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Alliance On De registration; Why We Did it & Where To Now?

Saturday, 30 May 2015, 11:16 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

What is a good way for very small political party get some attention? If all else fails, voluntary de registration looks like it will do it. More >>

KiwiRail; another year older and deeper in debt

Monday, 1 September 2014, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

That is a lot of money and there are lessons that need to be learnt before we pour in another $1 billion. More >>

Mary O’Neill to Stand for the Alliance in Napier

Thursday, 28 August 2014, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has confirmed Mary O’Neill as the Alliance candidate in the Napier Electorate for the 2014 election. More >>

Alliance Already in Place

Saturday, 29 March 2014, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Co-Leader and former Alliance MP Kevin Campbell says to Hone Harawira that he doesn’t need to re-invent the wheel. Campbell was responding to the Mana Party Leader’s comment that it was interested in an Alliance similar to the Alliance ... More >>

Alliance stands aside in Chch East by-election

Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 10:07 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has decided not to stand a candidate in the Christchurch East by election, Alliance co leader Kevin Campbell announced today. "We were sorely tempted to stand a candidate, given that it is the electorate I live in and it would be an ... More >>

Labour Should be Well Served by Cunliffe as Leader

Monday, 16 September 2013, 10:38 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has congratulated David Cunliffe on his election as Labour Party leader. More >>

John Key's Excellent Idea

Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 9:16 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Prime Minister John Key is on record as saying he wishes he could raise the minimum wage to $30.00 "by this afternoon". What an excellent idea! Mr Key goes on to say that it is just a dream that couldn't possibly come true. But is it really? More >>

Alliance Backs No Asset Sales Actions

Friday, 26 April 2013, 11:19 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party is backing the National Day of Action against Asset Sales this Saturday 27 April. More >>

Labour's warning to Mighty River investors needs some bite

Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 9:22 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party is pleased that Labour Party leader David Shearer has pledged to reduce the price of electricity if elected next year, and looks forward to details about how this will be achieved. More >>

Alliance says TPPA would lock in a corporate power grab

Sunday, 9 December 2012, 11:00 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says the TransPacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) could lock New Zealand into a future where economic and political decisions are made by and for a small elite. More >>

KiwiRail figures show Hillside closure a political decision

Monday, 26 November 2012, 9:07 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says the announced closure of Hillside railway workshops cannot be justified on cost grounds at the same time as KiwiRail is pumping cash into corporate salaries. More >>

Alliance says not too late to save Hillside

Thursday, 15 November 2012, 10:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party is appalled but unsurprised at KiwiRail's announcement that they are to close Dunedin’s Hillside Workshops, making 90 workers redundant. More >>

Government "robbing Canterbury people of their democracy"

Monday, 10 September 2012, 11:30 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party Co Leader and former MP Kevin Campbell says the decision by the Government to keep Government appointed Commissioners in charge of the Canterbury Regional Council is a further blow for the spirits of the people of Canterbury. More >>

KiwiRail Not Just a Business but an Essential Public Service

Sunday, 2 September 2012, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

It is time to accept that rail is an essential public service, necessary to build communities and facilitate industries. Rail is there to serve the public good. It will never be a cash cow, according to Alliance co-leader Kay Murray. More >>

Can the Govt Guarantee Domestic Power Prices?

Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 9:05 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The government says domestic power prices will not rise steeply if shares are sold in the three publicly owned power companies, but can they guarantee it? And what if they are wrong? This has the Alliance Party worried, according to co leader Kay ... More >>

Do Mum and Dad Investors Want to Profit From Other's Misery?

Sunday, 24 June 2012, 11:38 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party pleads with "Mum and Dad investors" not to buy shares in the electricity companies which the Government is putting up for sale, says Co-Leader Kay Murray. More >>

Alliance Warns Investors that Asset Sales Can Be Reversed

Sunday, 17 June 2012, 7:15 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

For the Alliance Party the Mixed Ownership Bill is a case of ground-hog day. The Alliance was formed to fight the privatization agenda of the 1980's and 1990's. "We find it profoundly depressing that this government is determined to repeat the failures ... More >>

We Can Afford to Pay Aged Care Workers a Decent Wage

Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 9:20 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance co leader Kevin Campbell says he is outraged at John Key's comment on Breakfast TV that the country doesn't have the money to pay aged care workers a decent wage. More >>

Immediate Action Needed on Care Workers Wages

Monday, 28 May 2012, 9:06 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party co leader Kevin Campbell calls pay rates for aged and disability support workers in New Zealand a national disgrace. More >>

Budget Not Building a Decent Future for All New Zealanders

Thursday, 24 May 2012, 9:35 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Recently elected Alliance Party co leader and former Alliance MP Kevin Campbell describes the 2012 budget as "hypocritical and disappointing." More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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