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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 >>

Hold Human Rights appointment

Friday, 20 August 1999, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The appointment of a new Human Rights Commissioner should be held up until after the election, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>

Leave Health Commissioner Appointment to new Govt

Thursday, 19 August 1999, 12:22 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Health Minister Wyatt Creech should leave the appointment of the next Health & Disability Commissioner to the new government, says Alliance Leader Jim Anderton. More >>

Brash's position becoming untenable

Thursday, 19 August 1999, 12:21 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance leader Jim Anderton says the Governor of the Reserve Bank is becoming so politically partisan, his position at the head of the bank is becoming untenable. More >>

The best investment in the knowledge economy

Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 12:42 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance said the best way to invest in the knowledge economy is to make tertiary education free rather than to patch up the user pays system which turns people away from studying science and technology. More >>

Time to look elsewhere for strength of the Coast

Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 6:33 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance leader Jim Anderton says two thousand new jobs on the West Coast could be created as a result of the Alliance economic development policy Partnership 2000. More >>

Timberlands evidence to be probed

Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Prime Minister faces a grilling in parliament next Tuesday over her involvement in Timberlands' public relations activities. More >>

Fire Staff Accomodation May be Unsafe

Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 8:58 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Accommodation for Fire Safety Officers attending a national training course may not meet the Fire Service's own safety requirements, according to Alliance Emergency Services Spokesperson, Grant Gillon MP. More >>

Telecom's $202 million profit based on internet

Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 12:50 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance said Telecom's increased profit of $202 million has been on the back of its monopoly over phone lines and its increasing control of internet services and at this rate Telecom will control all access to the internet before long. More >>

Emergency Surgery Falls Over

Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 12:48 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

“The madness of National’s cuts to staff and beds numbers in hospitals has been dramatically emphasised by a crisis which developed at Rotorua Hospital from July 31st to August 4th,” says Alliance Health Spokesperson, Phillida Bunkle. More >>

Partnership 2000 - Executive Summary

Monday, 16 August 1999, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Partnership 2000 is the Alliance economic policy which was announced this afternoon. See an executive summary of the policy. More >>

National too cowardly to stand by its own smears

Sunday, 15 August 1999, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Advertisements attacking the Alliance and Labour in Sunday newspapers are paid for by the National Party, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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