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Good as it gets under Nats is not good enough

Thursday, 4 November 1999, 9:07 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

'If this is as good as unemployment gets under National and Act, it is nowhere near good enough,' Alliance leader Jim Anderton said today following the release of Household Labour Force Survey figures.'Treasury says that under National-Act policies we will ... More >>

Alliance - Six Steps for young people

Thursday, 4 November 1999, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance 'Six steps for young people' was released today at the Youthspeak forum in Wellington. More >>

Alliance Conservation Policy Launched

Wednesday, 3 November 1999, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

'All political parties have a role to play to ensure that there is no more environmental damage done. No one party has a mortgage on protecting the environment,' Alliance deputy leader and leader of Mana Motuhake Sandra Lee says. More >>

Bunkle: 'Elect Me On The Party Vote'

Wednesday, 3 November 1999, 11:10 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The pledge by voters around the country to return Phillida Bunkle to parliament with a party vote for the Alliance has motivated her decision to withdraw from the ballot in Wellington Central. More >>

84% increase in huge student debts

Tuesday, 2 November 1999, 8:00 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Student loans scheme report published today shows a huge increase in the number of students owing mortgage size debts and an alarming increase in the number of young people leaving the country. More >>

ACT - dollars for health bureaucrats not patients

Tuesday, 2 November 1999, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

ACT's health policy will see hospitals sold, health dollars used on health bureaucrats not patients and health insurance premiums pricing the elderly and chronically ill out of the market. More >>

Sticking up for NZ: Alliance On Foreign Investing

Tuesday, 2 November 1999, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Foreign corporations who own $126 billion worth of New Zealand look after themselves, but who looks after New Zealand? Alliance leader Jim Anderton said today. He was launching the Alliance Foreign Investment. More >>

Cash boost for benefits

Monday, 1 November 1999, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

A $20 a week cash boost for beneficiaries and reduced abatement rates to help beneficiaries into work feature in the Alliance social security policy released today. More >>

Anderton's challenge to Peters

Friday, 29 October 1999, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

'You're either part of the solution or part of the problem, and New Zealand First's refusal to rule out the possibility of forming a government with National makes it part of the problem,' Alliance leader Jim Anderton told New Zealand First's Winston ... More >>

Alliance Contract with Senior Citizens

Friday, 29 October 1999, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Jim Anderton released the Alliance Contract with Senior Citizens today saying all other major parties had betrayed senior citizens and the betrayal had to stop. More >>

Time to face the facts: immigration

Friday, 29 October 1999, 11:18 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

'We're losing more people overseas than we're gaining, those who come here with skills are not able to use them and in the end its New Zealand that misses out,' said Alliance spokesperson on immigration, Matt Robson. More >>

Bunkle Asks Voters - Should I withdraw?

Friday, 29 October 1999, 12:00 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

'Do you want me to stand as an electorate candidate in Wellington central or are you prepared to vote for me by giving the Alliance your party vote?' More >>

GE regime a giant step back for mankind - Bunkle

Thursday, 28 October 1999, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

“Meaningless and deliberately confusing GE food labelling is a disaster for food safety”, says Phillida Bunkle, Alliance Spokesperson on Health and the Environment. More >>

Alliance launch Super Policy

Thursday, 28 October 1999, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance will seek to restore the Superannuation Accord and increase the value of NZ Superannuation. More >>

Alliance will fund full time lifesavers

Thursday, 28 October 1999, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance will treat surf lifesavers as an essential national emergency service and will provide funding for full time life guard services where experience has shown a need for them. More >>

Labour dodging hard questions on fees & allowances

Thursday, 28 October 1999, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance said last nights leaders debate showed that Labour is still dodging the question of student fees and student allowances preferring to concentrate on the student debt rather than the causes of it. More >>

When you need it: Alliance health policy

Thursday, 28 October 1999, 10:19 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

No charge to see the GP or pick up a medical prescription and the right to urgent health treatment within set time limits are at the heart of the Alliance health policy announced today. More >>

Air NZ should be re-named Air Asia

Tuesday, 26 October 1999, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The government has allowed Air New Zealand to fall into foreign control in a way which makes a mockery of 'kiwi-share' provisions, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says.He says Air New Zealand has lost the moral right to call itself New Zealand's national ... More >>

National plays with mirrors in GE debate

Sunday, 24 October 1999, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

National is playing games with New Zealand consumers who want labelling of GE foods, said Alliance spokesperson on health, Phillida Bunkle.She was responding to news that the Australian and New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) has yet again delayed ... More >>

Labelling costs lack credibility

Friday, 22 October 1999, 11:01 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

'GE industry supporters who claim that the cost of labelling GE foods in Australia and New Zealand is $3 billion are frankly off the planet,' said Alliance spokesperson on health, Phillida Bunkle. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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