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Springboard for economic growth released tomorrow

Sunday, 15 August 1999, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Investment in sustainable economic development, backing for jobs and wealth creation in regional areas of New Zealand, and sharply improved spending on science and research and development. More >>

Sandra Lee's leader's address to Mana Motuhake

Sunday, 15 August 1999, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Maori heart of a new government State of the nation speech for Sandra Lee leader of Mana Motuhake deputy leader of the Alliance Mana Motuhake, Hui A Tau (annual conference) More >>

Jim Anderton's message to Mana Motuhake

Sunday, 15 August 1999, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Jim Anderton had a message for Mana Motuhake as they met today for their last annual conference before the election. More >>

Direct Funding And Full Accountability: Vote Maori

Sunday, 15 August 1999, 1:57 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The time has come for Maori to determine how the Vote Maori budget is spent. But we must also have the right to judge whether or not any government agency or organisation is delivering the service to Maori they are contracted to do, leader of Mana Motuhake ... More >>

Lee calls for inquiry into Fisheries Comission

Sunday, 15 August 1999, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

'None of the present Fisheries Commissioners should be re-appointed, and there must be a full and independent commission of inquiry into the financial activities and management practises of these Commissioners,' said leader of Mana Motuhake and deputy ... More >>

Major policy launch at Mana Motuhake conference

Thursday, 12 August 1999, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

There will be a major new policy announcement at the Mana Motuhake hui a tau (annual conference) this week-end. More >>

Rankin spends $25,000 on self-promotional videos

Wednesday, 11 August 1999, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance has revealed that the CEO of WINZ has spent $25,000 making videos of herself at the taxpayers expense. More >>

Minister of Maori Affairs drops the ball on fish

Wednesday, 11 August 1999, 11:42 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

'It is a myth for Tau or anyone else to say that litigation has delayed the allocation of the fisheries asset to Maori. In fact it is the delay in fair allocation that has generated all the litigation,' leader of Mana Motuhake and deputy leader of the ... More >>

GE free only if not produced with GE organisms

Wednesday, 11 August 1999, 12:00 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance is presenting a standard for the labeling of Genetically Engineered(GE) foods at the Health Select Committee today at 12 o'clock which will only accept foods as GE free if they have not been manufactured or contain GE foods. More >>

Competition plans don't go far enough

Tuesday, 10 August 1999, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance says National's proposed changes to disclosure rules and the Commerce Act and Labour's competition policy are good moves that should have happened ten years ago, but will not go far enough to restrain Telecom's monopoly. More >>

Recognition of Maori All Blacks long overdue

Monday, 9 August 1999, 8:14 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Ex Maori All Black and Mana Motuhake Alliance candidate for Te Tai Tonga, Vern Winitana has joined the call for the professional recognition of the Maori All Blacks. More >>

Salmon ban another blow to free trade myth

Monday, 9 August 1999, 8:11 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The myth of free trade has suffered another blow following an Australian supermarket's ban on raw New Zealand salmon, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>

Who is XXXX? And how much have they cost?

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

The Alliance has released papers obtained under the Official Information Act that show that the government was seriously considering selling the student loans scheme as late as May this year at the request of financial institutions only referred to ... More >>

Jobseekers giving up searching for work

Thursday, 5 August 1999, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance says the drop in unemployment from 7.2 % to 7% at the same time that employment has stayed static and hours worked has dropped shows jobseekers are giving up rather than getting jobs. More >>

Inquiry into GE foods must be next

Wednesday, 4 August 1999, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

ANSFA's decision to support a compromised form of labelling is a small start, but more importantly an acknowledgement at the highest level that we don't know enough, and must proceed with caution, Alliance spokesperson on health, Phillida Bunkle said ... More >>

'Conservation Week' - a time to reassess prioritie

Tuesday, 3 August 1999, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

This is the last Conservation Week of the millennium, and it is an opportunity to take a fresh look at conservation in New Zealand, and learn from the mistakes of the past, Alliance deputy leader and leader of Mana Motuhake Sandra Lee said today ... More >>

Government attempting to mislead on G-E food

Monday, 2 August 1999, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Far from changing its tune on the labelling of genetically engineered foods, the government is once again attempting to delay and mis-lead the New Zealand public, said Alliance spokesperson on health, Phillida bunkle. More >>

Elder only in office for his vote

Sunday, 1 August 1999, 7:48 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Internal Affairs Minister Jack Elder is only hanging on to his Ministerial office because the Government needs his vote to survive, Alliance leader Jim Anderton commented today. More >>

Bazley - the next Roger Estall

Sunday, 1 August 1999, 7:46 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Fire Service is still in a shambles as new management pursues the Roger Estall agenda of cuts that threaten safety and aggression towards professional firefighters, Alliance MP Grant Gillon says. More >>

More recognition wanted for Justice Mahon

Sunday, 1 August 1999, 7:43 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance is welcoming the Government's intention to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Erebus crash by tabling Justice Peter Mahon's report on the crash. But Alliance leader Jim Anderton is vowing to renew efforts to confer recognition on Justice Mahon ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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