New Zealand Alliance Party - Latest News [Page 24]
Tom Dowie's Hunger Strike For Queen Mary Hospital
Tuesday, 23 March 2004, 10:24 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
"The Canterbury branch of the Alliance party wholeheartedly supports the stance of Mr Tom Dowie in taking his message directly to the Minister of Health" says Dr Dave Palmer, Canterbury Regional Chair of the Alliance Party. Dr Palmer was commenting ... More >>
Tom Dowie * Hunger Strike * Queen Mary Hospital
Monday, 22 March 2004, 11:26 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
"The Canterbury branch of the Alliance party wholeheartedly supports the stance of Mr Tom Dowie in taking his message directly to the Minister of Health" says Dr Dave Palmer, Canterbury Regional Chair of the Alliance Party. Dr Palmer was commenting ... More >>
Alliance says throw out Project Aqua
Friday, 19 March 2004, 9:44 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance says throw out Project Aqua - and get electricity back under public control The Alliance Party opposes Project Aqua on the Waitaki River. More >>
A Pokie Free Auckland
Tuesday, 16 March 2004, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
"Auckland City should aim to be pokie free by 2010" says Alliance Leader Matt McCarten. In a submission to the Council's Draft Gambling Venue Policy, the Alliance Party is calling for the Council to begin decreasing the number of pokie ... More >>
The Scandal of Child Poverty
Friday, 12 March 2004, 6:37 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The recent statements of Cindy Kiro, Children's Commissioner, are enough to make one weep. More than 20,000 children are living in dwellings without heating. Hospital admission rates for pneumonia are 10 times higher than those in comparable nations. More >>
Assessment of "bypass" alternative welcome
Friday, 27 February 2004, 8:38 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Wellington City Counciller Stephanie Cook is delighted that Transfund is insisting on an adequate assessment of alternatives to the proposed "inner-city bypass". More >>
Keep foreshore and seabed in public domain
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:38 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Labour should stick to its guns and place the foreshore and seabed in public domain. It should not be put off by race-based backlash. More >>
Labour shouldn't back down
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 11:31 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Labour should not back down in the face of racist attacks on its policy by Don Brash. More >>
Alliance says bring back deported teen
Monday, 23 February 2004, 11:31 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The deported Sri Lankan teenager and her grandmother should be immediately returned to New Zealand. More >>
Alliance Backs Anderton In Forest Industry
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 12:34 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton today received backing from an unlikely source in his continuing row with the Timber Industry Federation. The Alliance Party, that Anderton once led and then left acrimoniously, has come to his defence. More >>
Alliance Demands Hunt Pulls Racist Leaflet
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The speaker of Parliament, Jonathan Hunt, must immediately ensure that the racist NZ First leaflet is withdrawn from circulation," said Alliance leader, Matt McCarten today. More >>
Scottish Socialist MP tours NZ
Monday, 17 November 2003, 11:57 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party is proud to host Colin Fox, Member of the Scottish Parliament, who is touring New Zealand prior to attending the Party¹s national conference at the end of November. More >>
Scottish Socialist MP tours NZ
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party is proud to host Colin Fox, Member of the Scottish Parliament, who is touring New Zealand prior to attending the Party's national conference at the end of November. More >>
No Alliance No Jobs
Tuesday, 30 September 2003, 11:21 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
"The loss of the Alliance in the current Government was felt today, with the decision of the Labour Government to reinstate the unilateral tariff production programme that was frozen in 2002, said Alliance Trade and Economic Development spokesperson, ... More >>
Wellington to hold exciting alt-WTO gathering
Tuesday, 26 August 2003, 8:47 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
A mini-conference on alternatives to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will begin the Week of Action in Wellington against the WTO and its free trade policies. The international Week of Action coincided with the WTO Ministerial Conference that will ... More >>
Alliance remains commtted to Nuclear Free policy
Thursday, 14 August 2003, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
‘The Alliance remains completely committed to New Zealand’s Nuclear Free policy.’ said Alliance spokesperson, Mike Treen. More >>
Good news for women, not so sure about the kids
Tuesday, 12 August 2003, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Former Women’s and Youth Affair’s Minister Laila Harré says the promised strengthening of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs is good news but that women will need to reserve judgment on the plan until a new CEO is firmly in place. More >>
Alliance welcomes New Children’s Commissioner
Tuesday, 12 August 2003, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Leader and former Youth Affairs Minister, Laila Harré has welcomed the appointment of Dr Cindy Kiro to the office of Children’s Commissioner. More >>
A Jolt to the right
Thursday, 7 August 2003, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says the Labour Government’s new “Jobs Jolt” package represents a big shift to the right that would not have happened with the Alliance in government. More >>
Don Brash's Tax Problem
Monday, 28 July 2003, 9:43 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Don Brash believes the well-off are over taxed and fears they may flee New Zealand. He points out that someone earning $25,000 with a non-earning partner and two young children pays almost no tax - after getting Family Support and Child Tax Credit. ... More >>