Helen Clark preferred Prime Minister
It was 90th birthday of labour party , members of labour party gather from all walks of life to celebrate 90th birth day of party , in speech Prime Minister Helen Clark shed lights on past and present of labour Party ,
Prime Minister Helen Clark speak of the party's achievements since it was formed during the dark days of World War I. The Manukau event continues this evening with cultural performances by members of the Manukau community.she said its labour's policies that we seeing this much growth , we need to work smart to keep up this pace
In mix and mingle time PM took a cup a tee and have GUP SHUP with crowd and shook hand with party's member , BillaG of Sohni Dharti congratulated PM on 90th birthday of Party and invited Her for 14 of Aug , Big day Out of Pakistan in NZ
We invited Minister Immigration David Cunfilay for PANZ meeting with first Pakistani Ambassador to NZ . Mr. David said " I can not promise due to his prior commitments but I will do my best to attend this function because I due to some reason I couldn't come to last Pakistani function for labour's support ", he said 14 of Aug is confirmed
A new poll suggests it now has more support than it won at the last general Election, and its leader has increased her popularity as preferred Prime Minister.
The latest 3 News TNS opinion poll shows Labour would have 58 seats in the house if an election were held today - nine more than National, which would have 49. The Greens would have eight, the Maori Party four, and United Future, Progressive and ACT one each, with New Zealand First with no seats.
Helen Clark scores 38 percent of the vote as preferred Prime Minister, a little up on the last survey, while Don Brash is preferred by 13 percent of those surveyed, down several points on the previous poll.
The poll was conducted late June-early July using a sample size of 1,000.
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An Email from Labour Party The last election was very close.
So close that at about nine o'clock on election night TV One announced that the National Party had won. Think what New Zealand would be like today if that had happened. Yes, some rich people would have had big tax cuts. But our society would be very different.
Working families would once again be facing insecurity. Maori would once again be the targets of discrimination. State house tenants would be seeing huge rent rises and house sales.
We would be going back to an unhappy and divided land.
Instead Labour won and we still have Helen Clark as Prime Minister. So:
we have not gone into Iraq, students now have interest-free loans, more and more families are receiving real help with their incomes, all people are respected and included, and kiwi pride is on the increase. I could not have wished for a better birthday present.
The National Party got close because they had a lot of money to spend. They cribbed on the television allocation by not including GST, spent up large before the three-month election period, and conspired with the Exclusive Brethren who they knew had another million dollars to spend on their behalf.
If I asked you to put your value on what Helen and Labour have done in government, and what the cost would be if we went back to the nineties, what would you say?
Talking on Phone from OZ Former Vice President , General Sectary of Pakistan Association and sole sponsor of Blood Balti has requested to Pak community to come along and contribute in Labour Party's Big Whip round .he said labour Party is only Party who preach diversity and practise diversity , Mr.Bhatti said our opposition is rich party with rich people and to fight with rich Party we should continue whatever we can to strengthen Labour Party . Mr.Bhatti added I appreciate PM's Helen Clarke policies and value what she has done to promote diversity and brought confidence in family on low income . Mr.- Bhatti requested Pak community to contribute in Labour Party's election funds to keep Labour in office and Helen Clarke as PM in 2008
USE ALL 4 VOTES TO DEFEAT KEY Apologies if you've recieved this a grillion times. Please pass on to other people of goodwill toward Labour. I fell it's important not to give Key a hit on this.
On its front page today, the Dom Post asks Will John Key be NZ's next Prime Minister Let's bed in a victory here folks, voting closes at 6pm. Remember you've all got at least 4 opportunities to vote down this notion of whether John Key will be the next Prime Minister (not on my watch) TEXT yes or no to 2226 (costs 20c) Phone 0900 22266 and vote (costs 50c) Email: votes@dompost.co.nz with yes or no in the subject line Vote online at www.dompost.co.nz Voting closes 6pm today - go forth and vote, fellow Labourites and let's show John Key what he's going to have to get used to....(getting whupped by good organisation) In case you've forgotten the 80s and 90s or are too young to know - here the essence of it... The very problems Key is highlighting were the creating of the 80s and 90s restructuring, the Ruth Richardson slashing budgest, the Employment Contract Act (which was expressly created to destroy collective bargaining power and lower wages), the contracting out of so many core govt services (not to mention the dread 'funder/provider split' again designed to destroy unions and lower wages). In 1998 thousands of people marched on Parliament in protest at what that govt had done to our beautiful country - the Hikoi of Hope, it was called. Impossible to imagine now. The current govt (our govt!) has spent the last 7 years working to repair that damage, reversing many of the previous National govt's polices - we've made a lot of progress, most obviously getting unemployment down to the lowest in the world and so completely off the agenda of NZers (it used to be the unanimous #1 problem cited in any poll or survey). And yet here is Key (who made his money by having no scruples or social conscience- trading currency) giving no credit for the turnaround and claiming it is a growing nightmare. Well, unemployment has been halved, long term unemployed have fallen by 60% (and they are the hard cases), DPB numbers are down. Yup, there's more to do and useful ideas are welcome but if anyone thinks National is the answer, they've forgotten the cause of the problem
Good Government Labour From the beginning of this month Kiwis will all have 4 weeks holidays, an increase in superannuation, $10 more for every child through Working for Families, and an increased minimum wage - what a good government Labour provides!
Our beautiful country is facing some huge challenges.
Climate change and global warming will have a huge impact on all our lives. Fortunately there’s a lot we can do together to make a difference.
We must shift our economy into a new and higher gear to secure a future for our families and our children. And while new opportunities open up in Asia, the Pacific becomes a less peaceful place.
When I think of those challenges, and the future I want for my family, I realise why elections are so important.
Had there been a different result in the 2005 general election, the answers to all those challenges would have been a return to right-wing policies that were so devastating to working families through the nineties.
Tax cuts paid for by benefit cuts, privatisation of ACC, lower wages, less secure jobs, and the removal of protections for working people would have been the reality behind the false promises.
Instead, look at where we are now.
This week, in the city of Hastings where I grew up, in the suburb of Flaxmere there is no-one unemployed. When National left office in 1999, there were 161,628 people on the dole. Last month there were 28,845 unemployed in the whole country. >
Budget special
Michael Cullen's budget proved once again that responsible government is good government. More money for savings means more people in jobs, and gives more young people a chance at the future. The fifth Labour-led government is on the way to becoming one of the greatest in New Zealand's history.
Whether it's people in jobs, numbers on benefits, share-market growth, costs of health care or education, assistance to families, assistance to business - on any indicator you look at, the improvements since Labour came into government in 1999 are outstanding. It's no accident that Labour governments are good for employment, good for working families and good for business.
The focus on sustainability shows that Labour is leading the way to ensure that future prospects for Kiwis continue to be bright. There is a lot more to do, and a major challenge facing us, but there is no doubt that it is the Labour government led by Helen Clark and Michael Cullen that is best placed to cope with those challenges.
It is ironic that National's latest leader continues to harp on comparisons with Australia in relation to wage levels and superannuation. Part of the reason for Australia's economic strength is that they have had compulsory superannuation for years, and National's plans for the labour market won't help workers bargain for better wages!
Thanks to Helen, Michael and the rest of the Labour team, we have a good story to tell. Our job is to make sure New Zealanders aren't fooled again - the National party sounds more and more like the ghost of Piggy Muldoon - jam today, and forget about tomorrow, and we all know where that led. >
Budget 2007 continues Labour's work to make the education system work for every student
A four year, half billion dollar boost to eduction budget 700 more teachers to reduce class sizes Building 14 new schools and 180 new classrooms
Access to 20 hours free early childhood education for three and four year olds Major investments to improve universities and polytechs
Supporting Kiwi Business
Labour is delivering more support for business as we work to transform the economy
$3.4 billion business tax reform package to encourage investment and lift performance Support for exporters New Incentives for research and development Expanded skills training Business partnership for sustainability
Handy lines to rebut National's spin on KiwiSaver
That KiwiSaver is a threat to universal superannuation
With Labour in government, universal superannuation will NEVER be questioned - we believe every New Zealander has a right to a decent, publicly provided pension when they hit 65 KiwiSaver is designed as a top up to your superannuation, not a replacement At the same time, we're investing in KiwiSaver, we're investing heavily in raising the rate of super and in the NZ Superannuation Fund to make sure super can be paid in the future, something National fiercely opposed >
What a start to 2008! We've said goodbye to the wonderful Sir Ed, in Helen's speech we heard about massive new investment in education, we'll will be completing the loop in the Auckland motorway system, we've acknowledged Ngati Porou's takutaimoana and announced a sensible tax reduction programme - all before Waitangi Day! It was a wonderful event at Karetu - the Maori Council met in the morning, and in the afternoon his whanau handed Kelvin Davis over to Helen to be our candidate in Te Tai Tokerau. 300 people listened to Kelvin's impressive speech, which showed that the Maori Labour Party is in very good heart. I think 2008 is going to be a year of surprises for a lot of people. We have a very impressive list of electorate candidates, and will have more after the list conferences. Planning is well under way for the election; Annual Congress is not far away so please plan to come and join us for what will be another inspiring event, and lots of fun as well. Mike Smith, NZLP General Secretary Lest we forget - a tory record
Just a little reminder about the Nat's actual record, especially important when the media is giving John Key such an easy ride while he's swallowing dead rats by the bucketful. And doesn't it speak volumes that to a tory dead rats are things like interest free student loans, keeping NZ nuclear free, Kiwi Bank and Kiwi Saver and the Super Fund. Jeesh! Here's a taste of why we really, really don't want the National Party in charge of our country again.... 1991 - the Mother of all Budgets slashed benefit levels and the Employment Contract Act savaged wages and conditions for NZ workers
1992 - National abolished the Apprenticeship system July 1993 - hospital patients were forced to pay part charges for their treatment (at the same time Health Minister Simon Upton considered charging blood donors for the use of hospital facilities)
National abolished the long standing tradition of income related rents for state house tenants andthen sold over 13,500 state houses to their mates And almost more important than anything else is jobs, jobs, jobs. Unemployment has dropped almost 90% under Labour. In 1999 there was over 161,000 people on the dole - today that's down to 20,000.
National party is being rejected by people of New Zealand three times. There is some thing about Helen Clark that is why she is preferred Prime Minster.
This one line would not be enough , you have to batter then this to convince other four million Kiwi fallows , why she is on top job? Because she has participable theory and logical policies and most of all guts to stands for, what she think is right . Probably thats why Helen Clark is Preferred Prime Minister
Budget 2008:
a fair economy and a strong future Personal tax
From 1 October cuts to personal tax will help individuals and families meet at least some of the increased costs of living. Further cuts to personal tax will happen in 2010 and 2011.
Transforming our economy
This year’s Budget includes a major investment that will mean $500 million is spent over the next five years in developing a truly competitive, world-class broadband network in New Zealand. It also funds the largest ever public investment in science and research and a major step forward in boosting the skills of our workforce through a programme which the business community, workers and government will progress together.
Health
Budget 2008 invests an extra $750 million in health care for all New Zealanders including more funding for elective surgery, investing in primary and public health, and focussing on children and youth – where early intervention counts the most.
Transport
Budget 2008 builds on the Labour-led government’s record investment in transport, with more funding for road, rail, air and public transport. Highlights include new funding for projects in Canterbury, Northland and Tairawhiti.
Education
The Labour-led government believes that investing in young kiwis is the best way to secure opportunity and prosperity in the future. That’s why in Budget 2008 we are increasing operating grants to schools, investing in 762 more teachers, 9 new schools, smaller class sizes, more technology, 130 new classrooms, and more.
Older Kiwis
Budget 2008 continues this government’s record investment to support older New Zealanders from Superannuation levels, rates rebates, increased carer support and community services, to free off peak travel. And superannuitants also benefit from personal tax cuts in the budget.
Modern Justice
Budget 2008 Budget focuses on strengthening the justice system and ensure that New Zealanders live in safe and responsive communities. Funding includes more resourcing for the Police Force and investment in Auckland’s courts system.
Housing
Living in decent, affordable housing is fundamental to the health and well being of families and communities. Budget 2008 provides funding for building new, affordable homes, funding for a new Shared Equity Scheme, and the insulation of all state owned houses to make them warmer, healthier and more energy
Students
Budget 2008 brings more student allowances, more scholarships and more loan support to students. The Labour-led government is continuing our commitment to help ease the burden on students as you invest in the knowledge and skills to drive New Zealand forward.
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We’re not going to mortgage our country, PM Helen Clark Just over a month ago the Labour-led government announced a programme of tax relief beginning on 1 October this year, with further reductions in 2010 and 2011.
I’m pleased that during this year of slower economic growth we are able to give tax relief and still maintain government spending in critical areas like health, education and new infrastructure.
I believe that by balancing tax relief with investment in critical public services, we will keep our communities strong while helping families balance their budgets.
This kind of long-term approach to investing in services, like primary health care, is starting to pay off. In recent weeks several studies have shown that health outcomes for New Zealanders are improving while primary health care costs have dropped.
I believe the choices we made in the Budget are the best for New Zealand in what are challenging times internationally. We’re not going to mortgage our country’s future and we’re not going to cut services. Instead we will keep our focus on our vision of building strong communities, strong families, a strong economy, and a strong nation.
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