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Nats cynical games over Kiwibank sale
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 4:19 pm | Progressive Party
“John Key is guilty of the worst kind of cynical politics. He changes his mind depending on where the votes are before the election, then reverts back to his original position once in government,” says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram and Progressive Party ... More >>
Japan PM resigns over broken promise - why not Key
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 4:15 pm | Progressive Party
“The Japanese Prime Minister has just resigned over a broken pre-election campaign promise. But clearly breaking promises is a qualification for government in John Key’s world,” says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram and Progressive Party leader. More >>
John Key promised not to sell Kiwibank 'ever'
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 4:37 pm | Progressive Party
John Key made a clear undertaking before the last general election, that there would never be a sale of Kiwibank, even if National won a further term in government, says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram and Progressive Party leader. More >>
Kiwibank will get downgraded if sold
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 5:06 pm | Progressive Party
Mums and Dads borrowing to buy their own home will pay more mortgage interest if the government doesn't stop talking about selling Kiwibank. More >>
Grey Power leadership goes out on a limb
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 4:57 pm | Progressive Party
“Has the leadership of Grey Power bothered to tell its members that it supports the sale and /or privatisation of Kiwibank?” says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram. More >>
Money still not flowing out of R&D fund
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 4:56 pm | Progressive Party
“What money? It’s taken this government eighteen months to say it is allocating $3.9 million to research projects. But it hasn’t given anyone a cent yet,” says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram. More >>
Agriculture not mentioned says Anderton
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 4:49 pm | Progressive Party
“Have farmers finally got the message from John Key’s National government? He’s not interested in farming and can barely bring himself to pay lip service to the sector,” says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram. More >>
Telecom share decline is a lesson for privatising
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 4:38 pm | Progressive Party
This week's considerable reduction in Telecom's worth is only the latest chapter in a privatisation that should be a lesson to the current government's plans to resume asset sales, Progressive leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
National's threat to sell Kiwibank
Friday, 21 May 2010, 5:34 pm | Progressive Party
National’s threat to sell Kiwibank is economic vandalism, says the MP who started the bank. More >>
Canterbury people told to shut up and pay up
Friday, 21 May 2010, 4:50 pm | Progressive Party
“Unelected commissioners running the regional council are telling Canterbury people to ‘shut up’ about democracy when it comes to submissions - they don’t want to hear about it,” says Jim Anderton, MP for Wigram. More >>
Let Them Eat Cake!
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 4:51 pm | Progressive Party
The rich have a choice if they want to spend more money and pay more GST. They can choose whether to upgrade the Mercedes or buy another boat. Those on lower incomes can’t choose whether or not to eat. More >>
Let Them Eat Cake!
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 4:18 pm | Progressive Party
The gap between rich and poor is set to widen after today’s budget, says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram. More >>
Odyssey House 25th Anniversary in Christchurch
Friday, 7 May 2010, 11:48 am | Progressive Party
Odyssey House Trust has been successfully providing treatment in Christchurch for nearly 25 years. It opened in 1985. More >>
Cost of water will increase if privatised
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 4:19 pm | Progressive Party
This government is preparing water for privatisation, and that will ultimately mean water meters in homes and higher costs for water, Jim Anderton said today. More >>
How does tax cuts make super more affordable?
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:14 pm | Progressive Party
Planned cuts in the top rate of tax weaken the ability of the government to continue to provide universal superannuation in the way all parties agreed to in the New Zealand Superannuation Accord, Progressive Party MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
Government plays politics with fags & booze
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 10:12 am | Progressive Party
The government has agreed to the Maori party’s request to increase the price of tobacco because it’s bad for you, but they refuse to do the same for alcohol, says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram and Progressive Party leader. More >>
Deal with alcohol ads to deal with binge drinking
Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 2:06 pm | Progressive Party
The National government must listen to New Zealanders and raise the age at which young people can legally buy alcohol from 18 to 20. But more needs to be done to restrict alcohol advertising, says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram and Progressive Party ... More >>
Government favours alcohol industry
Friday, 23 April 2010, 3:20 pm | Progressive Party
Minister responsible for the government’s alcohol policy, Peter Dunne today dismissed Professor Doug Sellman, an addiction specialist, and 450 senior doctors and nurses as a group of people who don’t like a drink of wine at a wedding. More >>
The State of the Nation's teeth 90 years on
Friday, 23 April 2010, 10:34 am | Progressive Party
Fifty per cent of New Zealanders do not receive regular dental care. Some even end up in a hospital emergency department where they get their teeth removed. There are queues of people at hospitals across New Zealand from 5am in the morning, waiting ... More >>
Affordable dental care within reach for all Kiwis
Friday, 23 April 2010, 10:31 am | Progressive Party
For less than $1 billion, dental care could be brought into the public health system so that every New Zealand, no matter what their age, had access to affordable care, says Jim Anderton MP for Wigram and Progressive Party leader. More >>
