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National Library sell-off breaches the law

Thursday, 1 July 1999, 9:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour MP Marian Hobbs believes that National Library Minister Nick Smith has breached the National Library Act by not approving the sale of 32,000 books from the library to an Auckland second-hand book seller. More >>

Labour releases ACC policy

Thursday, 1 July 1999, 12:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour ACC spokesperson Ruth Dyson said the next Labour Government will restore the principles upon which the original scheme was built 25 years ago. More >>

Criiticism over lack of cultural appointments

Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour's Cultural Affairs Spokesperson, Judith Tizard said today that the Government has failed to appoint a new Chair of the Council of Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa despite the appointment of the present chair Brian Stephenson ending today. More >>

Car registration balls-up

Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is calling on the Government to ensure that people whose car licence registration runs out today are not charged the new much higher cost to re-register their car. More >>

Heavy-handed IRD turns on employees: Labour

Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 11:32 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour revenue spokesperson Mark Peck says he is outraged by the latest example of bullying behaviour from the Inland Revenue Department. More >>

make my day

Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 12:14 am | New Zealand Labour Party

"National's proposed tax bribe, if the details leaked to the Dominion are correct, would exacerbate New Zealand's growing income inequality by again providing greatest benefit to those on above-average incomes," Labour finance spokesperson Michael ... More >>

Sowry attacks Maori families - Samuels

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

abour Mäori Affairs spokesperson is angry at the direct attack on Mäori families made by Government today. In response to a speech by the Minister of Social Services, Roger Sowry, who blamed Mäori families for the level of social problems they faced ... More >>

Govt turns its back while youth crime skyrockets

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Roger Sowry may try to duck responsibility but the massive growth in youth offending during the term of this Government, and its failed social policies, cannot just be palmed off to parents, says Labour police spokesperson George Hawkins. More >>

PM's reliance on Henare means anything goes

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the Prime Minister should have dealt firmly with Tau Henare for his repeated attacks on the Race Relations Conciliator's work. More >>

Labour and business

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. As we approach the election Labour is excited at the possibility of forming new partnerships with business to improve New Zealand's mediocre economic performance. More >>

Sowry outlines legacy of government failure

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Social Services Minister Roger Sowry deserves all the scorn and derision directed at him for his latest attempt to distance the National government from its social policy failures, says Labour social welfare spokesperson Steve Maharey. More >>

Mayors express concern about fate of CEG

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 12:09 am | New Zealand Labour Party

Mayors from around the country have joined in the chorus of disapproval at Work and Income New Zealand's plans to restructure the operations of the Community Employment Group. More >>

Lessons for WINZ from tragic death

Friday, 25 June 1999, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Labour social welfare spokesperson Steve Maharey says lessons must be learnt from the tragic death of an Auckland ACC worker. More >>

Another broken Govt promise

Friday, 25 June 1999, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Despite a Government assurance that police would exercise discretion, there's been a massive rise in the number of tickets issued to drivers for not carrying their licence, Labour police spokesperson George Hawkins said. More >>

Target all Maaori children - Mahuta

Friday, 25 June 1999, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Any solution to Maaori education must be targeted at improving the achievement of Maaori in education whether it is in mainstream or through the medium of Maaori language learning, Labour Maaori education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta said today. More >>

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