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Progressives to differentiate on four weeks leave

Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 5:07 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

The Progressive MPs will move an amendment to the newly introduced Holidays Bill seeking an entitlement of four weeks leave for all workers. More >>

Progressives campaigned for lower student fees

Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 12:38 am | Progressive Coalition Party

Progressive leader Jim Anderton supports the announcement today that student loan interest rates are not being increased. More >>

ACT should reject all parliamentary salaries

Thursday, 20 February 2003, 3:54 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

ACT should return all their salaries to New Zealand, not just reject Donna Awatere Huata’s office costs says Progressive Deputy leader Matt Robson, More >>

Mike Moore's Memory Loss

Thursday, 20 February 2003, 1:16 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

Mike Moore's record shows that his claim to the moral highground over the Iraqi situation is undermined by his memory loss, says Progressive deputy leader Matt Robson. More >>

Robson On Politics: Iraq - World says no to war

Wednesday, 19 February 2003, 10:35 am | Progressive Coalition Party

Hans Blix & Mohamed El Baradei have given a clear message in their Security Council statement: weapons inspections are working. Their message has been bolstered by the people of the world (remember them President Bush?) who in their millions said No ... More >>

avoiding Kenya right for Black Cap safety

Monday, 17 February 2003, 10:59 am | Progressive Coalition Party

Progressive leader and cricket fan Jim Anderton says that he thinks the New Zealand Cricket decision to avoid Nairobi is the correct one given the circumstances. More >>

Robson Speech Re: Debate on the PM's Statement

Thursday, 13 February 2003, 7:58 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

Helen Clark’s statement to Parliament outlined the progress that has been made and will be made by the Labour-Progressive government. More >>

Sentence good. Now do something to stop crime

Thursday, 13 February 2003, 3:26 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

The record 33-year prison sentence imposed on William Bell today are proof that hysterical Opposition claims about new sentencing laws were wrong, Progressive MP Matt Robson said today. More >>

What do the Progressives want?

Wednesday, 12 February 2003, 8:20 am | Progressive Coalition Party

Jim Anderton, Progressive leader, in his contribution to the debate on the Opening of Parliament said that employment is the major objective of the Progressive party. More >>

Congratulations Timor returnees

Monday, 10 February 2003, 1:41 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

Progressive MP Matt Robson congratulates the New Zealand Defence Force personnel for the excellent work carried out East Timor as they hold their homecoming parade in Wellington today. More >>

More action on juvenile crime

Wednesday, 5 February 2003, 3:18 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

The OECD Report listing New Zealand as the developed country with the highest rate of juvenile criminals is ringing alarm bells for former Courts and Corrections Minister, Progressive MP Matt Robson. More >>

ACT mistakes 'persuassive diplomacy' for int. law

Friday, 31 January 2003, 12:58 am | Progressive Coalition Party

ACT has today exposed its total lack of knowledge about the basic tenets of international law. "Eager for New Zealand to be part of a US led invasion of Iraq, ACT has grasped at the declaration for war of those European countries keen to please the United ... More >>

Kiwibank reaches 100,000 customers

Thursday, 30 January 2003, 3:03 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

Jim Anderton is pleased to hear that Kiwibank has reached 100,000 customers two years ahead of schedule. More >>

Brash has his head in the 1930s depression

Wednesday, 29 January 2003, 1:24 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

Deputy Leader of the Progressives, Matt Robson MP is astounded at Don Brash's outdated comments on getting rid of the unemployment benefit, in his speech to Orewa Rotary. Matt Robson says the result would be an in increase poverty in New Zealand. More >>

National Adopts Act Manifesto

Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 4:15 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

News today that National has adopted all of ACT's key policies and values should confirm to all that Bill English is determined to condemn his party to being as irrelevant a minor opposition party in Parliament as the ACT Party already is, says Progressive ... More >>

Fay should be sent bill for rail

Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 2:12 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

Matt Robson will deliver an invoice to the Louis Vuitton Media Centre at 2pm today to be passed on to Sir Michael Fay later today. More >>

Talk of War on Iraq is Damaging World Economy

Friday, 17 January 2003, 1:06 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

"Media speculation about a possible unilateral U.S.-led war in Iraq is damaging the world economy and diverting democratic nations' attention from the much more important issue of combating international terrorism," Progressive Coalition Leader, ... More >>

Air NZ’s future paramount

Thursday, 19 December 2002, 9:25 am | Progressive Coalition Party

Progressive Coalition leader Jim Anderton says that ensuring the long term success of Air New Zealand is behind the Labour Progressive Government’s agreement to allow the Air NZ / Qantas proposal to proceed to the Commerce Commissions on both sides ... More >>

Progressives promote across the board anti-drugs

Tuesday, 17 December 2002, 5:51 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

The Progressive Coalition is anti drugs. Todays reclassification of methamphetamine to class A supports Progressive policy says Matt Robson MP. More >>

D-Day On Four Weeks Leave Bill For Labour Caucus

Monday, 2 December 2002, 10:19 am | Progressive Coalition Party

"Tomorrow is D-Day for the Labour caucus to back the Progressive's Four weeks annual leave bill and implement their own policy " said Progressive Deputy Leader Matt Robson today. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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