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Alliance supports global legal challenge to GE

Monday, 4 October 1999, 9:10 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

'The announcement that the biggest antitrust lawsuit ever is to mount an international challenge to take leading GE seed producers to court is very welcome,’ said Alliance health and environment spokesperson Phillida Bunkle. More >>

Alliance housing policy

Monday, 4 October 1999, 12:33 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Income related rents for state houses, 1000 new state house a year and financial assistance for first home buyers are the main features of the Alliance housing policy. More >>

The Right To Work Run Is Launched

Friday, 1 October 1999, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Ultra distance runner, Siegfried Bauer started his 454km 'run for the right to work' this morning. He will run from Wanganui to Auckland. More >>

Undersized Hospital Election Fairy Dust

Thursday, 30 September 1999, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

“The Government’s announcement of a long overdue upgrade of Wellington Hospital is a hollow promise made of election fairy dust,” says Alliance Health Spokesperson Phillida Bunkle. More >>

Where's your universal allowance Winston?

Thursday, 30 September 1999, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Winston Peters has already broken one promise on universal student allowances no one should believe his new one. More >>

Prebble Telling Lies - Bunkle

Thursday, 30 September 1999, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

“Richard Prebble has fed more lies to the public today by claiming the Alliance has never endorsed Newtown as the site for Wellington’s tertiary hospital,” said Alliance Health Spokesperson Phillida Bunkle. More >>

Patient confidentiality at risk

Thursday, 30 September 1999, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

A centralised data base where each New Zealander's medical and mental health details will be stored in the next few months still does not have a guaranteed security system in place. More >>

East Timor refugees

Wednesday, 29 September 1999, 7:53 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance foreign affairs spokesperson Matt Robson MP says the Alliance supports the government taking 300 East Timorese refugees but thinks we can do better. More >>

Overseas investment increases because of slack law

Wednesday, 29 September 1999, 5:46 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Foreigners own $126 billion worth of New Zealand because we have some of the slackest overseas investment rules in the developed world, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>

Employers money being squandered on biased reports

Wednesday, 29 September 1999, 5:45 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Employers' Federation criticism of the Alliance tax policy is based on a flawed tax report they wasted their money on, the Alliance says. More >>

The Alliance will create 80,000 jobs

Wednesday, 29 September 1999, 5:44 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance policy to raise the minimum wage and give beneficiaries $20 a week will create 80,000 jobs not destroy them, contrary to what Act claims. More >>

Prebble Putting People Off Politics - Bunkle

Wednesday, 29 September 1999, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

“Wellington Central’s high number of unregistered voters is testament to public disillusionment with politics,” says Alliance MP and Wellington Central Candidate Phillida Bunkle. More >>

Today's issues in tertiary education

Wednesday, 29 September 1999, 11:34 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

A decade ago, all full-time students received a student allowance and there were virtually no fees charged. Universities and polytechnics were significantly better funded than today, with lower student : staff ratios. Free tertiary education was ... More >>

Winston Peters anti-superannuitant

Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance said Winston Peters was anti-superannuitant with his attack on the Alliance plan to increase superannuation by $20 a week. More >>

National is running out of time on tax

Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

If the standard of the government's attack on the Alliance tax policy is continued throughout the campaign National's days are numbered, the Alliance says. More >>

Act and United don't care about low income earners

Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 12:42 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The ridiculous over-reaction from Act and United to the Alliance's plan to give low income people $20 a week comes as no surprise because they don't care about anyone earning less than $60,000 a year, Alliance leader Jim Anderton said. More >>

$20 a week for those who missed out on tax cuts

Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 12:37 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance wants low income wage earners, superannuitants and beneficiaries who have missed out on tax cuts to get a cash boost of $20 a week. More >>

Alliance looking forward to election campaign

Sunday, 26 September 1999, 6:02 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance said today's announcement of the election date couldn't have come soon enough More >>

Alliance on broadcasting

Sunday, 26 September 1999, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Kiwi quotas, Youth Radio Network, free-to-air sport and ad-free kids TV Quotas for NZ content, a commercial-free Youth Radio Network, major sports events broadcast free-to-air and the possibility of removing advertising around kids programmes. More >>

Heart of new government announced - Alliance List

Sunday, 26 September 1999, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance has released its party list naming the people who will be at the heart of a new government. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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