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Government paralysis in transport failing NZ
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says New Zealand's transport infrastructure should not be allowed to fall victim to the National Government's lack of foresight and lack of leadership. More >>
Social democratic approach needed for climate
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:19 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Any agreement reached at the Climate Change talks in Copenhagen will be a stop gap measure at best, says Professor Jim Flynn of the Alliance Party. More >>
Time to give flat tax concept a decent burial
Monday, 7 December 2009, 9:57 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party co leader Kay Murray says it is time for National and ACT to get over their fixation with flat tax and return to reality. More >>
ACC not interested in levy hike views
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party is unsurprised that the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has left levy rate hike proposals unchanged following their recent sham public consultation. More >>
Party believes Paul Henry deserves sack from TVNZ
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party is supporting IHC’s stand against Paul Henry and is encouraging TVNZ to sack their errant broadcaster. Alliance Party disabilities spokesperson Chris Ford has said that Mr Henry’s latest outburst should see him out of public broadcasting. More >>
2025 taskforce report a waste of space
Monday, 30 November 2009, 11:21 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party has strongly criticized the 2025 Taskforce and the contents of their new report on New Zealand's economic future, key points of which has already appeared in media before its official release today, saying that it was so out of ... More >>
Former maritime leader Alliance Party spokesperson
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party has announced its new spokesperson for employment relations, transport and fisheries as former waterfront and maritime leader Trevor Hanson. More >>
Mortgage plan turns financial crisis into asset
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 11:43 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party finance spokesperson Professor Jim Flynn says the government has to think outside the square to prevent ordinary New Zealanders losing their houses during the economic crisis because they can't afford their mortgage payments. More >>
Port Lyttelton is not for sale!
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party’s Conference, held in Christchurch last weekend, unanimously passed a resolution to: “...fully endorse the call by the Campaign Against Foreign Control to reject the Government’s proposal to liberalise even further the 2005 ... More >>
ORC Has Immediate Responsibilities To Family
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 10:17 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party media release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday 22 October 2009 Alliance Party spokesperson and former Dunedin North candidate Victor Billot says the Otago Regional Council has "massively failed" to look after the wellbeing of Otago people. More >>
Alliance Party challenges Tariana Turia over ACC
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Disability Issues Minister Tariana Turia has been challenged by the Alliance Party to keep her commitment to oppose the changes to the Accident Compensation scheme announced by the National Government last week. More >>
Prof Jim Flynn analyses economic crisis in talks
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 4:21 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Affordable housing is one of the keys to economic recovery and preventing further economic crises, author, political studies lecturer and Alliance Party finance and tax spokesperson Emeritus Professor Jim Flynn told a public meeting in Dunedin recently. More >>
Alliance agrees with Treasury call for tax reform
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party agrees wholeheartedly with Treasury Chief John Whitehead that “bold tax reforms are needed” but the Alliance believes that a shift in focus is needed in this debate. More >>
Maori TV bid for rugby world cup great opportunity
Monday, 12 October 2009, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party has congratulated the Maori Television Service putting together a very competitive bid for the rights to provide free to air coverage of the rugby world cup. More >>
Alliance congratulates Sue Bradford on integrity
Sunday, 27 September 2009, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party co leader Kay Murray says the New Zealand political scene will be poorer now that Sue Bradford has announced she is to resign from parliament. "In an era of populist politicians who appear to stand for nothing and whose main aim ... More >>
End the free market experiment in electricity
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The free market experiment in the electricity sector has failed, says Alliance Party energy spokesperson Ian Tinkler in his submission to the Ministerial Review of Electricity Market Performance. More >>
NZ should follow European lead on finance bonuses
Monday, 21 September 2009, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party wants New Zealand to follow the lead of European Union leaders and end bankers performance bonuses. More >>
It will take more than a motorbike to fix Labour
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 11:33 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party has welcomed the Labour Party taking on board two of its central policies – but is asking why they have suddenly changed tack when they are outside Government after nine years of doing nothing on these two important issues. More >>
MPs accommodation allowance more than many live on
Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 8:39 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party co leader Kay Murray says it is good news that MP’s have decided to shave $1.5 million off their taxpayer funded housing allowance. More >>
Alliance supports carbon tax & access to research
Monday, 7 September 2009, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party co leader Kay Murray says the Alliance Party agrees with Federated Farmers President, Don Nicholson, that more research is urgently needed to find ways to reduce harmful emissions into the earth’s atmosphere. "Likewise we also would ... More >>
