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Nats must lay off parents in childcare nightmare

Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 11:49 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Social Services Minister Roger Sowry National must instruct Work and Income new Zealand to cease investigations of parents who have fallen foul of its disastrous new childcare subsidy regime, says Labour's social welfare spokesperson Steve Maharey. More >>

Labour will keep faith on tax policy

Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 11:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen reaffirmed today that Labour tax policy was only one small increase to personal tax rates. More >>

Labour's commitment to public broadcasting

Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 10:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour in government will welcome its responsibility to support quality public broadcasting that meets the diverse needs of New Zealanders, Labour broadcasting spokesperson Marian Hobbs said today. More >>

Broadcasting for democracy and cultural identity

Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 10:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour in government will take seriously its responsibility to provide for public broadcasting, Labour Leader Helen Clark said today. More >>

Shipley's blind date with history

Monday, 27 September 1999, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

"She probably doesn't know it, but Jenny Shipley has made a date with history by choosing November 27 for the general election," says Labour's social welfare spokesperson Steve Maharey. More >>

Goff calls for change in law on double jeopardy

Monday, 27 September 1999, 11:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour justice spokesperson Phil Goff says that the law on double jeopardy should not protect offenders who escape conviction by perverting the course of justice. More >>

National' 'me too' culture policies

Sunday, 26 September 1999, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is embroiled in a desperate bid to catch up with Labour's highly regarded policies to support creative industries and public broadcasting, Labour cultural affairs spokesperson Judith Tizard said today. More >>

Countdown to National's defeat begins

Sunday, 26 September 1999, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Today's announcement of the general election date marks the beginning of the countdown to National's defeat, says Labour leader Helen Clark. More >>

Will Shipley use our troops for point-scoring?

Sunday, 26 September 1999, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour associate defence spokesperson Rick Barker said today he was appalled at suggestions the Prime Minister might visit Kiwi peacekeepers in East Timor - an outing that Mr Barker said would amount to a cynical, electioneering stunt. More >>

Govt bungling embarrasses the military

Friday, 24 September 1999, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand's embarrassing inability to get heavy equipment to East Timor to support our troops is a result of Government mismanagement, Labour associate defence spokesperson Rick Barker said today. More >>

The end is nigh

Friday, 24 September 1999, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that with the election campaign poised to begin, three events in the past 24 hours emphasise the failure of nine years of National government and the need for a new Labour government. More >>

Labour calls for urgent change to ACC law

Friday, 24 September 1999, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Thousands of injured people will miss out on ACC cover unless the Government moves immediately to amend the law, Labour ACC spokesperson Ruth Dyson warned today. More >>

GDP figures indictment of government

Friday, 24 September 1999, 12:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party

"The latest growth figures are much worse than any commentators were expecting and are an indictment of National's economic performance," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>

No response to three 111 calls

Thursday, 23 September 1999, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour MP Phil Goff has written to the Minister of Police seeking an urgent explanation as to why Auckland police failed on three occasions to respond to a serious incident of domestic violence in his electorate. More >>

Clark: Poverty report indicts National's policies

Thursday, 23 September 1999, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the Family Centre Social Policy Unit’s latest report on poverty identifies the social failure which has come from nine years of National Party policies. More >>

Another woeful misuse of public money

Thursday, 23 September 1999, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The saga of New Zealand Qualifications Authority former chief executive Douglas Blackmur is further evidence of the Government's inability to properly oversee its departments and agencies, Labour associate education spokesperson Steve Maharey said ... More >>

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