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Health Commissioner’s 1st responsibility: Patient

Wednesday, 7 July 1999, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance is astounded that the Health and Disability Commissioner has reacted more strongly to pressure over her failure to expedite patient complaints than to failures in patient care. More >>

Alliance plan for Superannuation: Jim Anderton

Wednesday, 7 July 1999, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Jim Anderton's speech to the Association of Superannuation Funds in which he outlines the Alliance plans for maintaining and enhancing Superannuation. More >>

Anderton to take outrage to PM's electorate

Thursday, 1 July 1999, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Jim Anderton will be taking his message of outrage at golden handshakes and excessive payouts in the public sector to the Prime Minister's electorate tonight. More >>

Speech: Banking services for rural New Zealand.

Thursday, 1 July 1999, 12:46 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

My understanding of the Credit Union movement in New Zealand is that it is based on the idea of financial strength through co-operation. It is committed to local ownership and to public service. More >>

Alliance 'Our Bank' Bill - and Credit Union rules

Thursday, 1 July 1999, 12:45 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

The prospect of a publicly-owned New Zealand bank came a step closer tonight, with Alliance leader Jim Anderton unveiling a members Bill to set up a bank through NZ Post. More >>

Matt Robson's Firearms Authority Bill

Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 5:50 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Matt Robson's Firearms Authority Bill goes to parliament tonight. If this bill goes to select committee it will be the first time in ten years that parliament has listened to public submissions on this urgent matter. More >>

Why not give long-suffering viewers a break?

Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The $70 million special dividend to the Government from TVNZ should be used to give long-suffering TV viewers a break, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says. More >>

Claims that Emplys' Fed is neutral prove otherwise

Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

This afternoon National's Tony Ryall leapt to the defence of the Employers' Federation. The Federation came under fire yesterday for showing partisan support for National. More >>

Police overreact to APEC protesters

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 5:36 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Police responses to APEC protests are being called an over-reaction by Alliance MP Sandra Lee. More >>

Alliance Challenges Students With Alternative Aiew

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

APEC is in danger of being taken over by trade liberalisation evangelists, who refuse to face the facts that their policies have caused untold damage in New Zealand industries, businesses and communities, Alliance leader Jim Anderton has told an APEC Business ... More >>

Jim Anderton Speech To Employers

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

I'm delighted to have the opportunity to speak to this Employers Federation conference today. More >>

Jim Anderton speech to Employers

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

I’m delighted to have the opportunity to speak to this Employers Federation conference today. More >>

Alliance wants ‘jobs fund’

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance will establish an Economic Development Fund to fund job-rich new developments in both the private and the public sector, Alliance leader Jim Anderton told an Employers Federation conference in Christchurch today. More >>

Alliance challenges students with alternative view

Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

APEC is in danger of being taken over by trade liberalisation evangelists, who refuse to face the facts that their policies have caused untold damage in New Zealand industries, businesses and communities, Alliance leader Jim Anderton has told an APEC Business ... More >>

Government Bullies BIll Off Agenda

Friday, 25 June 1999, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The majority of public submissions to the Select Committee support Paid Parental Leave, but Mrs Shipley's government has used First Past The Post bully boy tactics to sabotage what should have been an MMP process, Alliance spokesperson on workplace ... More >>

25,000 jobs lost though tariff reduction, axe to f

Friday, 25 June 1999, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The Alliance has released figures that show at least 25,000 New Zealanders lost their jobs as a direct result of tariff reductions since 1987. The jobs were lost in the industries the government has been claiming show the benefits of tariff reductions. More >>

'Truth In Sentencing Bill' cost $1/2 billion

Thursday, 24 June 1999, 5:36 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

New figures released today by Alliance spokesperson on justice, Matt Robson show that Act leader Richard Prebble would cost the country half a billion dollars to implement his Truth and Sentencing Bill. More >>

Government thinking about selling student loans

Thursday, 24 June 1999, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

Alliance Education spokesperson Dr Liz Gordon today released Ministry of Education briefing papers saying 'securitisation' of student loans is 'an option'. More >>

Tax cuts mean job losses and falling GDP growth

Wednesday, 23 June 1999, 12:10 am | New Zealand Alliance Party

Cold water has been poured on Act-National claims that tax cuts boost the economy. More >>

Government bows to pressure over licensing fiasco

Tuesday, 22 June 1999, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party

The government has been forced to re-think its muddled and unfair licensing legislation, but it's still a mess, Alliance spokesperson on Transport John Wright said today. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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