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Running scared over 1080 report

Monday, 19 September 2011, 3:42 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

“The Environment Commissioner’s office response to a DSC OIA request for a list of the people she communicated with in preparing her recent 1080 report reveals the extraordinary secrecy which exists not only regarding OIA requests but which also ... More >>

New candidate for Dunedin South

Monday, 12 September 2011, 2:20 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

“Warren Voight of Fairfield has been selected to stand for Democrats for Social Credit in the Dunedin South electorate” DSC Leader Stephnie de Ruyter, and Southern Region President Bob Warren, announced today. More >>

Government food bill

Saturday, 10 September 2011, 4:46 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

www.democrats.org.nz Media Release Saturday 10 September 2011 Government food bill “As the general election approaches there are many issues about which candidates should be stating their position. But you can bet your boots very few from the parties ... More >>

Keep investment provisions out of trade agreements

Thursday, 1 September 2011, 3:36 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

Pacific Partnership Agreement and the Free Trade Agreement with Hong Kong" said John Ring, Democrats for Social Credit spokesperson on Foreign Affairs. “The next round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific partnership Agreement "The government must ... More >>

Privatisation of health on political agenda

Thursday, 25 August 2011, 11:31 am | Democrats for Social Credit

The West Coast DHB's "suggestions" of introducing private surgery at Grey Hospital and, "shifting hospital services into GP practices and the community", as reported recently in the West Coast media is another step in the process of successive ... More >>

TPPA secrecy is undemocratic

Friday, 29 July 2011, 6:01 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

The continuing silence of most New Zealand MPs regarding government’s clandestine negotiations about the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement indicates either their ignorance of what is going on or their willing connivance in selling New Zealand ... More >>

Take asset sales off the agenda

Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 1:39 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

“There is no plausible reason for the proposed partial privatisation of our publicly-owned strategic energy assets” stated Stephnie de Ruyter, Democrats for Social Credit Party leader. More >>

Third World Conditions Advocated by TPPA

Monday, 20 June 2011, 3:45 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

"The Transpacific Partnership Agreement should be rejected because it includes proposals for privatising water" said Heather Marion Smith, Local Government Spokesperson for Democrats for Social Credit. More >>

New Zealand must avoid the mistakes of Europe

Monday, 14 February 2011, 11:07 am | Democrats for Social Credit

  "The Transpacific nations must avoid the mistakes of Europe" John Ring, New Zealand Democrats for Social Credit spokesperson on Foreign Affairs said today.  "Many European countries are getting into difficulties because they have signed ... More >>

Key blindly continues on wrong track

Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 3:17 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

“Prime Minister John Key is overlooking the obvious in his quest for New Zealand’s economic salvation” said Democrats for Social Credit leader, Stephnie de Ruyter. “Our economic woes cannot and will not be satisfactorily addressed while he persists ... More >>

Make TPP Agreement documents public

Thursday, 2 December 2010, 11:12 am | Democrats for Social Credit

"Democrats for Social Credit urge those negotiating the TPP Agreement between New Zealand, Australia, the USA, Singapore, Chile, Brunei, Vietnam and Malaysia to make the documents available to the general public," says John Ring, Democrats for Social ... More >>

Seniors will be worse off

Monday, 1 March 2010, 3:00 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

“The proposed increase in superannuation will not compensate seniors for the proposed increase in GST,” said Democrats for Social Credit (DSC) leader Stephnie de Ruyter, “and it is deceitful for the Prime Minister to claim otherwise. Seniors will be ... More >>

Private debt still used for public expenditure

Friday, 29 May 2009, 10:49 am | Democrats for Social Credit

“Public expenditure may be restricted in the future, but it is still to be financed by private debt” observed DSC Local Government Spokesman, Heather Marion Smith of Wanganui, commenting on National’s 2009 budget. Miss Smith noted that slowing ... More >>

Key objectives of a monetary reform prescription

Friday, 29 May 2009, 10:23 am | Democrats for Social Credit

“The key objectives of a monetary reform prescription are to enable a healthy producing economy that provides us all with sufficient income” said DSC Finance Spokesman John Pemberton. “It is not to provide massive profits for banks or to rob people ... More >>

Steps to keep debt under control – Yeah right!

Friday, 29 May 2009, 9:31 am | Democrats for Social Credit

“The figures speak for themselves” said John Pemberton, DSC Finance Spokesman. “Debt, more debt and even more debt right through until June 2017. The Budget forecasts: June 2009 $69.16 billion; June 2010 $76.12 billion and for June 2013 $106.62 billion ... More >>

Health professionals must control service planning

Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 9:42 am | Democrats for Social Credit

Veteran rural health campaigner and Democrats for Social Credit health spokesman David Tranter is ending 18 years of involvement in health issues and advocacy with a call for government to return health professionals to their rightful place in the ... More >>

Hidden Agendas For West Coast Secondary Services?

Monday, 9 February 2009, 9:45 am | Democrats for Social Credit

Democrats for Social Credit Health Spokesman David Tranter is pointing to the centralisation of health services under the corporatisation of management over the past two decades as warning that there are almost certainly hidden agendas behind recent questions ... More >>

West Coast DHB Member Resigns in Protest

Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 11:12 am | Democrats for Social Credit

West Coast DHB elected board member David Tranter has resigned in protest over what he labels board secrecy and anti-health professional agendas which recently culminated in the loss of three top class, long-serving anaesthetists from Grey Hospital within ... More >>

Reserve Bank funding the only sustainable option

Thursday, 6 November 2008, 3:43 pm | Democrats for Social Credit

"Reserve Bank grants, interest-free loans and low interest loans should be available to local bodies to fund infrastructure projects" said Democrats for social credit Leader Stephnie de Ruyter, responding to information published in the Otago Daily ... More >>

NZ can lead the way out of global recession

Monday, 3 November 2008, 11:46 am | Democrats for Social Credit

"Voters are urged to embrace the DSC's modern social credit programme of new economics to lift New Zealand out of the deepening global recession" said Democrats for Social Credit Leader Stephnie de Ruyter. "New Zealand can lead the way and set an example ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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