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A day for celebration and reflection

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 11:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesman Parekura Horomia says he’s looking forward to this year’s Waitangi Day celebrations and encourages all New Zealanders to reflect on the concept of partnership symbolised by the Treaty. More >>

Labour welcomes progress on draft code

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 10:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour MPs today welcomed the release of a draft code by the Telecommunications Carriers Forum (TCF) that would manage how Section 92A of the Copyright Act would apply. More >>

Trade Minister hamstrung by own Government

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 9:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Spokesperson on Trade, Maryan Street, welcomed Trade Minister Tim Groser on his return from a challenging overseas mission, but has questioned why his own government has put him in such a difficult position. More >>

Labour grieves for steward and 2008 candidate

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The sudden death of Eamon Daly, President of the Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA) and 2008 Labour Party list candidate, has shocked and saddened the Labour Party. More >>

Doing little to address student under-achievement

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Today’s announcement by Education Minister Anne Tolley that successful schools will be reviewed by ERO every 5 years while struggling schools will be reviewed more frequently, sends mixed messages. More >>

Where is the National Govt on Sri Lankan conflict?

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Associate Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Grant Robertson today called on the National Government to make a statement about the conflict and emerging humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka. More >>

A few small useful steps – but more is needed

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Today’s announcements by the Prime Minister to help small and medium sized businesses are small useful initiatives, but underwhelming given the economic challenge New Zealand is facing, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. More >>

Scrapping Government Shared Network backward step

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 9:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Scrapping the Government Shared Network (GSN) is a backward step at a time when the National Government should be supporting information technology projects, Labour MPs said today. More >>

So is Otago worse or not?

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The question for Health Minister Tony Ryall is not whether the Otago DHB was defrauded, but whether the audit, risk and fraud awareness systems at Otago were materially worse than other DHBs. More >>

Nats wind back progress on staffing ratios

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s plans to axe new early childhood adult:child ratios appear to fly in the face of its pre-election push for improved ratios in the sector, says Labour’s Early Childhood spokesperson Sue Moroney. More >>

Goff gets assurances from banks on hardship cases

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Phil Goff has today hosted talks with a number of Chief Executives from New Zealand’s major retail banks. “I wanted to hear what help banks could give New Zealanders who are facing negative equity and genuine hardship in struggling ... More >>

Nats change law, but where’s the projects?

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The RMA reforms unveiled today do nothing to disguise National’s failure to outline a credible economic recovery plan and to confront the environmental challenges New Zealand faces, says Labour leader Phil Goff and Environment spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>

Applications for Racing Safety Fund Welcomed

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Recent accidents at racecourses around New Zealand underlined the importance of the Racing Safety Development Fund introduced by the Labour Government in 2007, says Labour racing spokesperson Ross Robertson. More >>

Weak advice from ministry should alarm NZ women

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 10:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Sue Moroney says New Zealand women should be alarmed at the weak advice the Ministry of Women’s Affairs has given new minister Pansy Wong about closing the gender pay gap. More >>

NZ needs decision not delay on minimum wage

Monday, 2 February 2009, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

It’s clear Prime Minister John Key is unable and unwilling to make the tough calls after his decision to take the minimum wage off Cabinet’s agenda, Labour spokesperson Trevor Mallard said today. More >>

Labour to work with Nats to toughen boy racer law

Monday, 2 February 2009, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Cosgrove says Labour will work with National to toughen boy racer laws still further. Labour law and order spokesman Clayton Cosgrove says he is disappointed that judges haven’t taken up the opportunity the existing law has given them to confiscate ... More >>

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