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Ruth Dyson speech to EMA
Monday, 6 September 1999, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Injury prevention and compensation issues have been in the news more than they usually are over recent times, primarily because of changes to our ACC legislation. My only regret about this has been the shallowness of the public debate. It is a pleasure ... More >>
Jobs under threat from ACC privatisation
Monday, 6 September 1999, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand must heed the warning from Western Australia where thousands of jobs are being lost as a direct result of a privatised work injury compensation scheme, Labour ACC spokesperson Ruth Dyson said today. More >>
Labour Politics 1st, Environment 2nd, Auckland 3rd
Monday, 6 September 1999, 11:05 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has offered weak excuses for not supporting the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park now”, said Martin Poulsen, the National Party Candidate for Auckland Central. More >>
Clark: APEC meeting must discuss East Timor
Monday, 6 September 1999, 9:30 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark today called on the New Zealand Government to place the issue of East Timor on the agenda for discussion at the APEC summit next weekend. More >>
Joint Labour-Alliance plea to McKinnon on Timor
Sunday, 5 September 1999, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour and Alliance representatives on the East Timor Parliamentary delegation, Phil Goff and Matt Robson, will urge Foreign Affairs Minister Don McKinnon in talks this evening to put intense pressure on Indonesia to protect the East Timorese people. More >>
Labour withdraws support for Hauraki Gulf Bill
Sunday, 5 September 1999, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A cute trick by Nick Smith to hustle some of the HMNZS Tamaki land out of reserve status has cost the Government Labour's support for advancing the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Bill before the election. More >>
Labour saves Human Rights Act
Sunday, 5 September 1999, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"The passage of the Human Rights Amendment Bill through Parliament at the weekend marks an historic victory over National's attempts to dismember the Human Rights Act," says Labour human rights spokesperson Tim Barnett. More >>
Minister abuses appointment process again
Thursday, 2 September 1999, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour cultural affairs spokesperson Judith Tizard said that once again, Cultural and Heritage Minister Marie Hasler has abused the political process by making key board appointments within three months of an election without consultation with other ... More >>
Clark: PM's tax cut comments a fabrication
Thursday, 2 September 1999, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the Prime Minister's desperate claim that Christine Fletcher or any other MP had made 'unacceptable demands' in exchange for supporting the National Party's proposed tax cuts was a complete fabrication. More >>
School Dental Clinics under threat
Thursday, 2 September 1999, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The school dental health service, which is already badly fragmented, is under further threat, Labour health spokesperson Annette King revealed today. More >>
Clark: APEC leaders should discuss East Timor
Thursday, 2 September 1999, 11:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark today strongly endorsed the proposal of the Canadian foreign minister to have the APEC meetings in Auckland address the issues in East Timor. More >>
Another gross misrepresentation from English
Thursday, 2 September 1999, 10:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"Bill English seems incapable of debating any issue on the facts. Instead he always resorts to distortion and untruth," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>
Clark: Naked expediency tips govt over edge
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the Prime Minister's failure to stitch up a deal over tax cuts with Mauri Pacific had driven a final nail into the government's coffin by revealing the limits of the naked expediency which had characterised her ... More >>
It's official - National stands for nothing
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 10:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"National's inability to get its tax cut legislation passed before the elections makes a nonsense of their election campaign," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>
The real culprits still have their jobs
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 12:45 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour state services spokesperson Trevor Mallard said while Lotteries Commission chief executive David Bale had 'done the honourable thing' in resigning, the main culprits in the lottery commission salary saga still had their jobs. More >>
Belated recognition of Pacific Is. housing crisis
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 12:11 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Tuariki Delamere has belatedly woken up to the severe housing problems facing Pacific people in New Zealand, Labour Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Taito Phillip Field said. More >>
National's knowledge economy failure exposed
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 12:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"National's late run to jump on the knowledge economy bandwagon stands revealed for the shallow politics it is in an independent report released yesterday," says Labour commerce spokesperson Paul Swain. More >>
Clark: NZ First offers confusion, not change
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 12:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the best way of ensuring a change of government at the next election was for voters to support parties who are committed to change. More >>
Government not innocent over lottery salary
Tuesday, 31 August 1999, 6:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour state services spokesperson Trevor Mallard said he agreed that the State Services Commissioner should have alerted the Government to the lack of information he was receiving from the Lotteries Board over the salary paid to its chief executive. More >>
MP crticises cuts to schools' scheme
Tuesday, 31 August 1999, 6:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard has criticised proposed changes to Telecom's school connection programme saying there was little doubt that it would mean a significant reduction in funding for many New Zealand schools. More >>
