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Dates: 25/Sep/2006, 24/Sep/2006 1: Stroke Awareness Week "Strokes are the third highest cause of death in New Zealand each year, and the highest cause of ongoing disability,"
says Mark Vivian CEO of the Stroke Foundation.
2: Extent of National's Brethren lies now clear The full extent of the National Party cover up of their involvement with the Exclusive Brethren is becoming clear today
with revelations that all but three National MPs accepted support from the Church, Labour strategist Pete Hodgson said.
3: Lyndon Hood: Next Week In Politics Brash to Clark: "I Know You Are, But What Am I?": Personal attacks have no place in politics according to National Party
Leader Don Brash, and only a poo-brain like Helen Clark would resort to them; Clark Clarifies Brash Comments: I think
it's quite ...
4: Maori Television Highlights MONDAY September 11 The Backyardigans - 4.30 PM Kids can't get enough of the Backyardigans, a gang of computer-created
animals who sing and dance their way through musical adventures in their backyards. Now the whole series has been dubbed
into Te reo Maori so it's ...
5: World changing kids “We need to nurture those who will change the world,” Waikato University School of Education Associate Professor Roger
Moltzen says.
6: Massive increase in Govt bureaucracy 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.
7: NZMIC August Newsletter 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 ...
8: Business Briefs The impact of housing loans; High ranking for business research; International leadership in small business
9: Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya: Iranian War Games War games and military exercises are now well underway within Iran and its territory. The Iranian Armed Forces—the
Regular Armed Forces and the Revolutionary Guards Corps—began the first stage of massive nationwide war games along
border areas ...
10: Emirates Means Business 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.
11: Airline security 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 ...
12: Business Briefs Conference of importance to agribusiness Massey University economist Professor Allan Rae says the next Australian
Agricultural Economics Society conference will have special relevance to New Zealand’s agribusiness sector. Professor
Rae is president-elect ...
13: Pollination Solutions Sought 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.
14: Education outperforming Business The New Zealand Principals’ Federation is delighted with the latest results of the National Education Monitoring Project
(NEMP), released yesterday.
15: Police National Headquarters The name of the Office of the Commissioner is to change to Police National Headquarters. Police General Manager of
Public Affairs, Michael Player, says the Office of the Commissioner name has outlived its usefulness.
16: Wellington Regional Strategy Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy announced today that his Council has lodged a formal objection to the proposal for the
Wellington Regional Council to take over economic development under the umbrella of the Wellington Regional Strategy.
The reasons for ...
17: News release With only a fortnight to go in the Shop For Your School campaign, the race is on for communities across the country to
help their favourite school take a share of loads of new technology equipment.
18: Adult Learners' Awards Six University of Waikato students will receive Adult Learners’ Awards of $1,000 each from Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy
Crawford at a ceremony on 6 September. The Vice-Chancellor’s Adult Learners’ Awards are presented each year during Adult
...
19: National Librarian elected National Librarian and Chief Executive of the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, Penny
Carnaby, has been elected to lead the World Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL). The election took
place at the World Library ...
20: Christchurch Weather Advisory 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 ...
21: Nuplex Rewards Shareholders New Zealand multinational resin manufacturer, Nuplex Industries, is rewarding shareholders with a record gross dividend
payout for the full year of 44.4 cents following an 87% lift in audited after tax profit to $62 million for the year
ending June 30 2006. ...
22: Robert Parry: The Bushes and the Truth About Iran The Bushes and the Truth About Iran By Robert Parry Consortium News & Truthout.org Thursday 21 September 2006
23: Mallard: Speech to launch of nutrition report Thank you to the New Zealand Beef and Lamb Marketing Bureau for inviting me today, and I must say that the refurbished
Banquet Hall at Parliament is an ideal venue for an event that celebrates healthy diet.
24: UQ Wire: Chossudovsky - Who Is Osama Bin Laden? At eleven o’clock, on the morning of September 11, the Bush administration had already announced that Al Qaeda was
responsible for the attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon. This assertion was made prior to the
conduct of an ...
25: AGENDA Transcript: Don Brash & Pete Hodgson 23/9/6 LISA: Today we talk to National Leader Don Brash, he’s live in Wellington. In Auckland we’ll talk to former Sunday News
editor Alan Hitchens about when a scoop is not a scoop and our Dairy Diary will take a closer look at Don Brash’s
neighbours ...
26: Model Urged To Step Down As Face Of De Beers Bushmen Urge Linda Evangelista To Step Down As Face Of De Beers And Harrods Not To Open De Beers Concession
27: Don Brash must go Don Brash's refusal to denounce his links with the Exclusive Brethren despite proof that they have hired private
investigators to follow Cabinet Ministers and their families is astonishing and warrants his resignation, Labour
strategist Pete Hodgson ...
28: Thailand Coup Protests, Petitions & Prosecutions BANGKOK, Thailand -- The wife of self-exiled billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, and two of their adult children, did not
flee abroad after a bloodless military coup toppled his elected government, paving the way for possible prosecution of
his family ...
29: Chavez' Comments: Strategy Or Ravings Of Madman? You'd think George Bush would get down on his knees and kiss Hugo Chavez's behind. Not only has Chavez delivered cheap
oil to the Bronx and other poor communities in the United States. And not only did he offer to bring aid to the victims
of Katrina. ...
30: Ancient Art Italy Wants Back From Boston's MFA With Boston's Museum of Fine Arts nearing an accord with Italy over its collection of classical art acquired primarily
from Italy both before and after the1983 UNESCO curb on antiquities trafficking - I thought it might be interesting to
revisit a ...