"Don't cut our future" says Young Labour

PRESS REALEASE: For Immediate Release

Young Labour has elected a talented new executive for 2011, and is ready to take the fight to National in November's election. Newly-elected Young Labour President Ella Hardy spoke out against the "inequitable" cuts in the Government's latest Budget, which she said proved that National has no plan for New Zealand's economy.

“Under this Government we're going backwards. John Key and National have no plan to deal with the rising unemployment and living costs facing working New Zealanders” said Hardy. “This will be the first generation of New Zealanders worse off than its predecessors”

“As young New Zealanders we want to help our country prosper in the future, but it's hard to do that when education, investment, and other opportunities are being cut by those who benefited from them in the past.”

Hardy highlighted discriminatory and short-sighted changes to student loans for part-time students and those over the age of 55, as well as the changes to Kiwisaver. "National have broken their promises on Kiwisaver and introduced changes that shatter youth confidence in the scheme. Cutting our savings scheme at a time when New Zealand needs to invest its future will only harm young people in the coming years" Ella Hardy concluded.

ENDS

The 2011-2012 Young Labour Executive is:

President: Ella Hardy

Vice President: Nicola Wood

Secretary: Andreas Triandafilidis

Maori Vice President: Morehu Rei:

Treasurer: Luke Christensen

Policy Council Rep: Sam Durbin

International Secretary: Rory McCourt –

Communications Rep: Kurt Sharpe –

Rainbow Rep: Sam Thompson –

Maori Rep: Angus Hodgson –

Womens Rep: Shona Jowett –

Pacific Rep: Deepika Gosai –

Affiliates Rep: Chelsea Torrance –

Auckland Rep 1: Levi Joule –

Auckland Rep 2: Emily Robertson-

Waikato Rep: Joshua Brucker –

Central North Island: Chelsea Hambling –

Wellington Rep: Jessie Lipscombe –

Northern South Island Rep: Hayden Munro –
Southern South Island Rep: Josh Livingstone –

General Executive: Soraiya Daud –

Youth Vice-President: Glenn Riddell –

Immediate Past President: Analiese Jackson –

For more information go to www.younglabour.org.nz.

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