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A vitally important week for the Alliance in parliament…

The Greens’ abstention on the re-purchase of Air New Zealand and secure Superannuation emphasises the difference the Alliance makes in Government, Alliance leader and deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton says.

Jim and Carole Anderton have worked with Women’s Service Club Zonta to create a new rose garden at the historic Vogel House.

Acting Prime Minister Jim Anderton has contacted the United States Embassy to express condolences following the crash this morning of an American Airlines jet in New York.

“A vital report on the future of Antarctica,” is how Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton described a report he released yesterday at Parliament entitled ‘Ross Sea Region - a state of the environment report for the Ross Sea Region in Antarctica.’

Jim Anderton told the Alliance Conference he is committed to developing a campaign to support New Zealand made products and services.

Alliance leader Jim Anderton says today’s Government announcement of a paid parental leave scheme is a landmark achievement for the Alliance in Government.

“The Kiwibank with its new board is a solid foundation for the new nationwide bank owned for and by New Zealanders,” Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton said today.

The Alliance will not agree to increasing taxes on low and middle income New Zealanders and cutting taxes for the affluent as advocated in the Tax Review, Alliance leader Jim Anderton said.

"Rehabilitating young offenders should be the major focus of our youth justice debate, not where we locate Youth Justice facilities,” said Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton who chaired the Canterbury Community Working party that selected the proposed site for the new centre.

The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hon Jim Anderton, said today that he was appalled to learn of the killing of Israeli politician Revaham Ze’evi.

Alliance leader Jim Anderton is pleased the Alliance has delivered on pre-election commitments to minimise harm from problem gambling.

Alliance leader and Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton is welcoming the Government’s decision to invest in Air New Zealand.

Claims by embattled National Party MP Jenny Shipley that the Government has not done enough to state its support for the United States have been rejected by Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton.

New Zealand's experiment with privatisation of publicly-owned strategic assets largely failed, Deputy Prime Minister and Alliance leader Jim Anderton argues in a speech prepared for the Commonwealth Business Forum.

Jim Anderton welcomed the release of the Oughton report revealing the source of the leaks in CCMAU.

"Rehabilitating young offenders should be the major focus of our youth justice debate, not where we locate Youth Justice facilities,”

Deputy Prime Minister and Alliance leader Jim Anderton is concerned that the Alliance position on genetic modification position is being deliberately misinterpreted by people who wish to polarise the debate.

Acting Prime Minister Jim Anderton is urging New Zealanders not to associate New Zealand's Muslim community or Afghan refugees with the acts of terrorism in the United States yesterday.

A condolence book is to be made available for New Zealanders to sign following the terrorist attacks on the United States yesterday.

A condolence book is to be made available for New Zealanders to sign following the terrorist attacks on the United States yesterday.

The New Zealand Government has extended sympathy to the United States following attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Regional Development Minister will visit Hawkes Bay on 13 and 14 September on his 42nd regional visit.

The Alliance wants a moratorium on the release of genetically modified organisms until the technology is proven to be safe