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Alliance demands 'end of greed'

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 11:30 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party Co-Leader Andrew McKenzie today called for the nationalisation of the electricity sector in the wake of announcements that Contact Electricity Directors wanted to double their fees after sending their customers letters informing them ... More >>

Queen Mary Hospital has been saved by DOC - why?

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Tom Dowie is disappointed that the Department of Conservation isn't in the job of conserving our drug and alcohol treatment facilities. More >>

Peters’ plan for Kiwi Bank is merely privatisation

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 9:27 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance list candidate Quentin Findlay said that Winston Peter’s plans to float Kiwi Bank were nothing less than the privatisation of a key New Zealand financial asset at a time when New Zealand governments should be actively intervening in the ... More >>

Peters' plan for Kiwi Bank is merely privatisation

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance list candidate Quentin Findlay said that Winston Peter's plans to float Kiwibank were nothing less than the privatisation of a key New Zealand financial asset at a time when New Zealand governments should be actively intervening in the ... More >>

Policy imitation is the best form of flattery

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 10:08 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party list candidate, Quentin Findlay said that he was amused that while Alliance policies and its message were proving popular, the party was still struggling in the polls. More >>

Alliance Party calls for MPs to take pay cut

Monday, 20 October 2008, 8:39 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party Co-Leader Kay Murray has challenged Helen Clark and John Key to follow the example recently announced by the Irish Prime Minister, and ask MPs to take a 10% pay cut in the face of the predicted financial deficit the country will be plunged ... More >>

Money Troubles Require Active State Involvement

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:20 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance list candidate, Quentin Findlay, today congratulated the Government on its decision to guarantee people's bank deposits but warned that the state would need to be more actively involved in the economy as the financial crisis worsened. More >>

Deals bringing Burma horrors closer to home

Friday, 10 October 2008, 5:33 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says an international trade union campaign on the plight of Burmese workers is a embarrassing reminder that New Zealand is actively signing up to free trade deals involving the Burmese regime. More >>

Alliance: Nat's tax cut plan is all upside down

Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says that National's tax cut plan is all upside down according to list candidate Sarah Campbell. More >>

Alliance Party says it's time to invest in NZ

Saturday, 4 October 2008, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Attention has recently turned to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, which lost value by 4.92 percent in the year to June 30, a loss to New Zealand of $716.5 million and according to Alliance party list candidate Matthew Stephen, the Superfund is ... More >>

Real alternative to GST is there says Alliance

Friday, 3 October 2008, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has congratulated the Residents Action Movement (RAM) who today presented a petition to Parliament calling for the abolition of GST on food. More >>

Economic justice better than capitalist turmoil

Friday, 3 October 2008, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party believes that the recent global market turmoil is a strong reminder of the pitfalls of modern capitalism and in releasing its economic justice policy today is seeking to remind New Zealanders of this. More >>

CTU, Anderton rewrite history books on Alliance

Thursday, 2 October 2008, 9:56 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party List candidate and Canterbury Convenor Quentin Findlay says that he is bemused by an attempt by the Council of Trade Unions and Jim Anderton's Progressive Party to 'airbrush' the Alliance Party from New Zealand's political history. More >>

Alliance Demanding Right To Address Union Forum

Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 12:09 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Council of Trade Unions is holding a workers election forum on Thursday 9 October 2008, 12 - 2 pm at the Main Hall, St John’s in the City, corner Willis and Dixon Street, Wellington. But the Alliance has been turned away. More >>

Contact's shocker power surge needs short circuit

Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance says a massive surge in electricity prices for customers of Contact Energy in the South Island is outrageous. More >>

Alliance to challenge 'lockout' from Union Meeting

Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Christchurch Alliance Party candidates for the 2008 General Election will be leafleting outside the Christchurch CTU 'Meet the Parties' Meeting at the Woolston Working Mens Club at 6.30pm tonight Tuesday 30 September after being told that they could not ... More >>