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Federated Farmers is keen to work with the government on finding ways to solve problems caused by the spread of the
varroa bee mite, said Frank Brenmuhl, chair of Dairy Farmers of New Zealand, the dairy arm of Federated Farmers of New
Zealand.
Stephen Berry is an independent candidate for the Auckland Mayoral elections in 2007. Today he gave his support for the
Boobs on Bikes parade planned for Queen Street next Wednesday.
“We need to nurture those who will change the world,” Waikato University School of Education Associate Professor Roger
Moltzen says.
A recent Zogby poll documents ground breaking information on the attitudes of American voters toward electronic voting.
They are quite clear in the belief that the outcome of an entire election can be changed due to flaws in computerized
voting machines. ...
A 64% increase in space leased by Government departments since 1999 and a 95% rise in policy and admin staff shows how
bloated the bureaucracy has become, says National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee.
The impact of housing loans; High ranking for business research; International leadership in small business
Welcome to the first in an ongoing series of monthly updates telling you what’s going on here at the NZ Music Industry
Commission. Each month we’ll be clueing you in on some of our projects and activities, as well as bringing you the odd
piece ...
Following this morning's police action, security at all UK airports has been increased and additional security measures
have been put in place for all flights. With immediate effect, the following arrangements apply to all passengers
starting their journey ...
Auckland City has reconsidered the necessity of issuing a permit for the "Boobs on bike" parade on Queen Street
scheduled for Wednesday, 23 August 2006.
Emirates Airline has raised the stakes in the fiercely-contested premium traveller segment with the launch of its new
generation lie-flat Business Class seats today.
Jim Anderton Associate Minister of Health and Progressive Leader opened the 4th International Conference, hosted by the
Phobic Trust of New Zealand, promoting awareness of anxiety disorders in Auckland today.
Please note: A welfare centre has now been set up at Cashmere High School's McCoombes Performing Arts Centre (Barrington
Rd entrance to the school and follow the Civil Defence signs). The Salvation Army is supplying meals to those unable to
get to their ...
One of “porn tycoon” Steve Crow’s “Boobs on Bikes Parade” stars – Ms Jessica Drake - was interviewed on TV One’s
Breakfast Show this morning by TV One presenter Ali Ikram. Ms Drake was introduced as “one of 30 porn stars” who
intended ...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- When John Mark Karr stepped out of his grungy room on Si Bamphen street, delicious scents of
grilled food wafted in Bangkok's sweaty air, while coquettish male and female prostitutes vogued on the sidewalk and
taxis offered rides towards ...
Aid organisation TEAR Fund has suggested a novel alternative to the Boobs on Bikes parade organised for Auckland City:
Bums on Seats.
An indictment first reported by Truthout said to be connected to Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's Plame
investigation remains sealed, and Fitzgerald continues to work on the leak case.
This commentary is about something I've come to call, "the really big lie," which is surely based on the theory that the
masses are more willing to believe totally illogical, absurd propaganda, than a small little lie.
U.S. uses its muscle in contest over whether Venezuela or Guatemala will get the Latin American non-permanent Council
seat
In a ceremony that took place in the White House underground bunker, Mr. Bush today awarded the Medal of Freedom to Vice
President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Condaleezza Rice, Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales, ...
Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader, Maori Party and Hone Harawira, Employment Spokesperson for the Maori Party
Candid photographs documenting the travels of Canterbury University Masters student Tim Veling on Christchurch's red
buses will be exhibited at Christchurch's CoCA Gallery as part of the University's inaugural arts festival, Platform
(10-26 August).
Bernice Mosely is 82 and lives alone in New Orleans in a shotgun double. On August 29, 2005, as Katrina hit the Gulf
Coast, the levees constructed by the US Corps of Engineers failed in five places and New Orleans filled with water.
1. Dr DON BRASH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by the statement in the Speech from the
Throne in 1999 that her Government would “restore public confidence in the political integrity of Parliament and the
electoral ...
1. Dr DON BRASH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by the statement in the Speech from the Throne in 1999 that her
Government would "restore public confidence in the political integrity of Parliament and the electoral process"?
For six years, the Bush administration has placed pharmaceutical industry interests ahead of public interest by
appointing persons with strong ties to drug companies to high level positions at the FDA, and as a result, Congressional
investigations ...
Despite successful efforts to contain the spread of the deadly H5N1 virus, avian flu poses a threat to a growing number
of countries, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ( > FAO), which says the Caucasus and southern
Balkans are ...
One year ago tomorrow, on August 23rd, Tropical Depression Twelve formed over the eastern Bahamas. The depression was
upgraded to a tropical storm the next day as the energy and winds within intensified. It was the eleventh tropical storm
of the ...
The controversy over at Auckland radio station 95bFM over the dumping of its popular breakfast host, Wallace Chapman in
favour of broadcaster Mikey Havoc, has intensified with the launch of a website titled bringbackwallace.com
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Accused murderer John Mark Karr's last hours in Bangkok on Sunday (August 20) were spent dressing
up and discussing Chopin and classical music, while listening to his Thai jailer serenade him with a personal, impromptu
version ...
The Green Party wants the Education Ministry to investigate allegations that Board of Trustees and staff at an Auckland
school had sought permission from parents to use corporal punishment on children despite it being illegal.
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