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Young? Passionate? Have your say in Parliament
Monday, 26 March 2007, 12:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Now is your opportunity to represent the Christchurch Central Electorate, as a Youth Member. Tim Barnett MP is reminding young people that nominations to be his Youth MP close this Thursday, 29th March. More >>
Christchurch MPs discuss Jade
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Christchurch Labour MPs and Progressive Leader Jim Anderton met with Rugby World Cup Minister Trevor Mallard today to discuss the future government support for redevelopment of Canterbury's Jade Stadium.Jade More >>
Stop bagging Maori say Labour’s Maori MPs
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Te Roopu Reipa Maori Caucus is disappointed the Maori Party continues to bag Maori educational performance, saying it is sending the wrong messages to our rangatahi. More >>
Under Age Liquor Review Long Overdue
Monday, 19 February 2007, 9:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Hamilton West MP and Chair of Parliament’s Law and Order Select Committee, Martin Gallagher who sponsored a bill last year to raise the drinking age from 18 to 20, today welcomed the Terms of Reference for the Review into the sale and supply of ... More >>
Hastings school gets over $118,000 upgrade
Friday, 9 February 2007, 9:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Students at a Hastings school will return to their classes this week to hear good news about new school facilities. More >>
Feedback called for on draft Autism Guidelines
Friday, 15 December 2006, 8:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Rick Barker called on people in the Hawke's Bay interested in autism to give their feedback on new draft guidelines. More >>
Apple access restrictions unjustified
Friday, 1 December 2006, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Biosecurity Australia’s Final Import Risk Analysis (IRA) for New Zealand is disappointing, Local Hawke's Bay MP Rick Barker said today. More >>
Westies win International Gong
Friday, 17 November 2006, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
An international environmental award has been won by Waitakere City Council. Waitakere City has won a Silver Medal in the Environmentally Sustainable Project category of the international LivCom Awards. More >>
Fireworks Safety Bill
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 9:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A bill seeking to ban the retail sale of fireworks to individuals has been placed in the ballot for Members’ Bills by Wellington Central MP Marian Hobbs. More >>
Brash's predictable fall from moral high ground
Friday, 20 October 2006, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Don Brash's credibility and judgement are yet again in doubt after his admission today that he used his Parliamentary Leader's Budget to pay for electioneering, Labour Strategist Pete Hodgson said. More >>
National’s covert politics
Monday, 16 October 2006, 8:46 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour strategist Pete Hodgson says that Labour is committed to stronger laws and rules to ensure that National’s attempts to rort last year’s election cannot be repeated. More >>
What did Don spend parliamentary money on?
Friday, 13 October 2006, 12:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling on National leader Don Brash to explain how the party paid for its election strategist, Bryan Sinclair, and what else National spent its leader’s office budget on during last year’s campaign. More >>
The big whip around
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 5:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Party President Mike Williams is backing the Prime Minister’s call to refund the money ruled by the Auditor-General to have been wrongly spent on communications in the 2005 general election campaign. More >>
Labour to refund funding
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister Helen Clark today said the Labour Party would refund the money ruled by the Auditor-General to have been wrongly spent on communications in the lead-up to the 2005 general election. More >>
Brash must clear up questions around funding
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Don Brash needs to clear up questions around National Party policies that would have seen funding to Brethren schools doubled if a National government was elected, says Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
Labour has never heard of Turia's claims
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cabinet Minister Steve Maharey said today that Labour had never heard of Tariana Turia's claim her party was offered a bribe in the lead-up to the election. More >>
Connell's suspension an ominous sign for Brash
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Don Brash's suspension of Rakaia MP Brian Connell is a misdirected move to silence his critics and is yet another sign that Brash's days as leader are numbered, Labour strategist Pete Hodgson said. More >>
Dr Brash turns back the clock to Orewa again
Monday, 25 September 2006, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"Don Brash has done it again. The moment he gets into leadership trouble he goes back to having a crack at Maori," Parekura Horomia said today. "It's like some sort of comfort zone for Dr Brash making negative and divisive comments about the place ... More >>
Brash flip-flop shows he's lost control of caucus
Monday, 25 September 2006, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Don Brash's rapid u-turn on private meetings with the Exclusive Brethren is yet another sign that his days as National leader are numbered, Labour strategist Pete Hodgson said today. More >>
Don Brash needs to speak for himself
Monday, 25 September 2006, 11:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Don Brash himself is now one of the only senior National MPs failing to declare that Don Brash will end his private meetings and political partnering with the Exclusive Brethren, Labour strategist Pete Hodgson said today. More >>
