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The State Services Commission should be condemned for using a law firm with strong links to Microsoft to prepare a
report on rival software systems using open standards, Green Party Information Technology Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos
says.
The most exciting and powerful rock 'n' roll show in the world is coming to Auckland and Wellington this April. The
Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang Tour - will play two shows only in New Zealand at Western Springs in Auckland on Sunday
16 April and Westpac ...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia-Pacific member Pamela Anderson has sent a graphic DVD – which
she narrates – showing what happens to chickens before they end up in KFC’s buckets and an urgent letter to Victoria
Salmon, CEO of the ...
Adding Insult to Injury for Katrina Survivors - Barriers to Voting Due to Inadequate State & Local Efforts - Two Law Suits Fail to Remedy the Situation.
The article drips with imperial arrogance as Baxter sneers at Morales and Chavez, both dark-skinned and from humble
origins. Chavez, whose political movement has now won 10 elections in just seven years, is called a “clown” and a
“buffoon”, while ...
Secretay Rice Out to Inoculate Latin America, but Chávez is all but Guaranteed a Clean Win
The White House confirmed Tuesday that it recently turned over to Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald 250 pages of
emails from the Office of Vice President Dick Cheney related to covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson and her
husband, former Ambassador ...
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his statement that, "I am also aware that Mr
Benson-Pope has stated that his behaviour complied with school policy at the time."; if so, does he believe that
statement includes ...
Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs On-the-Record Briefing
Washington, DC March 1, 2006
Few people who have seen David Cronenberg's 1986 classic, The Fly, could ever wish upon themselves the horror and
personal tragedy that the genetic disaster in that film ultimately created.
Funding has been approved to establish a super high-speed internet link between universities and research organisations
in New Zealand and overseas.
It's privately gated - Tucker's Town, Bermuda. Who comes and goes is not public information. But that they've talked
antiquities, maybe even had a serious dinner conversation over she-crab soup and mako shark while sketching out possible
title transfer of ...
Ninety-eight companies so far have graduated from the government's incubator programme, with thirty-nine already showing
good high growth potential, Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard announced today.
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for the opportunity to address you. As many of you will know, this is one of my
first chances, since being given my energy and climate change responsibilities, to address a widely representative
gathering of ...
1. GEORGINA BEYER (Labour) on behalf of the Hon PAUL SWAIN (Labour—Rimutaka) to the Minister of Finance: Has he received
any reports on the aspirations of New Zealanders that the KiwiSaver scheme will address?
(Lagos) – When Liberia’s newly elected president visits Abuja on Friday, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo should
announce that Nigeria will promptly surrender Charles Taylor to face trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the
Campaign ...
Finance Minister Michael Cullen's "reality check" on the economy should include a "reality check" on oil use, Green
Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says.
Dr Cullen’s responses to questions from Tariana Turia and Te Ururoa Flavell at question-time, today indicated how
out-of-touch Labour is with the current profile for Maori.
I'm back from blog maternity leave with a new baby and a very useful piece of advice: when you wish for a quick labour,
it might not be a bad idea to specify a time frame...
The 3rd of March is International Sex Worker Rights Day. The day originated in 2001 when over 25 000 sex workers
gathered in India for a sex worker festival. The organisers wanted to celebrate the lives of sex workers as well as
highlight sex workers' determination ...
As the industry & media furore surrounding alleged monopolistic & prohibitive broadband internet trade practices threaten to become "a priority" for Prime Minister Helen Clark’s
government, Annette Presley founder of leading ISP Slingshot will take her ...
Singapore Airlines flies 12 times weekly from Auckland and daily from Christchurch. All flights ex-New Zealand fly
direct to Singapore then on to 68 cities in 38 countries.
Ambassador John R. Bolton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Remarks at the Security Council Stakeout
New York City February 28, 2006
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says David Benson-Pope has been badly compromised and his honesty will
always be open to question.
Personal Explanation of David Benson-Pope MP (Note the following was not delivered in the house as there was an
objection from the opposition.)
The IFEX Communiqué is the weekly newsletter of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), a global
network of 72 organisations working to defend and promote the right to free expression. IFEX is managed by Canadian
Journalists for Free Expression ...
PHARMAC and Schering-Plough have reached a provisional agreement for funding of the brain tumour treatment temozolomide
(Temodal).
As two new items in The Narco News Bulletin today show, the long history of struggle for the Bolivian people is far from
over simply due to the election of President Evo Morales. First, Luis A. Gómez reports again from La Paz on Bolivia's
current ...
The winners of the 2006 EECA EnergyWise Awards were announced in Auckland tonight.
Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at the 46th Annual American Legion Washington Conference on Tuesday to let everyone
know that all is well in Iraq. "This nation has made a decision," said Cheney. "We will stand by our friends and engage
our enemies with ...
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