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Alliance stance on the Singapore-NZ CER
Tuesday, 12 September 2000, 6:49 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance response to the proposed Singapore-NZ CEP focuses on two broad issues. First, the contribution the proposed agreement would make to ensuring that trading arrangements contribute to improved standards of living and improved standards of ... More >>
Singapore-NZ Closer Economic Partnership
Monday, 11 September 2000, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance will vote against the proposed Singapore-NZ Closer Economic Partnership when it comes into Parliament for a vote, Alliance leader and Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton announced today. More >>
Parent information line given last minute reprieve
Wednesday, 30 August 2000, 5:53 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
A national free 0800 information and help line for parents has been given a last minute reprieve, and will continue for another year, according to the Chair of the Education and Science Select Committee, Dr. Liz Gordon (Alliance). More >>
Liz Gordon Speech On Tertiary Education
Friday, 25 August 2000, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
I would like to begin by congratulating the Minister of Youth Affairs, Laila Harre, for organising this gathering along with students’ organisations. More >>
Alliance Will Fight For Student Benefit
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
“I give my pledge to students that the Alliance will fight for the Emergency Unemployment Benefit for students to be restored,” says Liz Gordon, Alliance Education Spokesperson More >>
Dunne Is A Time Waster Too
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
“Peter Dunne is the last person who should be criticising the delaying tactics used against the ERB” says Alliance Whip Grant Gillon “It’s the height of hypocrisy to criticise the hundreds of time wasting amendments moved by the Opposition – and then ... More >>
Sandra Lee offers her congratulations to Horomia
Tuesday, 25 July 2000, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
25 July 2000 Media Statement Sandra Lee offers her congratulations to the new Minister of Maori Affairs More >>
Jackson tells Tainui to get out of gambling
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance MP Willie Jackson has called on Tainui to pull out of the Hamilton Casino development and stop exploiting the Maori gambling problem. More >>
Strong economy 'encouraging'
Tuesday, 27 June 2000, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
After strong GDP growth figures were released by Statistics NZ yesterday, the Morgan and Banks job index today shows employers are experiencing record levels of optimism about employment growth. More >>
Tranz Rail demand railway robbery
Friday, 23 June 2000, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Tranz Rail’s demand for $65 million by September 30 for access to the region’s rail corridors in 2004 is unacceptable, Auckland Regional Alliance chairman Brendon Lane said today. More >>
Consultation more than National ever offered
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 11:05 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance has defended the Education Amendment Bill saying that there was more genuine consultation on the bill than National ever undertook while it was in government and that this government is fulfilling another election promise. More >>
Industry and Regional Development: Backgrounder
Thursday, 15 June 2000, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Budget provides new funding of $331.875 million over the next four years for industry and regional development. More >>
Beijing + 5 Special Session Speech Liz Gordon
Monday, 12 June 2000, 10:03 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
It is an honour to address this Special Session of the General Assembly on an issue as important to the Government of New Zealand as gender equality, development and peace for our new Century. More >>
NZ reports on progress towards gender equity
Monday, 12 June 2000, 10:01 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
United Nation states must continue to set new goals and identify new measures for women's equality and empowerment, Alliance MP Dr Liz Gordon told a special session of the General Assembly in New York last night. Dr Gordon was presenting New Zealand's ... More >>
University Councils Need Students
Friday, 26 May 2000, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
“Auckland University has failed in its obligation to students by delaying elections for student representatives to the University Council” said Alliance Education Spokesperson Dr Liz Gordon. More >>
Local Dollars A Powerful Tool For Communities
Wednesday, 17 May 2000, 9:05 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
"The Chatham Islands dollar initiative, launched this week, points the way for local communities to have control of their money," said John Wright MP, leader of the Democratic Party (previously Social Credit) a partner party of the ... More >>
Alliance calls for party donation overhaul
Tuesday, 9 May 2000, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance leader wants to see laws relating to the disclosure of donations to political parties overhauled. More >>
NZQA Tells Select Committee About Backmur Lesson
Thursday, 4 May 2000, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Chairperson of the Education and Science Select Committee today congratulated the New Zealand Qualifications Authority on the turnaround in its performance in the year since ex-Chief Executive Dr. Douglas Blackmur walked out. More >>
Mindboggling'radicalism' from ex-Minister Creech
Tuesday, 2 May 2000, 10:39 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance education spokesperson Liz Gordon said today it was like falling down a rabbit hole to Wonderland to hear Wyatt Creech say that National might support universal student allowances. More >>
Mindboggling, breathtaking 'radicalism'
Tuesday, 2 May 2000, 10:01 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance education spokesperson Liz Gordon said today it was like falling down a rabbit hole to Wonderland to hear Wyatt Creech say that National might support universal student allowances. More >>
