Tag Archives: Labour Press Releases

Joyce Stacks the Odds Against Kiwis

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party The National Government are so down on the idea of New Zealand manufacturing and kiwi involvement in the procurement of Kiwirail rolling stock that they are actively changing the rules so the odds … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Hughes Sick of Joyce’s ‘Pious Claptrap’

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Labour Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes says he is sick of Transport Minister Steven Joyce’s pious claptrap about introducing tougher penalties for drink drivers when National is still happy to let people get drunk … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Still Waiting for Answers About Queenstown Airport

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party John Key needs to get his Transport Safety Minister Nathan Guy more involved in the safety issues surrounding Queenstown Airport, says Labour’s transport safety spokesperson Darien Fenton.

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Labour Questions Blind Spot on Public Transport

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford says there are disturbing signs public transport is being downgraded by the super city’s powerful new transport agency.

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Local Parks Bulldozed to Make Way for Waterview

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Local parks are being demolished to make way for the Government’s new Waterview connection, leaving local families with limited to access to green spaces in their community, Labour MP for Mt Albert David … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Government Denying Rail Network Opportunity

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Napier-based Labour List MP Stuart Nash says he will support any move by local councils to ensure the Gisborne-Hawke’s Bay rail network remains open, as National has made no effort to protect this … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Scoop Birthday! Now We Are Eleven

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Scoop Media

Opinion – Alastair Thompson Another year older and another year wiser. Scoop is delighted to have reached the beginning of its 12th year of operations today. Our first ever post to the live website was made in the evening of … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Real Commitment Needed for Rail to Meet Future

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party National’s reluctant commitment to KiwiRail is a sign of a Government that would prefer to see more heavy freight on our roads than on rail, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today.

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Joyce Doesn’t Back Kiwi Workers to Get Job Done

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party The extraordinary dismissive attitude of the Transport Minister Steven Joyce shows National does not back our rail workers to complete the job of building the rolling stock for Auckland’s rail network, Labour’s Transport … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Failure to Support KiwiRail Shows Lack of Fail

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Dunedin South MP Clare Curran says a lack of support for a KiwiRail build of Auckland’s electric trains shows no faith in Kiwi skills and capability.

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Failure to Support KiwiRail Shows Lack of Faith

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Dunedin South MP Clare Curran says a lack of support for a KiwiRail build of Auckland’s electric trains shows no faith in Kiwi skills and capability.

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Govt Should Create Jobs With Rail Blueprint

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party The Government should take up the recommendations of a recent study to manufacture the rolling stock for Auckland’s electric rail network here in New Zealand to create and keep jobs for Kiwi workers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Workers Are Dying on Our Roads

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Labour’s Transport Safety and Associate Labour spokesperson Darien Fenton has marked Workers Memorial Day by calling for more attention to work-related road accidents, the single largest cause of work-related injury death in New … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Govt Wrong in Promoting Juggernauts Over Tourism

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Transport Minister Steven Joyce should think about the safety of tourists before allowing heavier trucks on our roads, Labour Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton said today.

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Heavier Trucks Risk Road Safety

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party The Government’s decision to allow heavier trucks on our roads is another move by National that will put the safety of Kiwi motorists at risk, Labour’s transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today.

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Uncosted Puhoi to Wellsford Plan Pure ‘Overkill’

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Awarding a contract for route investigation work on the so-called Puhoi to Wellsford Road of National Significance is an example of pure ‘road overkill’, say Labour’s transport spokesperson Darren Hughes and Mt Albert … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

National Showing True Colours on Rail

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Transport Minister Steven Joyce’s obsession with forcing traffic on to New Zealand’s roads has been exposed again by the Government’s lack of commitment to regional rail services, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

What About Elderly Drivers?

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party What about elderly drivers? The Government should not neglect elderly New Zealanders in its road safety strategy, Labour Senior Citizens spokesperson Ross Robertson says. “A lot of the focus with the Government’s new … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

ATA Must Accept Boag Company Mistake and Act on It

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Attempts by the Auckland Transition Agency to downplay the politicisation of the recruitment process around the new super city management team won’t wash with the hundreds of senior managers applying for the jobs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Govt Listens to Taxi Drivers at Last

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Scoop Media

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Labour’s Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton has welcomed signals today from the Government that it will move to improve taxi drivers’ safety, after ignoring the issue last year.

Posted in Incoming | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment