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Prime Minister stoops to new lows

Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 12:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said the Prime Minister has stooped to new lows with a speech in Dunedin this morning devoted entirely to telling lies and distortions about Labour's education policy. More >>

Prime Minister stoops to new lows

Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 12:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said the Prime Minister has stooped to new lows with a speech in Dunedin this morning devoted entirely to telling lies and distortions about Labour's education policy. More >>

Look out Tauranga, it's the curse of Shipley

Monday, 15 November 1999, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's candidate Margaret Wilson has received a huge boost to her chances of winning the Tauranga seat, Labour campaign spokesperson Pete Hodgson said today. More >>

Look out Tauranga, it's the curse of Shipley

Monday, 15 November 1999, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's candidate Margaret Wilson has received a huge boost to her chances of winning the Tauranga seat, Labour campaign spokesperson Pete Hodgson said today. More >>

Shipley bypasses the truth again - Sutton

Monday, 15 November 1999, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Jenny Shipley's increasing desperation has goaded her into misrepresenting Labour policy again, says Labour agriculture spokesperson Jim Sutton. More >>

No such thing as a free tax cut

Monday, 15 November 1999, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

"Superannuitants have a lot riding on this year's election result," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen told a Grey Power meeting in Palmerston North today. More >>

Irresponsible Act opts for Lotto economics - Clark

Monday, 15 November 1999, 11:58 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour leader Helen Clark said today that Act had abandoned any claim to economic credibility by proposing tax cuts funded by asset sales. More >>

It's simple Bill

Monday, 15 November 1999, 11:35 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The latest hysterical outburst from Bill English raises serious questions about his ability to understand simple arithmetic, Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>

Prebble says no to new hospitals

Monday, 15 November 1999, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Act party would stop a billion dollar hospital redevelopment programme in its tracks, Labour health spokesperson Annette King warned today. More >>

Clark: Labour stands beside NZ exporters

Monday, 15 November 1999, 9:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the new Labour government will stand beside the country’s small and medium-sized exporters with pragmatic policies to help them thrive. More >>

Motorists already paying more

Sunday, 14 November 1999, 6:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

"Motorists in New Zealand have not forgotten that they already paying $50 more for their ACC levy because of Mr McCully's plan to privatise another ACC account," Labour ACC spokesperson Ruth Dyson said today. More >>

Act policy - ignorant repetition

Sunday, 14 November 1999, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Act's so-called economic policy is nothing more than a repetition of creative accounting plus a belief that poorly argued economic theory will somehow create a miraculous number of jobs and lead to fiscal outcomes that can be justified, says Labour deputy ... More >>

Tertiary fee rises crippling our future

Sunday, 14 November 1999, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Helen Clark today issued alarming new data on the extent of tertiary fee rises, and warned of a crippling burden for students if National and Act ever got to expand their user-pays, tax-slashing agenda. More >>

Tertiary fee rises crippling our future

Sunday, 14 November 1999, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Helen Clark today issued alarming new data on the extent of tertiary fee rises, and warned of a crippling burden for students if National and Act ever got to expand their user-pays, tax-slashing agenda. More >>

Labour surprised by privilege decision

Sunday, 14 November 1999, 4:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour members of Parliament's Privileges Committee are surprised at the revelation that Alamein Kopu was allowed to use her administrative budget to pay her legal bill defending herself before the Privileges Committee. More >>

Crunch time for Pacific education

Friday, 12 November 1999, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A change in government was needed in order for there to be any improvement in Pacific Island educational achievement, Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard told a Pacific Island education forum meeting in Wellington today. More >>

Crunch time for Pacific education

Friday, 12 November 1999, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A change in government was needed in order for there to be any improvement in Pacific Island educational achievement, Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard told a Pacific Island education forum meeting in Wellington today. More >>

Racing important to provincial NZ

Friday, 12 November 1999, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour racing spokesperson Damien O'Connor said today that improving the viability of the racing industry was an important part of Labour's plan to rebuild the economies in regional and rural areas. More >>

Give Labour two legs of the double

Friday, 12 November 1999, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Helen Clark today called on Labour voters to make sure they back Labour for the first leg of the double by giving Labour their party vote at the forthcoming general election. More >>

Time Nats stood up to Act - Clark

Friday, 12 November 1999, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Helen Clark is calling on the Prime Minister to state exactly where National stands on Act's non-negotiable stance on the Treaty of Waitangi. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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