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Jones: Is Rodney Hide pushing drugs to youth?

Thursday, 20 March 2008, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Is Rodney Hide (ACT leader) pushing party pills to young Northlanders?” Labour’s Northland list MP Shane Jones is asking today. “First we have Hone Harawira (Maori Party) and the wacky Maori Party who want a ban on tobacco and smoking but want to ... More >>

Jones backs Historic Places Trust on Waitangi

Thursday, 20 March 2008, 11:10 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Historic Places Trust (HPT) is correct in opposing an application to build a visitor centre and convention facility next to the Waitangi Treaty House and people throughout the country should be alarmed by these plans, says Northland List MP Shane ... More >>

Maori Party advocacy of BZP party pills is wacky

Thursday, 20 March 2008, 9:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Maori Party’s advocacy for the continued sale of BZP-based party pills is a completely “wacky” stance and totally “anti-Maori” says Northland Labour List MP Shane Jones. More >>

Jones decries Maori Party condoning body snatching

Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 9:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Calls by the Maori Party for whanau, not the Government, to resolve body snatching incidents have been questioned by the Labour Maori caucus acting-chair Shane Jones. More >>

Young candidates for Rodney and Hunua

Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 11:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Party members met last weekend to select two young candidates to stand in Auckland seats. Conor Roberts will stand in the Rodney electorate and Jordan Carter will stand in Hunua. More >>

Bunnings makes the right decision

Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 10:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour MP Darien Fenton has congratulated Bunnings Warehouse for their decision not to open on Easter Sunday this year. She says that the decision is in line with the majority decision of parliament last year not to further liberalise shop trading ... More >>

Marae Digipoll a “dodgy poll” says Jones

Monday, 3 March 2008, 10:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Marae Digipoll is a “dodgy poll” and eyebrows need to be raised in regards to its results said Northland List MP and Maori Caucus member Shane Jones. More >>

Labour Progress will be sold out by Maori Party

Monday, 3 March 2008, 10:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Maori Party have shown their true colours today with Dr Pita Sharples concession on National Radio that he would sell out the solid gains made under this Labour Government by going into coalition with National, Northland List MP Shane Jones said. More >>

Ikaroa Rawhiti shearing leads the way

Friday, 29 February 2008, 11:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party

“Shearing is no easy task. An adult sheep can weigh anything between 60 to over 100 kilos. A day’s work can sometimes feel like running two marathons back to back. With this kind of physical strain, it is important that we make sure everyone in ... More >>

Code of Ethics Bill being drafted

Friday, 29 February 2008, 9:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Assistant Speaker and Manukau East MP, Ross Robertson, is drafting a Private Member’s Bill in order to introduce his proposed Code of Ethics to Parliament. “The proposed code is a principles-based set of rules for conduct which include integrity, accountability ... More >>

Fenton to stand for Labour in Helensville

Monday, 25 February 2008, 10:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour MP Darien Fenton has been confirmed as Labour’s candidate in the Helensville electorate, which is held by National Party leader John Key. More >>

Jones Challenges Key To Debate In Kerikeri

Monday, 25 February 2008, 9:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party

“John Key I challenge you to come to Kerikeri and debate your policy that you ‘would love to see wages drop ’,” Northland List MP and cabinet Minister Shane Jones said today. More >>

MP Jones Appalled At Attack On Media Integrity

Monday, 25 February 2008, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party

National Party leader John Key should apologise for his attack on the integrity of the hardworking media in the North says Northland List MP and cabinet Minister Shane Jones. More >>

Key caught telling the truth about dropping wages

Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party

We have seen an extraordinary event in the National Party. John Key has been caught telling the truth. More >>

Standards of behaviour in election year

Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Assistant Speaker and Manukau East MP, Ross Robertson, has called on his colleagues to take on board the messages in the new Code of Conduct recently announced for the New Zealand Police. At the centre of this Code is that all employees of New Zealand ... More >>