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Alliance supports Student Protests against VSM

Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has come out in support of Wednesday’s planned student protests against the Voluntary Student Membership Bill. More >>

Alliance Party calls Welfare Working Group evil cranks

Thursday, 25 November 2010, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has today called the Welfare Working Group an evil bonding group for right wing cranks. This is following the release of the group’s report on welfare reform options. More >>

Progressive economics for the 21st century

Thursday, 11 November 2010, 9:28 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

"There is an alternative – progressive economics for the 21st century" is the theme of a public meeting to be held on Saturday 13 November (3pm) at St Johns Church Conference Centre, Corner Willis and Dixon Street, Wellington. More >>

Actors Equity convenient "whipping boys"

Friday, 29 October 2010, 11:25 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says that Actors Equity is not to blame for the ghastly climb downs the National Government has made to keep The Hobbit in New Zealand. More >>

Goff heads to Australia to meet Gillard

Monday, 25 October 2010, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Labour Leader Phil Goff will travel to Canberra tomorrow for a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. More >>

Alliance Endorses CTU Economic Programme

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 10:10 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party welcomes the release of the CTU's Alternative Economic Strategy. Co Leader Kay Murray said the Alliance Party shares the CTU vision of a more fair and equal society where poverty is not tolerated. More >>

Government should stump up for IHC support

Friday, 8 October 2010, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party believes that Government should stump up the cash needed so that IHC can afford to pay its night workers sleepover back pays. More >>

Alliance Party slams GST rise, calls for new tax

Thursday, 30 September 2010, 5:34 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says raising GST to 15% will hurt the majority of New Zealanders and cause financial stress and hardship. More >>

Labour's new GST policy a "wilted vegetable"

Monday, 27 September 2010, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

"Timid" is how Alliance Party co leader Kay Murray describes Labour's announcement that they will remove GST from fresh fruit and vegetables. More >>

National MPs should pay more attention

Friday, 17 September 2010, 11:07 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party is supporting New Zealand’s teachers and has called on the Ministry of Education to return to the bargaining table with with an offer that will improve the learning conditions of New Zealand’s youth and not undermine teachers in their ... More >>

Alliance Party backs workers rallies this weekend

Friday, 20 August 2010, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says all New Zealand workers should support rallies this weekend protesting the National Government's attacks on employment laws. More >>

Welfare Working Group declares war on disabled

Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 10:07 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Party disability issues spokesperson Chris Ford says the Welfare Working Group and the National Government are intending to declare war on disabled beneficiaries. More >>

Welfare working group expensive make work scheme

Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 10:04 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says about the only positive thing to come out of the Welfare Working Group so far is that it has provided the eight members of the group and their support crew with well paid jobs for most of the year. More >>

Was NZ's UN vote flop due to privatization plans?

Friday, 30 July 2010, 5:53 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party has criticized a decision by New Zealand delegates at the United Nations to abstain from a vote to have safe drinking water and sanitation recognized as a basic human right. More >>

National and Labour singing the same old economic

Friday, 30 July 2010, 10:10 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says National and Labour are squabbling over meaningless details of economic policy while the gap between wage rates in New Zealand and Australia grows larger. More >>

Nats Employment Changes Will Hurt Workers

Saturday, 24 July 2010, 10:33 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

John Key's attempt to sell the 90 day trial period as an act of kindness to "help" the jobless into work should be treated with contempt, says the Alliance Party. More >>

Taihape situation shows dangers of private health

Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The failure of Otaihape Health Trust to manage its budget shows the danger of relying on private providers to service New Zealand's health needs, says Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Tom Dowie. More >>

Workers must fight back against Nats attacks

Friday, 16 July 2010, 9:36 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says John Key's announcement of attacks on working New Zealanders and their unions must be resisted. More >>

Rail Campaign Meeting Attracts Positive Response

Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

A public meeting in South Dunedin to support the campaign to build new trains for Auckland in New Zealand workshops attracted around 50 people last night.The message they heard was that Dunedin people will have to fight to make it a reality. More >>

Campaign to build trains in Dunedin

Friday, 2 July 2010, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The campaign by rail workers to get new trains for Auckland built in New Zealand workshops is pushing ahead with a public meeting to be held in South Dunedin. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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