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Young Labour: Bully Bennett’s Boot Camps Back
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 1:52 pm | Young Labour
“Whilst we obviously welcome the Government’s plans to introduce new holiday opportunities for disadvantaged youth and respite programmes for children in care, the parallel announcement about the introduction of ‘military style activity camps’ ... More >>
Young Labour: Don’t Waste the Opportunity
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 2:28 pm | Young Labour
Young Labour welcomes the Government’s apparent desire to tackle the problem of youth unemployment but remains to be convinced by the details. More >>
Young Labour: Bullying and Beneficiary Bashing
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 5:03 pm | Young Labour
Young Labour strongly condemns the government’s shameful intimidation of its critics. “When a Minister breaks the law, side steps her departmental officials and decides to bring the weight of her ministry down on the heads of two women who, by the Minister’s ... More >>
Nats Drop Glass Ceiling On Women’s Heads
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 2:02 pm | Young Labour
“The Minister of Women’s Affairs released a ‘clear goal for New Zealand women’ - ‘Women having real choices and using their strengths to maximise social and economic success’ yet she stood idly by as the specialist unit to achieve pay equity was ... More >>
Pay Equity Unit Protest
Saturday, 20 June 2009, 4:15 pm | Young Labour
This afternoon young men and women from Dunedin protested outside National list MP Michael Woodhouse’s office on the corner of Jetty and Princes Streets. Protesters wore masks of National MP’s and held placards demonstrating their dissatisfaction ... More >>
Young Labour: Budget Has Failed
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 1:10 pm | Young Labour
“We needed a budget for jobs, a budget for skills – a budget for the future,” said Patrick Leyland, Young Labour President, this morning. “Instead, English stood up on Thursday and shamelessly sold New Zealand’s future for cheap to credit rating ... More >>
Successful Summit – Expert Engagement
Monday, 25 May 2009, 1:02 pm | Young Labour
”Whether the issue is stripping worker’s rights, introducing boot camps or destroying Auckland democracy – the National Party has ignored a chorus of expert voices in favour of its own schizophrenia and self-superiority.” Young Labour President, ... More >>
Unanimous expert criticism of ‘Boot Camp Bill’
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 9:52 am | Young Labour
Young Labour joined the unanimous chorus of criticism of the Government’s ‘Boot Camp Bill’ today at the Social Services select committee. More >>
Ignoring the voices of Ak concerns Young Labour
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 2:47 pm | Young Labour
The National-led Government’s blatant indifference to the voices of concerned Aucklanders simply solidifies a pattern of behaviour that should be a serious concern for all New Zealanders, says Young Labour. Young Labour Auckland Representatives Bronwyn ... More >>
Wealth Of Experience For Mt Albert
Sunday, 3 May 2009, 5:11 pm | Young Labour
Young Labour welcomes the selection of David Shearer as the Labour candidate for the Mt Albert by-election. More >>
Young Labour recommend Smith isolated indefinitely
Friday, 1 May 2009, 3:35 pm | Young Labour
Young Labour President, Patrick Leyland said: “Given the uncertain nature of his illness and the very real risk of swine flu, we implore Dr. Smith to have the interests of our country at heart, and stay isolated in the wilderness for an indefinite period ... More >>
Entrenchment of Maori Seats a positive move
Friday, 1 May 2009, 11:11 am | Young Labour
Young Labour supports the announcement today of Labour MP Mita Ririnui's private member’s bill to entrench the Maori seats in parliament and ensure that Maori representation can not be removed by a simple majority of the House. Young Labour Maori Vice President, ... More >>
National Comments Appalling - Young Labour
Friday, 24 October 2008, 2:26 pm | Young Labour
National's Dunedin North candidate and number 49 on the list, Michael Woodhouse said in the Otago University students' magazine *Critic*, "I love spring around here, it's bloody fantastic, the skirts were never this short in my day.[ More >>
Young Labour Welcomes Universal Student Allowance
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 10:22 am | Young Labour
Young Labour is hailing Labour's policy to move quickly to a Universal Student Allowance as big vote winner amoung students and young people. More >>
Young Labour requests an apology from John Key
Thursday, 7 August 2008, 12:15 am | Young Labour
Young Labour today requests an apology from John Key after Duncan Garner revealed that his source was not a member of Labour, or any other political party. More >>
Loose lips sink ships says Young Labour
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 1:19 pm | Young Labour
Young Labour President Eric Goddard denies John Key's accusation that Young Labour was involved in secret recordings of Bill English and Lockwood Smith at the National Party conference in the weekend. More >>
Young Labour Urges Workers to Wake Up to National
Friday, 11 July 2008, 11:16 am | Young Labour
Young Labour is calling on New Zealand workers to stand up and take notice of the National Party's plan of attack on them and their colleagues. More >>
Young Labour to make splash at Winter Fest
Friday, 27 June 2008, 12:10 am | Young Labour
Young Labour is hitting the Queenstown Winter Festival this weekend where they plan to take part in the winter festivities and connect with young people. More >>
National Cops It
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 2:23 pm | Young Labour
Today Young Labour challenged National on its most recent announcement about police numbers in New Zealand. More >>
Prevention the Best Option
Sunday, 4 May 2008, 12:14 am | Young Labour
Young Labour welcomes the government’s announcement of $164 million to vaccinate young women against the human papillomavirus (HPV). More >>
