New Zealand First says Finance Minister Bill English is out of touch after he failed to explain why 63 workers at the state-owned Solid Energy Huntly coal mine have lost their jobs while the state-
State Owned Enterprises
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Jul
18 July 2012
New Zealand First is asking State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall to explain why KiwiRail is contracting a foreign firm to maintain our rail tracks even though staff facing the sack were told
Tagged: KiwiRail, State Owned Enterprises
10
Jul
10 July 2012
New Zealand First is calling on State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall to come out of hiding and explain to the country exactly what’s going on at KiwiRail.
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27
Feb
27 February 2012
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the welfare changes announced today are feeble and amount to “whistling in the wind” because they do nothing to improve the economy or create jobs.
Tagged: Welfare, State Owned Enterprises
24
Feb
24 February 2012
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the big job cuts announced by Air New Zealand are the first step towards the government selling down its stake in the company.
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Feb
16 February 2012
New Zealand First says the Budget Policy Statement released today shows National’s misplaced economic optimism before the election and also reveals the folly of selling shares in state owned power