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	<description>New Zealand&#039;s democratic socialist party</description>
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		<title>Prescription Charge Rise Arguments Don’t Stack Up – It’s Time for Free Healthcare!</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/05/17/prescription-charge-rise-arguments-dont-stack-up-its-time-for-free-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/05/17/prescription-charge-rise-arguments-dont-stack-up-its-time-for-free-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance Party says that New Zealanders are not naive enough to think that National’s increased prescription charges are necessary to fund increased spending on cancer services. &#8220;That is just a false, misleading assumption that the Government would like us &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/05/17/prescription-charge-rise-arguments-dont-stack-up-its-time-for-free-healthcare/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Alliance Calls for the Student Loans Debate to be Widened</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/05/10/the-alliance-calls-for-the-student-loans-debate-to-be-widened/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/05/10/the-alliance-calls-for-the-student-loans-debate-to-be-widened/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 08:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[debt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alliance Party co-leader Kay Murray is disappointed that, in the debate over changes to the student loans scheme foreshadowed in the 2012 budget, no one has questioned the need for student loans. Ms Murray says &#8220;People seem to forget that &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/05/10/the-alliance-calls-for-the-student-loans-debate-to-be-widened/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>News Flash</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/05/08/news-flash/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/05/08/news-flash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance has a new co leader. Kevin Campbell was voted in as the new co-leader at our annual conference after Andrew McKenzie announced that he wished to stand down. Kevin was the Alliance candidate for Wigram in the 2012 &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/05/08/news-flash/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Another Asset Sale:  KiwiRail&#8217;s Hillside Workshops To Go Under the Hammer</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/04/20/another-asset-sale-kiwirails-hillside-workshops-to-go-under-the-hammer/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/04/20/another-asset-sale-kiwirails-hillside-workshops-to-go-under-the-hammer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dunedin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hillside]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The announcement of the sale of the century old Hillside Workshops is not good news, despite the spin from politicians and KiwiRail CEO Jim Quinn. Who in their right mind would want to buy it? The Hillside workshops make and &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/04/20/another-asset-sale-kiwirails-hillside-workshops-to-go-under-the-hammer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alliance Party says National doesn’t want to pay for 26 weeks parental leave change</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/04/15/alliance-party-says-national-doesnt-want-to-pay-for-26-weeks-parental-leave-change/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/04/15/alliance-party-says-national-doesnt-want-to-pay-for-26-weeks-parental-leave-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance Party has come out in support of Labour’s attempts to increase the level of Paid Parental Leave to 26 weeks but believes the National Government just doesn’t want to. The Alliance introduced this policy and successfully pushed for &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/04/15/alliance-party-says-national-doesnt-want-to-pay-for-26-weeks-parental-leave-change/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alliance Party submission on Mixed Ownership Model Bill</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/04/12/submission-on-mixed-ownership-model-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/04/12/submission-on-mixed-ownership-model-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance Party is opposed to both partial and full sale of public assets for the following reasons: 1. The Alliance believes that public assets belong to all New Zealanders past, present and future. The government of the day does &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/04/12/submission-on-mixed-ownership-model-bill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alliance Party submission to MMP Review</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/03/28/alliance-party-submission-to-mmp-review/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/03/28/alliance-party-submission-to-mmp-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media releases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should the 5% threshold be kept or changed? Why? The Alliance Party submits that the 5% threshold should be changed. We believe it is an impediment to true democracy and a parliament that is truly representative of all New Zealanders. &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/03/28/alliance-party-submission-to-mmp-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alliance joins condemnation of NZ Ambassador to US Moore’s party for multinational corporates</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/03/06/alliance-joins-condemnation-of-nz-ambassador-to-us-moores-party-for-multinational-corporates/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/03/06/alliance-joins-condemnation-of-nz-ambassador-to-us-moores-party-for-multinational-corporates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance Party wants to know why the government allowed our US Ambassador, Mike Moore, to host a Trans Pacific Partnership Governors and Ambassadors World Trade Reception on Friday night sponsored and attended by multinational corporate players. Significant corporate players &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/03/06/alliance-joins-condemnation-of-nz-ambassador-to-us-moores-party-for-multinational-corporates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alliance Party says fund Green MP Mojo Mathers’ work technology, Mr Speaker!</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/02/15/alliance-party-says-fund-green-mp-mojo-mathers-work-technology-mr-speaker/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/02/15/alliance-party-says-fund-green-mp-mojo-mathers-work-technology-mr-speaker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance Party today condemned Speaker Lockwood Smith and Parliamentary Services for denying $30,000 in funding to Green MP Mojo Mathers for electronic note taking. “This is a disgrace. Lockwood Smith was probably thinking that the public would see this &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/02/15/alliance-party-says-fund-green-mp-mojo-mathers-work-technology-mr-speaker/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alliance Party supports Ports of Auckland workers in pay struggle</title>
		<link>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/02/14/alliance-party-supports-ports-of-auckland-workers-in-pay-struggle/</link>
		<comments>http://alliance.org.nz/2012/02/14/alliance-party-supports-ports-of-auckland-workers-in-pay-struggle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nimda</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alliance.org.nz/?p=1921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance Party has added its voice to the Maritime Union of New Zealand’s call for public support for Ports of Auckland workers to keep their jobs. “It will be a very grim day for New Zealanders if the Ports &#8230; <a href="http://alliance.org.nz/2012/02/14/alliance-party-supports-ports-of-auckland-workers-in-pay-struggle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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