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The 2023 Election’s Untold Story
Friday, 13 October 2023, 10:20 am | Progressive Party
Crowded out by chaotic Christopher coalitions and stories about the rise and rise of Winston (the one with the long trousers), is that of the dramatically holistic agenda offered by the hitherto unknown Progressive Party. Decades ago, the Greens’ ... More >>
A New Holistic Economic Model
Monday, 11 September 2023, 6:30 am | Progressive Party
Bruce Dyer, the leader of The Progressive Party says the Party is in the vanguard of a fundamental revolution of New Zealand society. It is time to consign capitalism’s self-centred materialism to the dustbin of history. Instead, we need to embrace a ... More >>
A New Economic Model
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 11:06 am | Progressive Party
In this year’s election, a party is offering a new economic model. That party is the Progressive Party and Bruce Dyer who is both its leader and Nelson candidate, said “Both Jim Bolger when interviewed for the 9th Floor TV series and Edmund Hilary ... More >>
John Key is a fact free zone on alcohol pricing.
Monday, 29 August 2011, 3:16 pm | Progressive Party
John Key is rewriting history as he tries to explain why the government won't act on New Zealand's heavy drinking culture, Progressive Wigram MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
Launch of NZ By Design book - speech by Jim Anderton
Friday, 22 July 2011, 10:00 am | Progressive Party
Legend has it that our great Nobel-prize winning scientist Lord Rutherford was once asked what made New Zealanders such industrious and curious innovators. He replied: We don’t have much money, so we have to think! More >>
Dental policy, free care to all
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 10:48 am | Progressive Party
Free dental care for all may sound like a dream, but it is something I strongly believe should be introduced as a benefit for the entire population. This week, I launched a dental policy which advocates free dental care to be made available to all people, ... More >>
Jim Anderton Speech On Maori Suicide Prevention
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 10:51 am | Progressive Party
You have spent a few days here talking about Maori suicide prevention. You’ve heard from treatment professionals and from experts from here and overseas. And I know you are motivated by the pain and trauma of loss, and by a determination to do something ... More >>
A Progressive Dental Health Policy for All New Zealanders
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 2:40 pm | Progressive Party
Today Progressive leader Jim Anderton launched a policy to promote free dental health care for all New Zealanders. More >>
Kronic Needs Urgent Law Change
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 2:02 pm | Progressive Party
Progressive leader Jim Anderton has called on the government to urgently change the law to address the problems caused by Kronic as well as other synthetic recreational drugs that are being widely sold across New Zealand. More >>
Higher premiums and another AMI bailout
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 4:50 pm | Progressive Party
Insurance premiums will rise for farmers and businesses and taxpayers could end up on the hook for another AMI bailout when ACC workplace coverage is privatised, Progressive Wigram MP Jim Anderton says. "An independent report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers in ... More >>
Higher premiums and another AMI bailout
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 4:14 pm | Progressive Party
Insurance premiums will rise for farmers and businesses and taxpayers could end up on the hook for another AMI bailout when ACC workplace coverage is privatised, Progressive Wigram MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
New Zealanders need a dental debate
Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 3:09 pm | Progressive Party
Dropping free dental care for children will make NZ’s dental health worse not better, says Jim Anderton. He was responding to the New Zealand Dental Association’s reaction to his call to make dental health care more affordable to all Kiwis. “David ... More >>
Half NZers don't have access to affordable dental care
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 4:44 pm | Progressive Party
Nearly half of all New Zealanders did not receive any dental care in the last year, partly, at least, because of the cost. Progressive leader Jim Anderton says the current economic conditions are making dental care even less affordable for New Zealanders. ... More >>
AMI: Govt should get into profitable businesses too
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 1:44 pm | Progressive Party
The necessity for a government bail-out of AMI is a slap in the face for people who say government should have no role in the economy, Progressive Wigram MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
Foreign owners have no commitment to New Zealand
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 1:42 pm | Progressive Party
The closure of NZPA is the result of a corporate bean counter’s decision made in Australia, and serves as a warning about what happens when our assets are owned overseas, Progressive Wigram MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
Government, not quake, caused greatest deficit in history
Monday, 28 March 2011, 1:02 pm | Progressive Party
Claims that the ‘biggest budget deficit in history’ are all a result of the Canterbury earthquake are untrue and designed to conceal the devastating effects of last year’s bad economic decisions, says Christchurch MP Jim Anderton. More >>
Medical and safety supplies available for recovery
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:15 am | Progressive Party
Wigram MP Jim Anderton is assisting Auckland based medical and safety supply company Fabricell in its efforts to distribute free medical and safety products valued at over $300,000 to Christchurch hospitals, clinics, recovery centres, rest homes, clean-up ... More >>
How to Win An Election
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 5:13 pm | Progressive Party
Jim Anderton said today that the whole package of reforms outlined in the Law Commission’s report on reforming our alcohol legislation ‘Curbing the Harm’ was needed to make a difference to New Zealand’s heavy and binge drinking culture. More >>
Anderton victory over DB Export ad
Friday, 11 February 2011, 4:13 pm | Progressive Party
Progressive Party leader and MP for Wigram Jim Anderton has scored a victory in his formal complaint against a beer advertising campaign that misrepresented historical facts. More >>
Lots of Hype, not enough action
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 9:19 am | Progressive Party
The lack of action on recovery for Christchurch from last September’s earthquake matches the National Government’s lack of action on economic growth, jobs and the cost of living, Wigram MP Jim Anderton told parliament today in debate over the Prime ... More >>
