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Tukituki candidate speaks out on petrol cost hikes

Monday, 4 August 2008, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party Tukituki electorate candidate and Hawkes Bay resident Thomas O'Neill today called for more action from the Government on petrol replacements. Mr O'Neill says unlimited growth is not sustainable in the future and an economy based on cheap ... More >>

Alliance releases 2008 party list

Friday, 25 July 2008, 11:46 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has released its party list and electorate candidates for the 2008 general election. Co-leader Kay Murray at list position number 1 is also Dunedin South candidate and works as programmes manager for a centre for people with disabilities. More >>

Government must walk the walk

Saturday, 5 July 2008, 12:48 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party of New Zealand supports the New Zealand Union of Students’ Association’s in their actions against the current student loan system and the lack of support available to students. More >>

Wellington Public Lecture by Professor Jim Flynn

Friday, 4 July 2008, 11:43 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Professor Jim Flynn, Emeritus Professor of Political Studies at the University of Otago, will present a public lecture "Progressive taxation in New Zealand" on Friday 11 July 2008, at Connolly Hall, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington ... More >>

Alliance denounces rent spike in Christchurch

Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 11:19 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party is supporting the Council of Social Services in its High Court legal challenge to stop massive rent increases for council housing in Christchurch. Alliance Party Housing Spokesperson and Wigram candidate Tom Dowie says the Minister ... More >>

Labour Has Failed To Deal With Teacher Crisis

Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

After nine years in power the Labour Government has failed to deal with the teacher crisis, says Alliance education spokesperson Richard Wallis. More >>

Alliance launches legal challenge

Thursday, 19 June 2008, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party filed proceedings on Friday 13 June in the High Court at Christchurch seeking judicial review of the Electoral Commission's allocation of funding for the broadcast of election advertising in the 2008 General Election. More >>

School Donations Highlight Underfunding

Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 11:40 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Education spokesperson Richard Wallis says the fact that parents are finding it more difficult to make "donations" to schools only further highlights the needs for schools to be properly funded by the State. More >>

Alliance underwhelmed by Fisher and Paykel's token

Saturday, 14 June 2008, 12:51 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance co-leader and candidate for Dunedin South Kay Murray says she is “underwhelmed” by Fisher and Paykel’s announcement that they will be setting up a 40 person global call centre in Dunedin in April next year. More >>

Richard Wallis supports North Shore Principals

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 9:26 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance education spokesperson Richard Wallis says that he fully supports the fifteen North Shore principals who are refusing to have anything to do with Schools Plus until the dire underfunding of schools is addressed. More >>

Alliance Party blasts bureaucrats media blackout

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has blasted a media shutdown by a Government-run free trade roadshow. More >>

Don't tell those on the coalface to keep quiet

Friday, 30 May 2008, 11:11 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance party education spokesperson Richard Wallis says Secretary of Education Karen Sewell does not have the right to tell teachers to stop asking for more funding for education. More >>

National plan to cut medical student loans only

Friday, 30 May 2008, 11:09 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance tertiary education spokesperson Richard Mitchell says that Opposition leader John Key is right to be concerned about the number of qualified New Zealanders leaving the country, but the idea of bonding students shows that National is not serious ... More >>

National Not Serious About Dealing With Debt

Thursday, 29 May 2008, 11:02 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance tertiary education spokesperson Richard Mitchell says that Mr Key is right to be concerned about the number of qualified New Zealanders leaving the country but the idea of bonding then shows that National is not serious about dealing with ... More >>

Alliance Welcomes Extra Tertiary Funding

Friday, 23 May 2008, 9:53 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party of New Zealand has welcomed an announcement by the Minster for Tertiary Education the Hon. Pete Hodgson that the tertiary education sector will receive $900 million additional funding of the next four years. More >>

Alliance backs schools quest for proper funding

Monday, 5 May 2008, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance party education spokesperson Richard Wallis says that it comes as no surprise that Northcote College principal Vicki Barrie says her school is in need of increased funding. More >>

Alliance Party Supports Students

Friday, 29 February 2008, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party is today reiterating its call for urgent action on student debt by supporting the New Zealand Union of Students' Association's student debt campaign. More >>

Alliance calls for abolition of student loans

Monday, 28 January 2008, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party co-leader Kay Murray says the only way to deal with student debt is to scrap the current scheme altogether. More >>

Alliance Party calls for capital gains tax

Monday, 28 January 2008, 12:10 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has called for the introduction of a capital gains tax to tackle unaffordable house prices. More >>

Alliance says school fee collections a shocker

Monday, 21 January 2008, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance says it is offensive and wrong that underfunded state schools are taking on debt collectors to retrieve "donations" when the government continues to sit on a large financial surplus. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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