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Top Whangarei athlete receives PM's Scholarship
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 12:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Whangarei golfer Gary-John Hill is among the successful North Island based recipients of Prime Minister's athlete scholarships, Labour MP Shane Jones announced today. More >>
Minimum wage – Labour MP says more to be done
Friday, 21 September 2007, 11:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minimum Wage & Remuneration Bill has been reported back by the Transport and Industrial Select Committee with no recommendation because the Select Committee votes were tied. Labour members voted in favour, while NZ First and National voted against. More >>
Laban: Our community can help fight climate change
Friday, 21 September 2007, 9:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Luamanuvao Winnie Laban is today encouraging local communities to play their part and take action to help reduce New Zealand’s impact on climate change. “We all need to play our part in the fight against climate change – for the sake of our ... More >>
Families can fight climate change and save $1000
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The average Kiwi family can help the country fight climate change and save as much as $1000 a year by following simple no cost and low cost energy efficiency and conservation measures at home and in the family car. More >>
Chauvel congratulates community award winners
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Charles Chauvel, Labour list MP resident in Wellington, today congratulated the winners of the 2007 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards, for their outstanding contribution to the community through volunteer work. More >>
Real-life learning for HB school students - Barker
Monday, 10 September 2007, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Hawke’s Bay school students are getting access to real hands-on learning experiences thanks to $300,000 in government funding for the Hawke's Bay Cultural Trust to provide learning opportunities outside the classroom. More >>
Chauvel congratulates essay competition winner
Friday, 7 September 2007, 9:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Vincent Wylie, the Youth Parliamentarian nominated by Charles Chauvel, the Wellington Regional Labour List MP, has just become runner up in the New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust Essay Competition. Vincent’s essay was titled: “Experiences ... More >>
Time to regulate working hours?
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 11:47 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Darien Fenton has today called for a national discussion on whether working hours should be limited through regulation. Speaking in the second reading of the Flexible Working Hours Amendment Bill last night, Darien Fenton said that New Zealand ... More >>
Better than the Aussies in greenhouse emissions
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Energy and Climate Change Minister David Parker says New Zealand is doing much better than Australia on greenhouse gas emissions, contrary to what National’s Nick Smith claims. More >>
Diabetes: A Real Problem For NZers, says Hodgson
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Diabetes remains one of New Zealand’s largest public health challenges but managed the right way, this Labour-led Government will continue to make big inroads, says Health Minister Pete Hodgson. More >>
Anti-Spam Legislation Comes Into Force
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand actively joins the global fight against spam tomorrow, with the government’s new anti-spam legislation coming into effect. More >>
Prestigious international position for Robertson
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Manukau East MP and Assistant Speaker, Ross Robertson, has been invited to become a member of the Parliamentary Ethics Task Force established by GOPAC (Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption). “The work I have been doing to establish ... More >>
Barker welcomes WTO apple decision
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 9:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Rick Barker today welcomed the decision by the Labour-led Government to initiate WTO dispute settlement proceedings against Australia. "All Hawke’s Bay growers are asking for is a fair deal and the restrictions that Australia continue ... More >>
Manukau mayoralty about community service
Friday, 17 August 2007, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The debate about who will become the next Mayor of Manukau should be about who is the best person for the job, and not about their ethnicity, says Jerome Mika, Chair of the New Zealand Labour Party’s Pacific Sector Council. More >>
Social Housing Investment Great For Bay
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 4:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Rick Barker said today he was delighted the Labour-led Government and the Hastings District Council have teamed up to modernise the Council’s 220 elderly housing units. More >>
Harawira told to stop gripping the kangaroo tail
Monday, 13 August 2007, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Mr. Harawira is not the MP for the Aussie outback even though he seemed to enjoy gnawing his way through a kangaroo tail. I've got to say he certainly runs the risk of being stranded there with his media stunts because his Maori party leaders are ... More >>
MPs Release Australian Travel Itinerary
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
MPs Hone Harawira, Nandor Tanczos, Lynne Pillay, Ann Hartley and Charles Chauvel resolved yesterday to release the itinerary of the Justice and Electoral Committee in Melbourne this week. More >>
Point Scoring May Affect Victims' Rights Enquiry
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 9:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Political point-scoring by National MPs may affect a Government enquiry into victims’ rights, Waitakere MP Lynne Pillay says. More >>
Gosche Opposes Sale of Auckland Airport
Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 10:28 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“The proposals to sell a controlling share in Auckland International Airport to foreign owners is one that should be opposed by all Auckland City Councillors because of the strategic importance of this asset” said Maungakiekie MP Mark Gosche. More >>
Northland gets additional funding for storm damage
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MPs Dover Samuels and Shane Jones have welcomed additional funding to help meet response and recovery costs after storms struck Northland last week. “The damage caused by last week’s storm is heartbreaking. I have seen the damage caused ... More >>
