Recent announcements on the Te Rapa by-pass and the Cambridge by-pass are simply reiterating timeframes set in place by the Labour Government, says Hamilton-based Labour MP, Sue Moroney.
"The Minister of Transport Steven Joyce needs to stop the PR campaign on roading and actually get on with the job," Sue Moroney said.
The education of children forced to leave Christchurch’s Aorangi School last year is suffering from Education Minister Anne Tolley’s haste to shut it down, Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel said today.
New Zealanders deserve efficient quality public services not the PR spin the Government is using to try and justify cuts, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today.
Cut backs at the Ministry of Health have not resulted in resources being moved to the frontline. The opposite will be the case, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says.
"The decision to make up to 130 people from the Ministry of Health redundant is a done deal and will not result in better services for New Zealanders," Ruth Dyson said.
The Government’s failure to consult either Associate Corrections Minister Pita Sharples or the Maori Party on the three strikes policy is an insult to the Maori Party and proves how limited its influence is, says Labour MP Shane Jones.
A Cabinet document reveals that Associate Corrections Minister Pita Sharples was deliberately not consulted on the Government’s three strikes policy, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove.
More evidence of Kiwi’s distrust of National’s plans to hike GST have been unearthed in the latest Westpac consumer confidence survey, Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said today.
Labour remains concerned that Government plans for rural broadband will create a digital divide between urban and rural New Zealand.
The Government’s plan is a step towards delivering an essential service to all New Zealanders, but will take too long, and be an inferior service in comparison to the urban broadband rollout.
Labour Disabilities Issues Spokesperson Lynne Pillay MP today congratulated Adam Hall on winning the gold medal in the men's standing slalom at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.
“We are impressed and proud of Adam, this is an excellent achievement for an outstanding young man,” said Lynne Pillay.
The Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson needs to take control of the biggest issue in her portfolio and give New Zealanders certainty that there will be no mining in National Parks, Labour Conservation spokesperson David Parker says.
