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Peters' policy confused and dishonest
Thursday, 14 October 1999, 11:01 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"The superannuation policy disinterred today by Winston Peters is confused and dishonest," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>
Labour tackles biodiversity crisis
Thursday, 14 October 1999, 12:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"> "Labour's 1999 conservation policy tackles New Zealand's biodiversity crisis by reinforcing the Department of Conservation's leading role in rescuing and protecting native species, says Labour's conservation spokesperson Jill Pettis. More >>
FEC Report Grandstanding Unhelpful: Vernon
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 8:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Belinda Vernon, Deputy Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee endorsed the recommendations of the Committee's report on the IRD inquiry. More >>
Birch scaremongering wrong - Cullen
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 6:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"No-one will pay more tax on their private pension under Labour," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>
Proceeds of Crime Act ineffectual
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Organised crime has escaped unscathed from the operation of the Proceeds of Crimes Act and the Act needs radical revision said Labour's Justice spokesperson Phil Goff. More >>
Select committee indicts Govt housing policy
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"> "The Social Services Committee's report on its inquiry into substandard rural housing in East Cape and Northland is an indictment of the Government's housing policy," says Labour's housing spokesperson Graham Kelly. More >>
Pacific people must ignore citizenship scheme
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Pacific Island affairs spokesperson Taito Phillip Field is warning Pacific Island people not to be misled by the promoters of a Maori citizenship scheme. More >>
Stop telling stories Max!
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Tertiary Education should stop making up stories about Labour's tertiary education policy, Labour associate education spokesperson (tertiary) Steve Maharey said today. More >>
Stop telling stories Max!
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Tertiary Education should stop making up stories about Labour's tertiary education policy, Labour associate education spokesperson (tertiary) Steve Maharey said today. More >>
Labour pledges action on IRD report
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 10:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour supports the findings of the select committee inquiry into the IRD and will implement them in government. More >>
Labour welcomes immigration change
Tuesday, 12 October 1999, 5:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour immigration spokesperson Lianne Dalziel said she supported changes to the Returning Resident Visas (RRVs) announced today. More >>
Shipley's "stunning" claim
Tuesday, 12 October 1999, 5:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jenny Shipley's claim to have achieved a 'stunning' reduction in crime will hit a wall of public disbelief," said Labour's Justice spokesperson Phil Goff. More >>
Unsolved burglaries and rising violent crime
Tuesday, 12 October 1999, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Jenny Shipley has painted a far too rosy picture from the latest crime statistics, Labour police spokesperson George Hawkins said. More >>
Racial orientation of policies wrong
Tuesday, 12 October 1999, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Justice spokesperson Phil Goff says that the justice and corrections policies released by Mauri Pacific are wrong in principle and likely to be ineffectual. More >>
Young woman suffers from Gov't inaction
Tuesday, 12 October 1999, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A young Southland woman with a life-threatening illness has been left in desperate circumstances on the other side of the world, Labour MP for Invercargill Mark Peck said today. More >>
Maori and Pacific Island focus in early education
Tuesday, 12 October 1999, 9:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Lifting the number of Maori and Pacific children receiving quality early childhood education would have ongoing benefits for Maori and Pacific achievement levels throughout the education system, Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
Labour on early childhood education
Tuesday, 12 October 1999, 9:34 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's early childhood education policy released today will have a major impact on improving quality across the sector, Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said. More >>
Increasing participation in early education
Tuesday, 12 October 1999, 9:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Increased participation and high standards across the board are key objectives for Labour's policy for early childhood education, Labour Leader Helen Clark said today. More >>
Clark welcomes decision to raise troops' pay
Monday, 11 October 1999, 5:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark today welcomed the decision to raise the daily allowance payments to New Zealand peace-keepers in East Timor. More >>
National: looking after its own health
Monday, 11 October 1999, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour health spokesperson Annette King has questioned the timing of the announcement of a $35.5 million building programme at Nelson Hospital. More >>
