Labour Leader welcomes Meka Whaitiri as Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidate
David Shearer has today congratulated Meka Whaitiri on her selection as Labour’s candidate for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election.
“Meka Whaitiri is an outstanding candidate. She is committed to serving the people of the electorate and continuing the work of Parekura Horomia, who left a huge legacy.
Super-sized Ministry not working
The National Government’s formation of the ‘super’ Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is basically flawed, given the failures in the vital areas of trade and biosecurity, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson, Damien O’Connor, says.
Commitment Needed for Transmission Lilne Undergrounding
Mt Roskill MP, Phil Goff and Carol Beaumont MP say that strong public support will be needed for unsightly overhead transmission lines to be undergrounded.
Answers needed on High Commissioner’s residence
New Zealand taxpayers should be told why they are having to fork out $7500 a week to pay for alternative premises for the High Commissioner in London while the official residence remains empty, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Phil Goff, says.
“Foreign Affairs has just been savagely restructured, with staff being made redundant and allowances slashed to save money.
Six Nominees For the Labour Candidacy In the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
With the closure of nominations at 5pm today for Labour’s Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidature, the Labour Party’s General Secretary has announced that six nominations have been received for selection as candidate. They are in alphabetical order:
Biographies of nominees
Hayden Hape
Denniston deal a lost opportunity
The Government has missed an opportunity to allow conservation groups and the mining company Bathurst to reach a compromise over the Denniston Plateau by riding roughshod over the process, says Labour’s Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson.
Dunne’s ‘rush’ a long time coming
It’s a bit rich for Peter Dunne to announce today that legislation to regulate legal highs should be ‘rushed’ through Parliament, Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says.
“Peter Dunne and the National-led Government could have passed the legislation long before now if they had made regulating the legal high industry a priority.
More Kiwis having power supply cut off
New figures obtained by Labour show that more Kiwis are having their power supply cut off because they can’t afford to pay their electricity bills, says Labour Leader David Shearer.
McDonald’s case shows flaws in meal breaks law
Unite Union’s court case against McDonalds for unpaid meal breaks highlights the dangers of the Government’s plans to weaken rest and meal breaks, says Darien Fenton, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues.
IPCA recommendations must be fully implemented
The recommendations made by the Independent Police Conduct Authority after its investigation into Operation Eight must be fully implemented and reported back to the Government and Tuhoe people, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi.
