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Peters and the wolf
Monday, 13 October 2003, 12:12 am | Progressive Coalition Party
NZ First Leader, Winston Peters, is nothing if not consistent, Progressive Party deputy leader, Matt Robson, said today. "Consistent in trying to promote division and intolerance based on misinformation instead of being constructive and giving ... More >>
robson-on-politics Fri 10 October
Friday, 10 October 2003, 6:33 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
I expect that Parliament will pass the Supreme Court Bill into law next week. By establishing the final appeal court in our own country, we are taking another step towards full nationhood. More New Zealanders will be able to access the fourth tier ... More >>
Dunne diverting attention from his failure
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 10:06 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
Dunne diverting attention from his failure to say if he will back Clark-led or Brash-led coalition More >>
Supreme Court good for jobs
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 4:03 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
Progressive Party leader, Jim Anderton, says the new Supreme Court will be better for New Zealand businesses because it will make it easier for companies to enforce legal rights. More >>
Nats ACT & NZ First support teenage binge drinking
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 2:08 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
Teenage binge drinking and alcohol related harm is likely to increase if New Zealand First and United support a National-led government after the next election, Progressive leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Alcohol is NZ's No. 1 problem drug - Speech Notes
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 2:07 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
Everyone here today knows that alcohol-related harm is a serious issue. - In recent years, we have seen the emergence of a serious problem with methamphetamines. - But - serious as that problem is - it only directly affects a small part of the population. More >>
Alcohol is New Zealand's Number One Problem Drug
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 2:05 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
Alcohol is New Zealand's Number One problem drug, Associate Health Minister, Jim Anderton, told a Regional Alcohol Forum in Upper Hutt today. More >>
Progressives realistic and rational on GE
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 3:46 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
The Progressive Party moved to bring a rational, pragmatic view into the GE debate late last night, with a Supplementary Order Paper to effectively allow the extension of the moratorium on GM in food products until they are proven safe. More >>
Supreme Court important milestone for New Zealand
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 11:57 am | Progressive Coalition Party
Progressive Party deputy leader, Matt Robson, said today that he believes the safe passage through Parliament of the Supreme Court Bill thanks to cooperation between the three centre-left parties represents an important milestone for New Zealand nation-building. More >>
NZ First wants religious law in New Zealand
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 8:50 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
“The New Zealand First leader’s opinion that asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui, a former member of the Algerian Parliament, should not be afforded the protection of the rule of law because he is a Muslim, show that Mr Winston Peters believes that legal rights ... More >>
National-Led Govts Missed Opportunity To Act On P
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 4:47 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
National-led governments missed an important opportunity in the late 1990s to act quickly to tackle the evidence all around them of an increasing use and manufacture of amphetamine, primarily methamphetamine, Progressive Party leader, Jim Anderton, ... More >>
Kiwibank provides excellent competition for NZers
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 4:11 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
"Since Kiwibank has joined the retail banking industry, more bank branches have reopened and fee rises have been stemmed or even reversed," Progressive leader Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Urgent need to do more for children
Monday, 6 October 2003, 4:02 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
The United Nations report on New Zealand's progress implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child highlights concern shared by the Progressives and Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa today, that we need to invest more in our children ... More >>
robson-on-politics Fri 3 Oct
Friday, 3 October 2003, 4:20 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
Following the Progressives' successful inaugural conference, robson-on-politics took a few days off. This week's edition highlights key conference events and discusses tariffs as the outcome of coalition negotiations. More >>
Apartheid policies key obstacle to Israel security
Friday, 3 October 2003, 12:19 am | Progressive Coalition Party
Progressive Party deputy leader, Matt Robson, said news today that the Israeli government is to expand its race-based settlement programme on Palestinian lands illegally occupied in 1967 is a serious blow to the prospects for ever putting together a lasting peace ... More >>
Progressives welcome Step Up scholarships
Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 4:42 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
Progressive deputy leader Hon Matt Robson MP welcomed today’s launch of the new Step Up scholarships in health education More >>
Progressives proud of health achievements
Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 4:41 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
Matt Robson said his Progressive Party takes particular pride in the recent decision by the Labour-Progressive coalition to bring forward by one year plans to accelerate a $47 million investment to make primary health care more affordable for older New ... More >>
Tariff decisions highlight coalition govt. success
Tuesday, 30 September 2003, 3:40 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton says the coalition government's announcements today on post-2005 import tariff levels again shows the benefit of having a successful coalition government. More >>
National challenged to debate jobs and development
Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 4:45 pm | Progressive Coalition Party
The Progressive leader and Acting Prime Minister Jim Anderton today threw down a challenge to the National Party’s co-leaders to debate jobs and development. More >>
robson-on-politics Thu 18 September
Friday, 19 September 2003, 8:28 am | Progressive Coalition Party
Tomorrow I'll be one of the team preparing the Waipuna Conference Centre in Mount Wellington for the Progressives' inaugural conference. If you haven't already decided when you are coming, check www.progressive.org.nz/conference for session details ... More >>
