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Anderton gets overseas call from Rod Hide
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 4:59 pm | Progressive Party
Progressive leader Jim Anderton is asking if the overseas caller called Rodney Hide who rang him earlier this afternoon could please call him again. "My wife Carole passed the phone to me quickly this afternoon because she knows that toll calls can ... More >>
Progressive "clinical democracy" health pilot
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 4:32 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive Party would like the next coalition government to pilot some of its ideas in public health service delivery, party leader Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Progressive wants fund to slash waiting times
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 4:30 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive Party would like the next coalition government to set up a special, ring-fenced fund of $100 million available to district health boards in regions with serious health challenges, party leader Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Funding For Treatment Centre Good News
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 10:01 am | Progressive Party
The allocation of funding for the Springhill Addiction Treatment Centre is good news for the campaign to reduce the harm being caused by the misuse of alcohol and other drugs in Hawke's Bay, says Progressive Party leader and Associate Health Minister ... More >>
Will Brash and Dunne Protect Kids From Predators?
Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 6:29 pm | Progressive Party
Because the leaders of National and Untied Future voted against Progressive's Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction Amendment Bill, they should set out their alternative proposals to protect young teenagers and children against predators, says Progressive MP Matt ... More >>
robson-on-politics Tue 13 Sept
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 7:43 pm | Progressive Party
One of the best insurance policies that New Zealanders took out against any future repeat of the destructive economic and social policies of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, is of course MMP. More >>
Anderton Sure NZ First Ready To Support National
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 7:34 pm | Progressive Party
"NZ First specialises in getting votes from modest and low income households and translating that support into centre-right seats in Parliament. "There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that if NZ First emerges on Saturday holding the balance of ... More >>
Choosing between short-term & overall wellbeing
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 4:47 pm | Progressive Party
National under Don Brash is reverting to its 1970s' form of advancing wildly irresponsible policies in the hope of short-term electoral gain, says Progressive leader Jim Anderton. More >>
World's top environment for business AGAIN !
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 4:32 pm | Progressive Party
New Zealand has again topped the world in providing the best environment for doing business according to the World Bank's latest report. More >>
Hands on support for forestry innovation
Monday, 12 September 2005, 5:06 pm | Progressive Party
Hands on government support for the forestry industry has been getting results for some time. The history of one of those partnerships is outlined in Piers MacLaren's new book, 'The Leading Edge: the originating history of Medium Density Fibreboard ... More >>
Hands on support for forestry innovation
Monday, 12 September 2005, 4:56 pm | Progressive Party
Hands on government support for the forestry industry has been getting results for some time. The history of one of those partnerships is outlined in Piers MacLaren's new book, 'The Leading Edge: the originating history of Medium Density Fibreboard ... More >>
Mr Peters' "constitutional convention" a fiction
Monday, 12 September 2005, 2:13 pm | Progressive Party
Winston Peters, who has only ever served in National-led governments including the last asset-selling National-NZ First coalition, should not dress-up his post-election position as a "constitutional convention" when it is no such thing, says ... More >>
Progressive Party top priorities
Monday, 12 September 2005, 9:02 am | Progressive Party
In a Labour Led coalition the Progressive Party will prioritise five key policies that will make significant gains for New Zealanders. These were announced by Party Leader Jim Anderton in Wigram today. More >>
Robson: Speech on alcohol & drug laws
Saturday, 10 September 2005, 5:25 pm | Progressive Party
Keynote speech at the Cutting Edge annual conference on alcohol, drug, and co-existing disorders, at The Dunedin Centre, 1 Harrop Street. More >>
Liquor lobby's parliamentary privilege revoked
Saturday, 10 September 2005, 12:45 am | Progressive Party
Progressive MP Matt Robson told the Cutting Edge conference on alcohol, drug, and co-existing disorders in Dunedin today that he feels proud to have played a part in revoking an inappropriate privilege that had been wrongly extended to the powerful ... More >>
Strong support for Progressive student allowances
Friday, 9 September 2005, 9:38 am | Progressive Party
Reports of a nationwide poll today suggesting that nearly 75 per cent of those surveyed believe it is fair that students should receive a living allowance sends a clear signal to the next coalition government, says Progressive Party education spokesperson ... More >>
robson-on-politics September 8 2005
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 6:16 pm | Progressive Party
I am surprised to read the Exclusive Brethren are promoting National with a half a million dollar PR campaign considering that that is the same Church that lobbied MPs in the past seeking Two Standards Of Law. More >>
Anderton awaits Brethren support-leaflets any day
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 12:40 am | Progressive Party
Jim Anderton says that if the Exclusive Brethren Church is giving half a million dollars to a campaign to promote Don Brash and his party, then in fairness a million-dollar-campaign promoting Progressive must be due to hit letter-boxes any day. More >>
Peters' record speaks louder than his words
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 2:54 pm | Progressive Party
NZ First's actual record in coalition government on asset sales and political stability is what counts, not its latest rhetoric, says Progressive MP Matt Robson. More >>
Dunne's asset sales policy will interest Dr Brash
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 4:31 pm | Progressive Party
United Future's Election policy commitment, to sell 40% of Kiwibank, NZ Post, Air NZ and all other remaining strategic national asset seats, will be of great interest to National, says Progressive MP Matt Robson. More >>
