Our 2011 election manifesto - Labour Party

We believe that secondary schools should play a role in the delivery of ACE, alongside other
providers, particularly in light of the waste of resources from not using schools outside of
normal school hours.
Labour will work with the adult and community education sector on a plan to ensure there is
a range of quality, relevant programmes available in all regions of New Zealand.
For further information, see Labour‟s Education policy and Tertiary Education policy.
Sustainable Farming Fund
The Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) was established by the Labour-led Government in
2000. It contributes to community-driven projects that enhance the economic, social, and
environmental sustainability of rural communities. The Fund has assisted around 800
projects led by farmers, growers and foresters.
Labour is committed to the ongoing viability of the Fund so that it can continue to support
and develop our rural communities.
Labour will commit $16 million to the Sustainable Farming Fund, to be funded by
reprioritisation from the Primary Growth Partnership, and maintain its wider funding
criteria.
For more information, see Labour‟s Agriculture policy.
Safety in rural communities
The relative isolation of some rural communities means they have particular policing needs.
Labour is committed to having a sufficiently resourced Police force so that all communities
can feel safe and secure in the knowledge that their local Police are ready and responsive to
their needs.
We are also committed to the safety of our Police officers and one way of protecting our
officers is through safety in numbers.
Labour will increase all one-officer police stations to at least two officer stations.
This is a safety initiative both for the police and for the small communities they serve around
the country.
In the last years of the previous Labour government we budgeted for an extra 1250 police
staff, 1000 of whom were sworn staff. Those extra numbers significantly boosted police
morale and safety. Since National came to office, however, police numbers have actually
been raided in almost every district to pay for National‟s election promise to put 300 extra
police into South Auckland.
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