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Progressives select Te Atatu, Mt Albert candidates
Friday, 29 July 2005, 3:16 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive party has selected candidates to campaign exclusively for party votes in the Te Atatu and Mt. Albert electorates in this year's election, says party president Grant Gillon. More >>
Parties that turn their back on the world fail NZ
Friday, 29 July 2005, 2:34 pm | Progressive Party
Encouraging skilled settlers, and attracting investment in new employment-creating enterprises, are two vital ingredients in the mix of policies required to ensure New Zealand continues its six-year economic winning run against other developed nations ... More >>
Peters' divisiveness an assault on modern society
Friday, 29 July 2005, 11:36 am | Progressive Party
The NZ First Party's ongoing campaign to try and create mistrust between different groups of New Zealanders highlights an abysmal failure on the part of its leader, says Progressive leader Jim Anderton. More >>
Progressive policy on industry training
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 6:14 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive Party welcomes our coalition partner's pledge on industry training today as it takes a significant step towards our own policy, Jim Anderton said this afternoon. More >>
Progressive supports call to abandon Zimbabwe tour
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 2:34 pm | Progressive Party
Progressive supported the Parliamentary motion this afternoon expressing grave concern at the ZANU-PF regime's oppression of the people of Zimbabwe and calling on the NZ Cricket Council to abandon the proposed Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe. More >>
Interest waiver great - debt relief next step
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 1:49 pm | Progressive Party
Helen Clark's announcement that Labour is campaigning to remove the interest charged on loans for tertiary graduates is a positive policy, which would help remove barriers to higher education, says Progressive leader Jim Anderton. More >>
Progressive campaign launch Sunday Aug. 14 in Akld
Monday, 25 July 2005, 4:59 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive party will launch its election campaign in Auckland on Sunday August 14, party president Grant Gillon said today. More >>
National's brilliant idea? – privatise water!
Monday, 25 July 2005, 4:13 pm | Progressive Party
National's promise today that a government it leads will introduce tradable water rights means the party still hasn't given up on his plans to privatize water, says Progressive Party President Grant Gillon. More >>
National's Student Rebate Policy No Encouragement
Friday, 22 July 2005, 4:35 pm | Progressive Party
National's graduate debt tax deduction policy released today highlights that the party isn't serious about taking strong measures to financially encourage skilled graduates to work in New Zealand, says Progressive education spokesperson Dr Megan ... More >>
Napier public forum on P, alcohol & other drugs
Thursday, 21 July 2005, 7:37 pm | Progressive Party
Anderton opens Napier public forum on P, alcohol & other drugs Anti-drugs 21 July 2005 Topic: Jim Anderton's Speeches More >>
Progressives: Raghbir Singh as Manurewa candidate
Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:41 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive party has selected candidates to campaign for party votes in the Manurewa electorate in this year's election, says party president Grant Gillon. More >>
Progressive's youngest candidate in Port Waikato
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 11:59 am | Progressive Party
The Progressive party has selected twenty-year-old Max Panirau as its candidate in Port Waikato in this year's election where he will be campaigning for party votes, says party president Grant Gillon. More >>
Anderton: parties reject Green cannabis push
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 8:17 am | Progressive Party
It is good news for New Zealand's campaign to reduce the harm being caused by the misuse of drugs that all parties have rejected the Greens' proposal today to effectively de-criminalize cannabis, says Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton. More >>
Sharrock campaigns for Progressive's in Rodney
Monday, 18 July 2005, 1:33 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive party has selected businessman Tony Sharrock as its candidate in the Rodney electorate north of Auckland where he will be campaigning for party votes in the general election, says deputy leader Hon. Matt Robson MP. More >>
Sharrock campaigns for Progressives in Rodeny
Friday, 15 July 2005, 3:10 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive party has selected businessman Tony Sharrock as its candidate in the Rodney electorate north of Auckland where he will be campaigning for party votes in the general election, says deputy leader Hon. Matt Robson MP. More >>
David Somerset campaigns for Progressive in Wgtn C
Thursday, 14 July 2005, 1:40 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive party has selected David Somerset to campaign exclusively for party votes in Wellington Central in this year's election, says deputy leader Matt Robson. More >>
Action on youth drinking? Party vote Progressive!
Thursday, 14 July 2005, 8:51 am | Progressive Party
People attending a public meeting tonight on the misuse of alcohol by very young teenagers will be urged to give their party vote to the Progressive party in this year's general election, says Progressive MP Matt Robson. More >>
robson-on-politics 12 July: Terrorism is fascism
Tuesday, 12 July 2005, 6:14 pm | Progressive Party
“Fascism” describes parties that emerged in Europe early last century - xenophobic, chauvinist and violently opposed to progressive ideas. They hated secret ballot voting, equality of opportunity between men and women, due process, and opposed the rule ... More >>
MP at Alcohol Healthwatch workshop tomorrow
Tuesday, 12 July 2005, 6:08 pm | Progressive Party
Progressive MP Matt Robson will tomorrow (Wed) attend a half-day workshop organized by Alcohol Healthwatch on the public health issues arising from the abuse of alcohol, particularly by young teenagers. More >>
Fiona Beazley for Progressive in East Coast Bays
Friday, 8 July 2005, 2:59 pm | Progressive Party
The Progressive party has selected its candidate in the East Coast Bays electorate for this year's election where she will be campaigning for party votes. More >>
