Labour Leader Phil Goff has issued this statement following this afternoon’s Labour caucus meeting:
“I was made aware this morning of an anonymous letter sent to journalists.
“When confronted, Chris Carter admitted he was responsible for those letters and their distribution.
Labour’s spokesperson for Trade Maryan Street said Richard Trumka's decision to "indefinitely postpone" his trip to New Zealand because of the Government's attack on workers' rights will hinder New Zealand’s chances of building powerful allies in Washington for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.
New Zealanders deserve to know why their Government did not support a UN resolution which affirms the rights of an estimated billion people whose supplies currently are not safe to drink, says Labour water spokesperson Brendon Burns.
The National Government has today launched a document asking for feedback on teacher professional development, just months after it cut funding for qualified teaching staff, Labour Early Childhood Education Sue Moroney says.
Environment Waikato's (EW) plans to take a more intensive approach to monitoring of dairy farms during the 2010-11 season have been welcomed by the Labour Party.
Labour Commerce spokesperson Lianne Dalziel says that the Government’s response to the Commerce Committee’s report on the petition of John Andrew Dickson has made a mockery of the process.
Labour’s Associate spokesperson for labour issues, Darien Fenton, says that the Minister of Labour has no idea of why workers continue to leave for Australia in droves.
“The Minister of Labour tried to claim in Parliament today that a National Government is reason enough for people to stay in New Zealand,” says Ms Fenton.
The near certain 25 basis point rise in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) tomorrow risks driving up interest and exchange rates and increasing the pressure on already struggling Kiwi families, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe.
The wage gap with Australia has blown out by more than $50 a week under National despite Prime Minister John Key saying before the election ‘the fundamental purpose of his government’ would be to narrow the gap, says Labour Leader Phil Goff.
Labour Associate Health Spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says failing to lower the Blood Alcohol Limit to 0.05 is just one of the many failures in the Government's changes to drink driving laws announced this week.
"There is absolutely no mention of the Law Commission's recommendations with regard to intervention and treatment of alcohol addiction," said Iain Lees-Galloway.
