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South Island National Party hack gets Hutt job
Sunday, 20 June 1999, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour education spokesperson and Hutt South MP Trevor Mallard said he was disgusted at the Ministerial appointment of a South Island party hack to the board of Hutt Valley Polytechnic. More >>
Integrated conservation policy the key: Labour
Sunday, 20 June 1999, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Speaking at the 76th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society in Wellington, Labour spokesperson for conservation Jill Pettis said that Labour in government would take an integrated holistic approach to conservation. More >>
Labour warns Govt. to get it right first
Friday, 18 June 1999, 6:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's health spokesperson Annette King says she is shocked by the tragic news that a state-funded patient at the private Ascot Hospital in Auckland has received the wrong hip replacement operation More >>
Ryall talks housing nonsense again: Labour
Friday, 18 June 1999, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Unable to come up with new porkies, it seems the Minister of Housing Tony Ryall is resorting to re-hashing his old ones in an attempt to save his bacon, says Labour housing spokesperson Graham Kelly. More >>
Govt. resumes bullying over deregulation: Labour
Friday, 18 June 1999, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National is deregulating producer boards against the will of producers, despite Jenny Shipley's and John Luxton's promises that it is up to producers to decide on their boards' structures, Labour agriculture spokesperson Jim Sutton said today. More >>
Credit downgrade virtually guaranteed
Friday, 18 June 1999, 11:42 am | New Zealand Labour Party
"The $523 million deterioration in the balance of payments deficit is worse than most commentators were expecting and virtually guarantees a credit downgrade post-election," Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today. More >>
Hasler shows a glimpse of sense
Friday, 18 June 1999, 12:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Judith Tizard, Labour's Cultural Affairs Spokesperson said that Marie Hasler was showing more political sense than most of her cabinet colleagues in at least considering local content quotas for New Zealand television and radio. More >>
Labour to stand up for National Library
Friday, 18 June 1999, 12:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is promising a vigorous campaign to save the services provided by the National library. More >>
Nats in disarray over quotas for NZ content
Friday, 18 June 1999, 12:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark is calling on the Prime Minister to clarify National's position on local content quota on radio and television, following the suggestion of Cultural Affairs Minister Marie Hasler that her officials should investigate the ... More >>
WINZ blunders on, and on, and on: Labour
Thursday, 17 June 1999, 5:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A letter from Work and Income New Zealand outlining confidential information about money owed by a beneficiary has been sent to another beneficiary already involved in a dispute with WINZ over administrative blunders. More >>
Govt. refuses to acknowledge immigration concerns
Thursday, 17 June 1999, 5:49 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is refusing to acknowledge legal advice showing that its objective for passing urgent immigration legislation this week was not met by the law change, Labour immigration spokesperson Lianne Dalziel said today. More >>
Protocols needed for school sponsorship
Thursday, 17 June 1999, 11:38 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said the Government should co-ordinate the development of protocols to cover school sponsorship and advertising arrangements. More >>
Protocols needed for school sponsorship
Thursday, 17 June 1999, 11:37 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour education spokesperson Trevor Mallard said the Government should co-ordinate the development of protocols to cover school sponsorship and advertising arrangements. More >>
Labour opposes knee-jerk immigration legislation
Wednesday, 16 June 1999, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour immigration spokesperson Lianne Dalziel said Labour opposed the urgent passing of new immigration law today because it was a panic measure and an abuse of the Parliamentary system. More >>
Govt. should come clean on payment to NZQA boss
Wednesday, 16 June 1999, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour education and state services spokesperson Trevor Mallard says the Government should come clean on the payout to former NZQA boss Douglas Blackmur. More >>
Govt. should come clean on payment to NZQA boss
Wednesday, 16 June 1999, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour education and state services spokesperson Trevor Mallard says the Government should come clean on the payout to former NZQA boss Douglas Blackmur. More >>
Lamb failure is Shipley's failure - Labour
Wednesday, 16 June 1999, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Helen Clark and Labour agriculture spokesperson Jim Sutton say it appears the government has failed dismally to protect the interests of New Zealand farmers, amid growing signs that tariffs will be imposed on lamb exports to the United ... More >>
Prison death reflects Govt failure: Labour
Wednesday, 16 June 1999, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The death of a schizophrenic man, Marc Maurice, in Auckland's Mt Eden Prison will not be the last of such incidents unless the Government moves quickly to improve facilities for treating mental patients in state institutions, says Labour justice ... More >>
Banks's comments racist and offensive: Labour
Wednesday, 16 June 1999, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Racist comments by National MP and talkback host John Banks on his radio show this morning are offensive and should not be tolerated, says Labour ethnic affairs spokesperson Mark Gosche. More >>
Govt could have sacked Doone
Wednesday, 16 June 1999, 7:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government had the opportunity to hold the Police Commissioner to account for unauthorised additional spending on INCIS, but failed to do so, Labour police spokesperson George Hawkins said today. More >>
