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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 >>

Big fee increases likely for 2000

Friday, 24 September 1999, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance is appalled that Canterbury and Otago Universities may have to increase fees by between $500 and $1,800 per student and is the only political party with a realistic plan to do something about it. More >>

Honey, I shrank the economy - again

Friday, 24 September 1999, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance leader Jim Anderton says the GDP figures released today showing the economy shrank significantly between March and June are an election year disaster for National and Act. More >>

Putting the wheels back on emergency services

Friday, 24 September 1999, 12:22 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance will develop a new over-arching civil defence and emergency agency to co-ordinate all emergency services. More >>

Alliance commits to regional Pacific cooperation

Thursday, 23 September 1999, 5:51 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Asia pacific region must build itself into a strong and co-operative community of nations if it is to hold its own in the world and guarantee that an East Timor never happens again, Alliance spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Matt Robson said today. More >>

Open slather foreign ownership

Thursday, 23 September 1999, 12:56 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Restrictions on foreigners buying up New Zealand are being quietly lifted, even while New Zealand's overseas deficit continues to climb. More >>

Current account: Credit downgrade inevitable

Thursday, 23 September 1999, 12:54 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

New Zealand's credit rating will inevitably be downgraded regardless of the outcome of the election, Alliance leader Jim Anderton said today following the release of figures showing a sharp deterioration in New Zealand's overseas deficit. More >>

Nats trying to bail out Prebble

Wednesday, 22 September 1999, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Richard Prebble has done so little as MP for Wellington Central that the National Party are having to bail him out of his nose diving popularity says Alliance MP and Candidate for Wellington Central Phillida Bunkle. More >>

Kiwishare breach proves Govt is Telecom's toady

Tuesday, 21 September 1999, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The government backdown on Telecom's breech of the Kiwishare in charging for local calls for internet usage makes a mockery of the government's competition polices in the telecommunications market More >>

One woman a month developing cancer

Tuesday, 21 September 1999, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

One woman a month is likely to develop invasive cancer because of misread slides in the Gisborne area and the slow pace of the response to the disaster, Alliance health spokesperson Phillida Bunkle says. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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