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"As someone responsible for coalition management and Leader of the House, I know that the Greens position as outlined by Ms Fitzsimons today would only lead to instability."

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Last time Dr Michael Cullen made election promises, he plunged his portfolio into massive overdraft, said Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

There's little hope the Left could form any sort of Government, if they have so much trouble trusting each other over disabled parking spaces, said Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

"The mystery surrounding Labour Party President Bob Harvey's trip to the UK to meet with Tony Blair's campaign advisers has now been solved," according to Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services,

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

This Monday not one, not two, not three but four Ministers will be live online to talk about policies, issues, and the election.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

TVNZ has upheld both aspects of the National Party's formal complaint about the advertisement that opened Labour's election campaign. TVNZ has ruled it was inaccurate and misleading.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

"For $1500 you could send him to Disneyland for the rest of the campaign - in fact a one-way ticket would be a great deal cheaper than that," said Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Leader of the House

"Labour's ad said Catherine Holloway was trying to support seven children on $40 to $50 a week - and she wasn't," said Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Labour should do the right thing and admit the rest of the errors in their campaign ad, said Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Leader of the House

Helen Clark's extraordinary claim today that the drop in unemployment was because of a loss in population showed that she was prepared to lie about anything to avoid saying that New Zealand was doi

  • Roger Sowry
  • Employment

Minister of Social Services, Work and Income, Roger Sowry, is appalled at Helen Clark's complete disregard for the circumstances of a beneficiary used in Labour's election advertisement screened on

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The growth in the number of Maori in work has pleased the Minister of Employment, Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Employment

"We always knew Michael Cullen was nasty, but we thought Helen Clark would be able to keep him on his leash for at least the first week of the campaign," said Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Leader of the House

"With Helen Clark's latest gaffe on how fast student loans grow she looks increasingly accident prone," said Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Leader of the House

"Who does Helen Clark think she is fooling when she says her party aims to give ordinary people a fair go?" asked Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Labour party has deported party President Bob Harvey to the Northern Hemisphere in an attempt to keep him out of the spotlight during the election campaign.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Leader of the House

Labour's so-called employment policy does nothing except re-name existing programmes, said Roger Sowry, Minister of Employment.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Employment

Labour leader Helen Clark's credibility is under a serious strain after she made false allegations about an Auckland surgeon, said Roger Sowry, Leader of the House.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Leader of the House

JOINT STATEMENT BY ROGER SOWRY AND PETER McCARDLE

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Labour's unexpected decision to cut a deal with the Greens in Coromandel shows the polls are taking a toll on the party's confidence.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Leader of the House

"The Alliance Housing policy has so many serious flaws it's hard to know just where to start," Social Services Minister, Roger Sowry, and Housing New Zealand Minister, Tony Ryall, said today.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Housing New Zealand Ltd

Labour's employment policy includes one concept, which is guaranteed to create jobs, said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Employment.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Employment

Government is targeting particular priority areas with the extension to the social workers in schools programme announced in the Budget.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The resignation of Labour forestry spokesman Jim Sutton shows there's a serious internal split developing inside the Labour camp.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income