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Legal aid changes, back to front
Sunday, 1 August 1999, 4:21 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Government is capping legal aid and introducing bulk-funding on a trial basis, based on mis-leading information at best and no information at worst. This is hurried legislation in election year that risks chucking the baby out with the bath water, ... More >>
Gap between Maori and non-Maori still too large
Friday, 30 July 1999, 5:44 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
A major TPK report released this week reveals that despite Treaty Settlements, the gap between Maori and non-Maori is still too large, said deputy leader of the Alliance and leader of Mana Motuhake Sandra Lee. More >>
Unpaid labour on private estates of the rich
Friday, 30 July 1999, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
A Christchurch court decision this week has shown that unemployed people can be used as unpaid labour on the private estates of wealthy landowners under Community Wage scheme regulations. More >>
Pacific Vision
Friday, 30 July 1999, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Pacific Vision conference Jim Anderton MP Leader of the Alliance Aotea Centre, Auckland8.30AM Friday, 30 July 1999 More >>
Fifteen years of tax changes have failed
Thursday, 29 July 1999, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Fifteen years of tax reform has failed, and a new approach to tax is needed, Alliance leader Jim Anderton said today after releasing an Alliance backgrounder on tax issues. More >>
Government failed to rule out back-track on labell
Thursday, 29 July 1999, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Government is likely to attempt a back-track on its commitment to label genetically engineered foods at an ANSFA meeting on 3rd August, Alliance health spokesperson Phillida Bunkle said today. More >>
Landmark NZ documentary on East Timor gets showing
Thursday, 29 July 1999, 12:50 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
'It is my pleasure and honour to host this land mark documentary on the case of New Zealander Helen Todd winning punitive damages against the Indonesian military for the death of her son, Kamal. I remember hearing of the now infamous Dili Massacre ... More >>
18 WINZ staff at Masters of Business trough
Wednesday, 28 July 1999, 6:34 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Eighteen WINZ staff spent nearly six thousand dollars to attend the World Masters of Business seminar in May. More >>
Jim Anderton speech on mental health
Wednesday, 28 July 1999, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Keynote address to the Mental Health Nursing Conference Wednesday, 28 July 1999, Kumeu by Jim Anderton MP for Wigram Leader of the Alliance More >>
273 mental health patients take own lives
Tuesday, 27 July 1999, 7:41 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
273 mental health patients over the last four years have committed suicide while in the care of a hospital, and the annual figure appears to be climbing.230 patients, or 84% of those who died, were patients in the community under the care of community ... More >>
Government in Telecom's pocket
Tuesday, 27 July 1999, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance is claiming that the lack of action on the breach of the Kiwishare and private meetings between the government and Telecom show that the government is preparing to give way to Telecom - again. More >>
Settlement welcome, but other SILNA land at risk
Tuesday, 27 July 1999, 4:45 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
'The announcement today that an initial agreement has been reached between Rakiura Maori of Stewart Island and the Crown is a welcome start, but begs the questions, why has the Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith been so impotent in providing protection ... More >>
Settlement welcome, but other SILNA land still at
Tuesday, 27 July 1999, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
"The announcement today that an initial agreement has been reached between Rakiura Maori of Stewart Island and the Crown is a welcome start, but begs the questions, why has the Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith been so impotent in providing protection ... More >>
Interest rate rises ahead
Tuesday, 27 July 1999, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Interest rates are set to rise steeply for households and businesses before the end of this year, even though real interest rates are already near record levels, Alliance leader Jim Anderton is predicting. And he says Mrs Shipley's Government ... More >>
Telecom's internet grab breeches Kiwi share
Tuesday, 27 July 1999, 7:34 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance has released parliamentary questions that admit Telecom's 0867 proposal to charge for local calls to the internet breach the Kiwishare, prompting Laila Harré to call for the 0867 proposal to be immediately dropped. More >>
Alliance To Address Youth Suicide
Monday, 26 July 1999, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
One way to reduce the appalling incidence of youth suicide in New Zealand is to actually provide the funding to develop early intervention services and inpatient services for adolescents, says Alliance Leader Jim Anderton. More >>
Alliance to Address Youth Suicide
Monday, 26 July 1999, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
One way to reduce the appalling incidence of youth suicide in New Zealand is to actually provide the funding to develop early intervention services and inpatient services for adolescents, says Alliance Leader Jim Anderton. More >>
Tax casinos on the same basis as racing industry
Sunday, 25 July 1999, 12:50 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance leader Jim Anderton says casinos should be taxed on the same basis as the racing industry...and he says the extra $140 million in revenue raised would be roughly enough to make prescriptions free for everyone.At present casinos pay tax on net ... More >>
Alliance commits to pay-as-you-go public ACC model
Friday, 23 July 1999, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
With a single public ACC scheme there is no reason to continue with the inefficient fully funded system which simply protects the interest of private insurance companies, Alliance spokesperson for ACC Laila Harre said today in a speech at the Rebuilding ... More >>
Alliance commits to pay-as-you-go public ACC model
Friday, 23 July 1999, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
With a single public ACC scheme there is no reason to continue with the inefficient fully funded system which simply protects the interest of private insurance companies, Alliance spokesperson for ACC Laila Harre said today in a speech at the Rebuilding ... More >>
