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Congratulations to council for saving festival
Friday, 13 February 2009, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Auckland City Council committee which has saved next month’s Pasifika festival deserves congratulating, after the disappointing move by some government agencies to withdraw funding, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Luamanuvao ... More >>
Vital community services under threat?
Friday, 13 February 2009, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Minister of Finance Bill English’s failure to guarantee future funding for community organisations means vital community groups could face funding cuts, Labour social development spokesperson Annette King said today. More >>
National’s broadband roll out will be ultra-slow
Friday, 13 February 2009, 8:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Confirmation today by Minister for Communications and Information Technology Steven Joyce that National’s plans to deliver ultra-fast broadband will take a year to create and a decade to deliver will send shockwaves through the industry, Labour ... More >>
National’s economic plan – copy and paste
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English has confirmed that National is bereft of fresh ideas for dealing with the economic downturn, Labour Finance spokesman David Cunliffe said today. More >>
Mangere To Hold National on Community Issues
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Pacific community’s meet and greet gathering with National Minister Hon. Georgina te Heuheu this Thursday at the Nga Tapuwae Community Centre will be a prime opportunity for the people of Mangere to hold National accountable on community issues says Labour ... More >>
Stop being so shifty Bill
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Finance Minister Bill English should be more upfront with the public about why the Government’s infrastructure package announced yesterday was so timid, Labour spokespeople on Housing, Transport and Education said today. More >>
Infrastructure ‘smoke and mirrors’ game confirmed
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Housing Minister Phil Heatley must explain why he told the public he was increasing the number of state houses being built this year to 519, when Housing New Zealand was appropriated the money to build 650 homes, says housing spokesman George Hawkins. More >>
Drip feed approach is too slow
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
More evidence has emerged that National is off target with its approach to dealing with the economic downturn, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>
Timid adoption of Labour housing plans, minus $1bn
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s decision to fast-track state housing construction work is a timid reflection of the economic stimulus initiatives outlined by Labour last year – except it’s dumped the major $1 billion home insulation plan, says Labour housing spokesman George ... More >>
Govt inaction = unemployment in Otago & Southland
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
For the second time in one week the National/Maori Party Government has turned its back on the South Island, Dunedin based Labour MP David Parker said today. More >>
Failure to invest in Auckland courts inexplicable
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party Courts spokesperson Rick Barker says an obvious oversight in National’s infrastructure package has been the failure to invest in additional court facilities for the greater Auckland area. More >>
Ryall displays arrogance - over Thomson
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall has decided he knows better than the public of Otago, said Dunedin North MP Pete Hodgson. More >>
Police Minister must front up on Hutt Valley
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Police Minister Judith Collins needs to guarantee to Hutt Valley people that they will get their fair share of extra police numbers, says Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins. More >>
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 >>
