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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 >>
Alliance Asks What Price Low Food Costs?
Sunday, 6 September 2009, 11:24 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party is questioning whether Foodstuffs affiliated supermarkets can offer lower prices because of inferior wages and conditions for distribution workers, as industrial action hits their outlets. More >>
Alliance says sleepover pay must be supported
Friday, 4 September 2009, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says sleepover pay for community service workers in residential care facilities is being blocked by employers and lack of Government funding. Alliance Party disabilities spokesperson Chris Ford says if the organizations who employ these ... More >>
GST increase unfair for low and middle incomes
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 9:16 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says an increase in GST would hurt low and middle income earners. More >>
Alliance Party backs Telecom workers
Friday, 14 August 2009, 10:57 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party is backing hundreds of telecom workers whose jobs and conditions are threatened through contracting out by Telecom. More >>
Dunedin City Council water plans
Monday, 3 August 2009, 11:32 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says proposals to push forward user pays water metering will unleash a torrent of resistance from angry Dunedinites. The Otago Daily Times today reported that Dunedin City Council has warned getting water for free is a concept the public ... More >>
Alliance: Extravagant spending hypocritical
Monday, 3 August 2009, 10:18 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says there is a culture of entitlement in New Zealand - amongst right wing politicians. ACT MP Sir Roger Douglas believes it his entitlement to be flown around the world on the taxpayer to visit his family. Deputy Prime Minister ... More >>
Alliance: Extravagant spending hypocritical
Monday, 3 August 2009, 10:18 am | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says there is a culture of entitlement in New Zealand - amongst right wing politicians. ACT MP Sir Roger Douglas believes it his entitlement to be flown around the world on the taxpayer to visit his family. Deputy Prime Minister ... More >>
Alliance calls for Minister to resign
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
The Alliance Party says the Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett should resign after releasing private details of income of two solo mothers who had criticized cuts to training allowances. More >>
Alliance offers a new home for Progressive members
Saturday, 25 July 2009, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Alliance Party
Alliance Party co leader Kay Murray says that with the announcement that the Progressive Party will no longer be contesting elections, the Alliance Party would welcome any Progressive's and others who do not wish to take Jim Anderton’s advice and join ... More >>
