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New Zealand Alliance Party - Latest News [Page 44]

Investing in education

Tuesday, 21 September 1999, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Earlier this year the Minister of Education invited to New Zealand the United Kingdom's Chief Inspector of Schools, Chris Woodhead. More >>

Kindergarten policy announced

Tuesday, 21 September 1999, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance released its policy for the kindergarten sector at the NZEI conference in Wellington today. More >>

Bradford's costing blunder

Tuesday, 21 September 1999, 9:49 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

A massive blunder has been made by the government in attacking the costing of the Alliance's tertiary education package. More >>

Alliance tertiary education policy announced

Monday, 20 September 1999, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Phasing out of tertiary fees, zero interest on student loans and the introduction of allowances for all students are the main features of the Alliance tertiary education policy. More >>

Tertiary Ed Minister caught with foot in mouth

Monday, 20 September 1999, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance said Max Bradford should have read the Alliance Tertiary policy before putting his foot in it. More >>

Women at work: Alliance women's policy

Monday, 20 September 1999, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Women in the workplace would find conditions and opportunities vastly improved under policies the Alliance would push as the heart of a new government, Alliance women's affairs spokesperson Phillida Bunkle said today. More >>

Alliance women's affairs launch

Saturday, 18 September 1999, 11:44 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance will launch its women's policy on Sunday in Wellington, while also celebrating Women's Suffrage. More >>

ADVISORY: Alliance to launch full tertiary policy

Friday, 17 September 1999, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance will launch its full tertiary education policy - 'Up, Up & Away' - on Monday at Auckland university. More >>

De facto relationships to have equal status

Friday, 17 September 1999, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

De facto relationships should have protection and property rights equivalent to married partners, Alliance women's affairs spokesperson Phillida Bunkle said today. More >>

Alliance Propose Summit On Violence

Friday, 17 September 1999, 8:49 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance is proposing a summit on violence as part of its plan to bring down the high levels of violence against women. More >>

Bunkle warns of uncontrolled dioxin threat

Thursday, 16 September 1999, 6:56 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The health of the public and the environment are under serious threat from high dioxin emissions but there is no regulatory body to control it, says Alliance health and environment Spokesperson Phillida Bunkle. More >>

IMF concerned about NZ's economy

Thursday, 16 September 1999, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

An IMF report expressing serious concerns about New Zealand's low rate of growth, 'very high' balance of payments deficit and overseas debt emphasises the need for a new government, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>

Casino Control Authority Fatally Compromised

Thursday, 16 September 1999, 11:23 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Information that Casino Control Authority Members and CEO and their spouses planned overseas trips paid for by levies on individual casino licensees shows the Authority is fatally compromised. The Authority does not have the moral authority to supervise ... More >>

Alliance commits to putting ACC back together

Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 6:40 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Accident compensation won't be improved for injured workers unless ACC is urgently restored as the single, comprehensive public agency responsible for accident compensation, Alliance ACC spokesperson Laila Harré says. More >>

Prebble and Hobbs both Johnny Come Latelys

Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Neither Prebble nor Hobbs are true Wellington residents so they should give up arguing who is more of a Wellingtonian, says Phillida Bunkle’s Electorate Representative James Palmer. More >>

Let's fix special education for 2000

Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance released its special education policy at Takapuna Grammar special education unit in Auckland today aimed at fixing the problems with Special Education 2000 for the year 2000. 'The government's Special Education 2000 was aimed at improving the ... More >>

$16 million on putting businesses out of business

Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance wants the $16 million the government is planning to spend on a 'Buy Global' campaign to be spent on the 'Buy NZ Made' campaign instead. Alliance leader Jim Anderton says the campaign is a waste of money aimed at putting New Zealand firms ... More >>

Cancer link in application for NZ GE wheat trial

Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 12:31 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The most far-reaching penetration of genetically engineered foods in New Zealand could result from an application by Monsanto to be made public tomorrow. More >>

Sutton Pleads To Protect Agriculture From Alliance

Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 6:31 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton said today that the bizarre press release put out by Labour's Jim Sutton shows the rift within the Labour Party is deepening. More >>

NZ First again selling out New Zealanders

Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 6:25 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

New Zealand First's restatement that it could form a coalition with Act and National if it had sufficient support after the election is another betrayal of voters wanting a change of government, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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