Labour

Hurry up and wait is the message that the Minister of Veterans’ Affairs has given to the veteran community, Labour Veteran Affairs spokesperson Rick Barker says.

The announcement confirming an increase in War Disablement Pension Gallantry Allowance payments for Veterans is welcome, but the veteran community is still awaiting the Government’s long-overdue announcement on overhauling and updating the War Pensions Act 1954, says Labour’s Veteran Affairs spokesperson Rick Barker.

Labour Veterans’ Affairs spokesperson Rick Barker is welcoming a Law Commission report on a new support scheme for veterans.

Rick Barker said he agreed with the Commission that ‘very little has changed since the War Pensions Act 1954 and that this legislative inertia has left the New Zealand system in need of modernisation’.

Labour’s Veterans Affairs spokesperson Rick Barker says it is disgraceful that the Government can commit $50 million to Prime Minister John Key’s pet cycleway, but can’t guarantee the New Zealand War Memorial Park project will proceed.

The Government’s decision to stop the development of the National War Memorial Park is a disgrace, says Labour’s veterans affairs spokesperson Rick Barker.

With ANZAC Day approaching it’s time for the Government to give a clear statement on whether it is committed to improving the National War Memorial, says Labour Veteran’s Affairs spokesman Rick Barker.