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Bendon closure body blow
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"Today's announcement by Bendon is to be deeply regretted as, with unemployment already running at 7 percent in New Zealand, every job is precious," Labour Deputy Leader Michael Cullen said. More >>
Lianne Dalziel - Labour's commitments
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
There is considerable public antipathy towards politics right now; no doubt assisted by political parties not matching their pre-election words with post-election deeds. Labour intends to rectify that, by making commitments we intend to honour, and by ... More >>
Enrol and help kick out the loony right - Burton
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 11:15 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Voters who don't enrol risk getting the loony far-right National-Act Government they don't want, says Labour senior whip Mark Burton. More >>
Government damned by housing report
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 11:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that a new housing report damning the government's market rents policy has again highlighted the linkage between poor quality housing, poverty and ill health. More >>
Nats tinker with student loans
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 11:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the National Party would have been better to leave its flawed student policy alone rather than tinker with it in the heat of the election campaign in a way which scarcely left students better off at all. More >>
Support for gifted children long overdue
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 9:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Gifted students will gain official recognition under a Labour Government, Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said. More >>
Support for gifted children long overdue
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 9:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Gifted students will gain official recognition under a Labour Government, Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said. More >>
Labour supports schools' stance
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 9:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said schools are within their right to refuse to deliver National Party political propaganda. More >>
Labour supports schools' stance
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said schools are within their right to refuse to deliver National Party political propaganda. More >>
Ryall's weasel words house no families
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 12:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"Tony Ryall's feeble excuses for the housing crisis documented in yet another report today are typical of a Government that has denied the needs of low-income people for nine years," says Labour's housing spokesperson Graham Kelly. More >>
Fewer bureaucrats, huge savings
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 12:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's plan to scrap the Health Funding Authority will save the taxpayer tens of millions of dollars and produce a simpler, more streamlined health bureaucracy, Labour health spokesperson Annette King said today. More >>
Labour slams Government's motives
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 12:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The motive behind the Government's announcement of small changes to the student loan scheme is to get elected, Labour associate education spokesperson (tertiary) Steve Maharey said today. More >>
Labour slams Government's motives
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 12:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The motive behind the Government's announcement of small changes to the student loan scheme is to get elected, Labour associate education spokesperson (tertiary) Steve Maharey said today. More >>
Turia approached by Fox associate
Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 12:31 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour MP Tariana Turia says she was approached on behalf of independent Maori candidate Derek Fox at least three times to sound out what, if any, future Mr Fox had within Labour. More >>
English's boasting misplaced
Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 5:44 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today that he is surprised Bill English has trumpeted the results of the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report released some weeks ago. More >>
Where's the couch Winston?
Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour health spokesperson Annette King said today that Winston Peter's own mental health was in serious need of expert help after he blamed Labour's 'policies of the 1990s' for failings in the mental health system. More >>
Shipley's selectively filled shopping trolley
Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"National Party leader Jenny Shipley is trying to treat people as idiots when she argues that groceries are cheaper now than they were 15 years ago," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>
As plain as English's face
Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"Bill English is pushing up hill with his endless attempts to scaremonger on Labour's tax plans," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>
If you can't stand the heat ....
Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's associate education spokesperson (tertiary) Steve Maharey said by giving up on students, National MPs were giving up on the future of the country. More >>
If you can't stand the heat ....
Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's associate education spokesperson (tertiary) Steve Maharey said by giving up on students, National MPs were giving up on the future of the country. More >>
