel clear after the mixed messages it has given today, says Economic Development spokesman Trevor Mallard. More >>
Will private schools "asset strip" state schools?
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National needs to make its policy on using taxpayer funds for private schools clear, Labour Education spokesperson Chris Carter said. More >>
Brownlee short-sighted about Auckland Games study
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 10:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee’s decision to can a $500,000 study into the feasibility of Auckland staging the 2018 Commonwealth Games is incredibly timid and short-sighted, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
Boot camps won’t reduce youth offending
Monday, 16 February 2009, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s boot camp plans do little to address the underlying causes of youth offending and will fail to tackle the issues confronting the struggle streets John Key promised to eradicate, says Labour social development spokesperson Annette King. More >>
Is National about to break public service promise?
Monday, 16 February 2009, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson is concerned that possible lay offs at the National Library are a sign of things to come in the public service. More >>
Collins heading down ideological track on prisons
Monday, 16 February 2009, 11:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Running prisons is core government business in the same way as Police and Defence, Labour’s law and order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove and former Associate Corrections Minister Mita Ririnui say. More >>
