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Alliance Backs Minimum Wage Referendum Plan
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 10:41 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party is backing plans for a Union-backed referendum to push up the minimum wage to two thirds of the average wage. More >>
Rodney Hide building access comments
Monday, 9 February 2009, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party has come out in support of CCS Disability Action’s comments regarding Act Leader and Local Government Minister Rodney Hide’s statements on TVNZ’s Close Up programme that a Christchurch businessperson should not insert ... More >>
Condolences to DPA on shock death of new President
Monday, 9 February 2009, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party has joined other political parties in paying tribute and extending condolences to DPA (Disabled Persons Assembly) upon the sudden death of their new President Eamon Daly earlier this week. More >>
Need for old solutions to combat new crisis
Monday, 9 February 2009, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
"It's official, we have an unemployment problem," says Kay Murray Co-Leader of the Alliance Party, in response to the findings of the Household Labour Force Survey for the December 2008 quarter. More >>
Free mkt electricity experiment: Enough is enough
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 11:41 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Energy spokesman, Ian Tinkler, says "enough is enough, how long does it take to see that the free market electricity experiment is a total failure?" This call from the party comes in the wake of Transpower's failure to supply electricity ... More >>
National still saying same old thing on housing
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 10:36 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
National is still saying the same old thing when it comes to housing policy says Alliance Party Housing Spokesperson Tom Dowie. More >>
Ppay restraint should be for MPs and the wealthy
Saturday, 24 January 2009, 7:21 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party believes Obama style pay restraint should be for MPs and the wealthy only More >>
New Zealand Should Take A Stand
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The National-led Government has revealed its moral bankruptcy by its failure to take a stand for human rights during the latest Israeli attack on Gaza, says Alliance Party Spokesperson Matthew Stephen. While Israel has now declared a unilateral ceasefire, ... More >>
Online campaign against Israeli attacks
Friday, 2 January 2009, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party co-leader Kay Murray says the Alliance Party is dismayed to learn that the Israeli government has recently barred journalists from the Gaza border. More >>
Alliance Calls on Key to Condemn Israeli Strikes
Monday, 29 December 2008, 10:13 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance party is appalled at the Israeli Air Force strikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday which have left at least 230 people dead and wounded a further 780 people says Co-Leader Kay Murray. More >>
National Provides Employers with an Early Gift
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 10:32 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Industry spokesperson and Party President Paul Piesse said the decision by the Government to reintroduce and pass the 90 Day Probationary Bill before Christmas, was an early Christmas gift to employers and right wing employer groups such as Business ... More >>
Fonterra boss payout should be trim not full cream
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 10:15 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says it expects Fonterra executives to take a major cut in their pay following the melamine scandal. More >>
Anderton announces de-facto Progressives wind-up
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 10:13 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Canterbury Alliance Regional Chair, Quentin Findlay, said that Progressive Party Leader, Jim Anderton's decision to be in a coalition with Labour in opposition, amounted to the de-facto 'winding up' of Jim Anderton's Progressive Party. More >>
Alliance Party pledges fight for public interest
Sunday, 9 November 2008, 9:54 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says it will play a leading role in resisting the attacks against public services, workers, beneficiaries and students that will be a feature of the new National Government. More >>
Labour late to disability support workers' cause
Thursday, 6 November 2008, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party Co-Leader and spokesperson for disability issues Kay Murray has congratulated Health Minister David Cunliffe on his announcement that a further $91.375 million in funding will be made available over the next five years to improve wages and conditions ... More >>
Alliance calls for boost to public transport
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 11:18 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says a major overhaul of New Zealand's transport system and infrastructure is urgently needed and can only be achieved by national planning rather than "free market chaos." More >>
Environment should come before profit - Alliance
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 9:08 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party Media Release – For Immediate Release – Monday November 3, 2008 Hardly anyone now doubts that humanity is facing an enormous environmental crisis. Last week the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) rated New Zealand sixth in the world for ... More >>
Health should be free and universal - Alliance
Sunday, 2 November 2008, 8:15 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party in announcing its health policy today stressed that it was the only party in this election that was offering truly free and universal health care for all New Zealanders, according to health spokesperson, Tom Dowie. "Our party wants ... More >>
NZUSA talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk
Friday, 31 October 2008, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Co-leader, Andrew McKenzie said he was disappointed that the New Zealand Union of Students Associations didn't walk the walk when it came to the promotion of those political parties which supported its ideals. More >>
Ghosts of Muldoon and Reagan over Trade
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Co-Leader, Andrew McKenzie, said that Labour was following in the footsteps of Sir Robert Muldoon, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Regan in its attitude toward relationships with oppressive regimes which breached human rights. More >>
