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Govts which can't pass tax Bills should resign
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 6:24 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The failure of proposed tax legislation means the Government should call an election immediately, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
The wrong head has rolled
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 12:07 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance said it is the ineffective State Services commission and the government cronies on the lotteries board that should resign not the Chief Executive of the lotteries commission. More >>
Govt blamed for Tauranga nurses strike
Monday, 30 August 1999, 5:47 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Five hundred nurses and midwives will have the full support of the Alliance when they strike for 48-hours from Wednesday morning, Alliance deputy leader Sandra Lee said today during a visit to Tauranga. More >>
English doesn't understand tax
Monday, 30 August 1999, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The claim that 50,000 low income families will pay no tax next year shows that the Treasurer doesn't really understand the tax system, Alliance leader Jim Anderton said today. More >>
What can we expect on Superannuation
Monday, 30 August 1999, 11:56 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this morning. I value the opportunity to talk to you about our plans for superannuation and to hear your comments. More >>
Kiwi Coop Shows up Governments 'Baby Bribe'
Monday, 30 August 1999, 12:25 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Kiwi Co-Operative Dairy's decision to adopt twelve weeks paid parental leave is great news for working parents, and just goes to show how behind the times Mrs Shipley's government is when it comes to family friendly work places,' said Alliance spokesperson ... More >>
Banks stop declining but charge extra fees
Sunday, 29 August 1999, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance has revealed that banks are charging customers $15 if they exceed their EFTPOS limit rather than declining their transactions and says that Banks should display bank charges at the point of sale. A new system has been installed that instead ... More >>
Public tertiary funding to go to private schools
Friday, 27 August 1999, 5:55 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance said today's announcement that private tertiary institutions are going to get access to public money without the promised quality assurance authority being set up amounts to the privatisation of tertiary education without any quality control. More >>
Zoning, no bulkfunding and reduced funds
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 7:26 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance will release three main parts of its schools policy tonight in Auckland. One part strikes at the heart of the market model of education, the issue of zoning. The other two parts deal with the controversial issues of private school funding ... More >>
Oil companies colluding
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Commerce Commission and the Government must be the only people in the country who believe the oil companies are not in some form of collusion, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Alliance accepts Auckland mayoral challenge
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 12:38 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance is supporting Auckland mayors calls for changes to economic policy and more regional development and is prepared to work with them to solve problems of poverty and an overloaded infrastructure. More >>
Privatised ACC system, ripping employers off
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Palmerston North Women's Health Collective paid more than three times too much for work place insurance from the government's own company, @ Work Insurance. More >>
Jim Anderton's speech to Employers Fed conference
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
I'm delighted to have the opportunity to speak to this Employers Federation conference today. More >>
Report shows need for pay parity
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 7:50 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance says that the independent job comparison which shows that kindergarten teachers' jobs are very similar to those of primary teachers should come as no surprise to anyone. More >>
Who wrote your press release?
Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance said today's announcement to log the beach forests has no credibility given the trail of secrets and lies that run from timberlands to the heart of government. More >>
What's the rush?
Monday, 23 August 1999, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Deregulation of the Dairy industry looks like being rammed through under urgency, without allowing farmers the time to understand the full impact on their working lives and the chance to have their say, Alliance spokesperson for Agriculture, John ... More >>
Prebble admits using Hospital as election Football
Monday, 23 August 1999, 11:04 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Despite claims from ACT’s Richard Prebble, the Alliance’s Hospital Plan ensures Wellington Hospital will not be downsized. It won’t be 150 beds short. It will be full sized and it will have full tertiary services. It will be publicly financed and owned and ... More >>
Why New Zealand is so violent
Monday, 23 August 1999, 8:35 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
New Zealand will keep its place as the most violent country in the developed world after South Africa until we get full employment, a victim-centred justice system and a vastly improved mental health system, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Mad Max wants to axe four universities
Friday, 20 August 1999, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance said that Max Bradford's suggestions that only three universities should undertake research means New Zealand would lose the other four. More >>
NZ post should keep faith with Tauranga workers
Friday, 20 August 1999, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance is calling on NZ post to keep workers on at least the same pay and conditions when it franchises the Tauranga post office on the 15th of October. More >>
