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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 >>

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