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Labour blasts Govt fishing betrayal
Monday, 23 August 1999, 6:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour fisheries spokesperson Jim Sutton has strongly rejected Fisheries Minister John Luxton's claim that a controversial measure - designed to enable the government to remove up to 20 per cent of fishing rights from permit holders without compensation ... More >>
Prebble - a problem with the truth
Monday, 23 August 1999, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
ACT leader Richard Prebble has lost the plot on who has done what on Wellington Hospital, Labour health spokesperson Annette King said today. More >>
$8m to real estate agents from state house sales
Monday, 23 August 1999, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has paid almost $8 million in commissions to real estate agents for state house sales, Labour housing spokesperson Graham Kelly revealed today. More >>
Goff moves to toughen Govt bail law
Monday, 23 August 1999, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour justice spokesperson, Phil Goff, said he would move to toughen up aspects of the Government's Bail Bill, reported back to Parliament today. More >>
Employers struggle with facts - Hodgson
Monday, 23 August 1999, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A chirpy press statement from Steve Marshall and Conor English of the Employers Federation seems to have been released on precisely the wrong day, according to Labour industrial relations spokesperson Pete Hodgson. More >>
Housing Corp rate rise a blow for rural poor
Monday, 23 August 1999, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Poor rural families desperate for proper housing have been badly let down by the rising interest rate in the Government's Low Deposit Rural Lending Programme, says Labour housing spokesperson Graham Kelly. More >>
Labour calls for South Auckland health strategy
Monday, 23 August 1999, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A co-ordinated South Auckland health strategy is urgently needed to tackle the underlying causes of poor health in the region, Labour health spokesperson Annette King said today. More >>
Labour calls for sensible approach to murder laws
Friday, 20 August 1999, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
After delaying consideration of the degrees of murder bill for over two years because of fundamental divisions within its caucus, National's new Minister of Justice now appears determined to rush headlong into a change about which many people within ... More >>
Smith must say no to Canadian trout imports
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Conservation Minister Nick Smith will be going against the will of Parliament if he approves an application to import Canadian lake trout to New Zealand, says Labour's Taupo MP Mark Burton. More >>
What's today's version, Prime Minister?
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 11:00 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the Prime Minister's constantly shifting stance on her involvement, and the involvement of her staff, with Timberlands and its public relations company comes as no surprise. More >>
Nats' Slight Future package: half a step ahead
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"There's no "Bright Future" for university graduates burdened with student loans who can't find jobs," says Labour tertiary education spokesperson Steve Maharey. More >>
Bank tips interest rate rise later this year
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 10:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"The issue now is whether the National Party will pull forward the election date to avoid a likely interest rate rise in the November 17 Monetary Policy Statement," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>
A pitiful Nats hand-wringing exercise - Clark
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 12:36 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the National Party's Bright Future policy was a joke and little more than an exercise in hand-wringing at a time when the New Zealand economy needs leadership and action from government. More >>
Launch out to lunch
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 12:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"The Government's latest re-launch attempt - the inanely-named Bright Future package - will scarcely raise a ripple," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>
Questions for Shipley to answer over Timberlands
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the Prime Minister must respond to allegations that she as State Owned Enterprises Minister condoned and assisted political lobbying campaigns mounted by the state-owned enterprise Timberlands. More >>
Nine seek Labour candidacy in Waimakariri
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party general secretary Rob Allen said today the party had received nine nominations for the Labour candidacy in the Waimakariri electorate. More >>
Lawyers only winners from INCIS debacle
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A long and costly court battle can be expected following the Government's decision to initiate legal proceedings against IBM over the collapsed INCIS contract, Labour police spokesperson George Hawkins said today. More >>
Shipley's support for INCIS inquiry welcomed
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 11:02 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Jenny Shipley's support for an inquiry into the INCIS police computer debacle has been welcomed by Labour police spokesperson George Hawkins. More >>
Police Review cost $13m and counting
Monday, 16 August 1999, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The cost of the Police Review is now over $13 million, Labour police spokesperson George Hawkins revealed today. More >>
Alliance's regional commitment welcomed
Monday, 16 August 1999, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
"Labour shares the Alliance's belief that there is a constructive role for government in the economy and in regional development," Labour industry spokesperson Pete Hodgson said today. More >>
