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Energy Experts Ponder ‘Once Oil’s Gone, Then What’? - Otago University hosts international conference on sustainable
energy options-
The war in Iraq is a miserable failure, any way you look at it. Retired General Anthony Zinni, former commander of the
US Central Command, had it right when he said that by manufacturing a false rationale for war, abandoning traditional
allies, propping ...
The cruel sea off Wellington's South Coast acted as the knackers yard for the once mighty and proud HMNZS Wellington.
Thousands of Wellingtonians trooped out to see their city's naval namesake make its final downward journey.
A March '05 publication by the US Army confirms that US soldiers used white phosphorus offensively in the Battle of
Fallujah. This directly contradicts statements made by the U.S. Department of Defense and by the US State Department.
Forty wild-caught dolphins that have been held captive in the Solomon Islands for up to three years are expected to be
exported illegally to the Bahamas this week. Reliable sources say the dolphins could be taken out of the country on two
separate ...
More than 5,000 people could be in for a welcome surprise. Inland Revenue has around $4.8 million of forgotten and
abandoned money waiting to be distributed to its owners.
A video doco by Sigfrido Ranucci entitled "Fallujah: the Hidden Massacre," provides evidence that White Phosphorous - a
new form of napalm - was used against Fallujah. WARNING: This video contains graphic and possibly disturbing footage.
Cannibalism, thought to be relatively rare in the animal kingdom, has been found to be prevalent among the green-lipped
mussel.
The United Nations Security Council today commended Liberians for their commitment to peace during the recent run-off
presidential elections and, citing the threat posed by the potential repatriation of former Liberian President Charles
Taylor, ...
New Report blames weak laws and lack of industry action for increasing violence against children in cyberspace
The crew onboard Navy tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR experienced a wild ride during a recent replenishment at sea with frigate
HMNZS TE KAHA in Western Australian waters.
“What sort of society are we creating, if we allow our most vulnerable, our children, to be locked up in police cells?”
asked Hone Harawira, Mâori Party spokesperson on justice.
Commentators miss the importance of the Speech from the Throne. It is cabinet approved. Departments all bid to get their
pet projects in. Any new policy not in the speech needs a cabinet approval. (Many new Ministers fail to realise that if
they do not ...
Piripi Pokaitara-Wikiriwhi, a union organiser of low paid workers died in a motorcycle accident in Grey Lynn Saturday
morning.
Speech Delivered by Felipe Perez Roque, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the Subject of Number 18 on the Agenda of the
U.N.. General Assembly,
There is an amusing irony in the CIA asking the Justice Department to investigate who leaked to the Washington Post the
information that the Agency had set up a covert prison network in Eastern Europe and other countries to hold important
terrorism ...
Today is the funeral of Rod Donald, co leader of the NZ Green Party, profound patriot and outspoken advocate for the
dispossessed and for Fair Trade. I have just heard his coffin will be taken to Christchurch cathedral in a bus. Trees
are being planted ...
Northland MP John Carter is on leave from Parliament for the next six weeks, recovering from surgery.
Labour's flawed resource management laws, which allow anyone to object to anything, anywhere, are putting New Zealand's
electricity supply and economic growth at risk, says National's Environment spokesman, Nick Smith.
This may make me a bad person, but I get a warm feeling in the center of my soul when I watch right-wing maniacs freak
out in frustration and lose their so-called minds. It just makes me smile.
Caracas, November, 9 2005 – A key witness in the Danilo Anderson murder trial, Giovani Jose Vasquez De Armas, has
identified FBI and CIA agents as being involved in the preparations to assassinate the Venezuelan State Prosecutor.
Speaking on behalf of ...
It is always a great pleasure to come to graduation ceremonies. To witness the sheer pleasure that the hard work has
been completed, the assignments all handed in and marked, the fast and frenetic panic at the end all suddenly
worthwhile. And to celebrate ...
ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today that he would be testing Parliament's commitment to cut the company tax rate to 30 per
cent during the coming debate on the Taxation (Annual Rates and Urgent Measures) Bill.
The odd English word 'curfew' comes from French, 'couvre-feu'. Literally 'smother fire'. Some form of curfew has been
introduced in forty small towns and larger suburbs around France since the state of emergency was announced on
Wednesday. Mostly the ...
Indian Politics and Bhutanese Refugees Mohan Sharma The biggest democracy of the world, India has been emerging as one
of the super powers of the world. It has been so powerful that Man Mohan Singh has to either blink or gibe a nod to
George Bush ...
Prime Minister Helen Clark will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta from 25 to 27
November. She will also address the Commonwealth Business Forum on arrival in Malta on 24 November.
“The decision today to disassemble the worksite at Waipuna and Waipapa (Cable Bay), recognises the need to let everyone
have a say about developments in their area, and is a triumph for the people of the Far North” stated Hone Harawira,
Member of ...
"The death of Tama Te Kapua Poata this week has been another tragic loss for the nation" stated Dr Pita Sharples,
co-leader, Maori Party
In support of the brave and intelligent citizens of Vermont who recently passed a resolution to secede from the union, I
decided to update and modify our Declaration of Independence to fit the circumstances we are facing in 2005.
National’s State Services spokesman, Gerry Brownlee, says senior public officials appointed from overseas should be
required to reimburse the taxpayer for their high relocation costs if they do not serve their full contracts.
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