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Four Weeks Leave Bill anniversary

Friday, 7 November 2003, 8:42 am | Progressive Coalition Party

On the verge of Progressive MP, Matt Robson's Four Weeks Leave Bill anniversary - workers deserve more More >>

Unemployment a big issue for many Maori

Friday, 7 November 2003, 8:29 am | Progressive Coalition Party

Although New Zealand's total average unemployment rate is near 15 year lows at below 5%, unemployment remains at unacceptably high levels for far too many Maori, Progressive Party leader, Jim Anderton, said in Parliament today. More >>

National fails to see value of biotechnology

Thursday, 6 November 2003, 5:47 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

It is either an indictment that reflects the political naivety and inexperience of National's new leader, or a big oversight, which indicates political incompetence, that National has failed to allocate shadow ministerial responsibilities to cover ... More >>

Progressive step to enhance security in retirement

Wednesday, 5 November 2003, 6:39 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

The coalition government's decision to encourage public sector employees to save more for their retirement through an employer-supported retirement savings scheme is "another progressive step to enhance peoples' financial security in retirement," ... More >>

Progressives disappointed at NZSE's tactics

Wednesday, 5 November 2003, 5:34 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

News that former Wellington-based sharebroker, Kathryn Jones, has failed in her bid for entitlement to shares after the Stock Exchange demutualised three years ago is deeply disappointing, Progressive Party Spokesperson on Small Business, John Wright, ... More >>

NZ First and United could support Dinosaur Don

Monday, 3 November 2003, 6:23 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

The threat that NZ First and United Future could back a Don Brash-led National-Act government means New Zealand could risk returning to the failed policies of the past, Progressive Leader Jim Anderton says. More >>

Auckland's Waterfront Assets In Public Ownership!

Friday, 31 October 2003, 3:11 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

Progressive Party leader, Jim Anderton, says there has been no mandate given to Ports of Auckland or its owner, Infrastructure Auckland, to sell Westhaven Marina into private, even foreign, ownership. More >>

robson-on-politics Fri 31 Oct

Friday, 31 October 2003, 9:40 am | Progressive Coalition Party

Poet-playwright Bertold Brecht could have been predicting the Ministry-of-Silly-Walks style anointing of Don Brash as leader of the National Party. More >>

Best to proceed with caution on GE in food chain

Wednesday, 29 October 2003, 10:39 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

The lifting of the moratorium on the release of GE makes no difference to the ongoing need to proceed with caution, particularly with regard to GE material that may enter the food chain, Progressive Party MP Matt Robson said today. More >>

UF to support Smoke Free Environments Bill?

Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 5:22 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

Progressive party deputy leader Matt Robson said today he was interpreting the latest United Future media statement as a U-turn in that party's stance on the Smoke Free Environments Bill. More >>

Anderton speech to Second Manufacturing Summit

Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 11:04 am | Progressive Coalition Party

Industry & Regional Development Minister, Jim Anderton, addressed the second annual Manufacturing Summit in Auckland this morning. More >>

Fashion Week at risk if United, NZF back Nats ACT

Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 9:59 am | Progressive Coalition Party

The successful NZ Fashion Week could be threatened if NZ First and United Future help to elect a Don Brash-led government after the next election, Progressive Party leader, Jim Anderton, told a manufacturing summit in Auckland today. More >>

Mainstream National Signs Its Death Warrant

Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 12:06 am | Progressive Coalition Party

The National Party, once a mainstream party of government, has today signed its own death warrant, Progressive Party leader, Jim Anderton, said today. More >>

Brash-led National will alienate NZ First, UF

Sunday, 26 October 2003, 8:32 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

NZ First and United Future will have some very serious explaining to do to the public of New Zealand if Don Brash is selected to lead the centre-right parties into the next election, Progressive Party MP, Matt Robson, said today. More >>

Patients must get best treatment money can buy

Friday, 24 October 2003, 9:49 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

The Hanmer Institute Ltd., which is contracted by the Ministry of Health to provide some beds for publicly-funded patients at Hanmer Springs until 2004, announced today that it will have completed its residential treatment programmes for its current ... More >>

robson-on-politics Fri 24 October

Friday, 24 October 2003, 2:40 pm | Progressive Coalition Party

The Progressive Party's campaign for four weeks annual leave for all is gathering momentum. The Labour party position is not to introduce four weeks anytime soon, and the Progressives' position, shared by unions, is this is an urgent issue for ... More >>

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