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National's great sell off of NZ begins, again
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says that moves to loosen up New Zealand's already sloppy rules on foreign control of the economy would mean the future threat of further privatization and loss of assets. The Minister of Finance Bill English announced today it was going ... More >>
Power companies hit the jackpot – NZers pay
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 9:11 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says that electricity price hikes are continuing to surge above the rate of inflation, siphoning money out of consumers pockets as winter grips the country. More >>
Disability Support Service workers congratulated
Friday, 10 July 2009, 9:43 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party has congratulated disability support services sleepover workers who have won an historic victory in being able to claim a minimum wage related pay rate when they undertake such shifts. More >>
Canterbury student levy blatant money grabbing
Friday, 3 July 2009, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party of New Zealand says the drastic increases in the student services levy about to be charged to Canterbury University students is a deliberate money grabbing tactic. More >>
Canterbury student levy blatant money grabbing
Friday, 3 July 2009, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party of New Zealand says the drastic increases in the student services levy about to be charged to Canterbury University students is a deliberate money grabbing tactic. “It is terrible that a public tertiary institution would increase ... More >>
Telecom and Vodafone mobile ripoff
Friday, 3 July 2009, 8:53 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party of New Zealand says the news that New Zealanders will have to wait years for Telecom and Vodafone to be made to bring down excessive mobile charges is a travesty. Alliance Communications and IT Spokesperson Richard Mitchell says ... More >>
National neglect early childhood education
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 10:01 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party of New Zealand says the Government's 1.95% funding increase for Early Childhood Education is a bad joke. Alliance Party Education Spokesperson Richard Mitchell says while any extra funding is useful, the amount provided by the National ... More >>
"Smart meters" being used for dumb reasons
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says big power companies should be required to install electricity "smart meters" that would help consumers, rather than introducing "dumb meters" to boost their own profits. More >>
National has no commitment to disabled NZers
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says Disabilities Minister Paula Bennett abandoning her post shows the lack of commitment of the National Government to disabled New Zealanders. More >>
Underfunding creating school fee mess
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance says it is wrong that underfunded state schools are taking on debt collectors to retrieve “donations”. Alliance education spokesperson Richard Mitchell says underfunding of schools is having a negative impact on the education of the children. ... More >>
Nat's container prisons an embarrassment
Monday, 29 June 2009, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party Kay Murray says if the best shot from the National Government's Minister of Corrections Judith Collins to deal with the breakdown of society is to pack prisoners into metal boxes meant for transporting goods, then New Zealand has been brought ... More >>
Nats polytech funds blow puts education in reverse
Monday, 29 June 2009, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party of New Zealand says the National Government's funding freeze on polytechnic's is an "ignorant policy that will lead to an ignorant society." More >>
Nats, Dunne make education harder
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party of New Zealand says Revenue Minister Peter Dunne's proposed changes to the student loan repayment scheme by National would be tightening the screws on students even more. More >>
Community learning cuts show Govt social vandals
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party of New Zealand has described funding cuts to Adult Community Education (ACE) as "social vandalism" by the National Party. More >>
Axing of Training Incentive Allowance unfair move
Monday, 22 June 2009, 9:30 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party has condemned the National Government's complete withdrawal of Training Incentive Allowance (TIA) coverage for undergraduate tertiary students who are on the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB), Widow's Benefit and Emergency Maintenance ... More >>
Alliance backs children's organizations
Friday, 19 June 2009, 10:26 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party co-leader Kay Murray says the Kiwi Party sponsored referendum "should a light smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand" is a waste of $9 million that could be better spent supporting struggling families. More >>
Alliance Party backs Unite minimum wage petition
Friday, 12 June 2009, 9:28 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party co-leader Kay Murray says the Alliance Party is one hundred percent behind Unite Union's campaign to raise the minimum wage. The Unite campaign kicked off on Thursday 11 June with a petition for a Citizen's Initiated Referendum asking ... More >>
Alliance agrees with Treasury on capital gains
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says it agrees with "its traditional enemy" The Treasury on one tax issue: a capital gains tax on property investments is needed. In a speech this week to the Institute of Directors, Treasury Secretary John Whitehead called for ... More >>
Social equality must be part of Environment Day
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party co leader Kay Murray says World Environment Day must be about more than a few ceremonial tree plantings and other "feel good exercises." "We can't afford token gestures on climate change and the degradation of the planet and its people." More >>
"A budget of very little brain."
Friday, 29 May 2009, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Economic Development spokesperson Quentin Findlay says Bill English's 2009 Budget is a 'Winnie the Pooh' budget - "a budget of very little brain". More >>
