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Charles Shaw
The St. Vincent’s guesthouse is a living metaphor for the city of New Orleans. The big, beautiful, bricked, French
colonial structure on Magazine Street in what’s known as the Lower Garden District is a majestic presence. Wrapped in
vines with ...
Undernews
Why might the president and his family need a 98,840-acre ranch in Paraguay protected by a semi-secret U.S. military
base manned by American troops who have been exempted from war-crimes prosecution by the Paraguayan government? -
Wonkette
Greenpeace
Lahti, Finland, 20 October, 2006 - Today Greenpeace urged the European leaders meeting in Finland to stop relying on
fuel imports and put renewable energy and energy efficiency at the core of their energy security discussions. The
message "Energy Security ...
Middle East News Service
[ Middle East News Service comment: This is one time Israelis must be thanking the one above that the BBC does not
follow normal Israeli procedure. When “ordinary” question like support for daylight saving or for the war in Lebanon
pollsters often ...
Agenda
Labour Party president Mike Williams says Don Brash used tax payers’ money to pay Australian political strategist Bryan
Sinclair. Mr Sinclair has previously been linked to the Round Table and there had been allegations they were paying his
fees.
Hospitality Standards Institute
A national training programme aimed at upskilling New Zealand's hospitality staff and improving their customer service
techniques has far exceeded the expectations of its founders since it was launched into the workplace.
GE Free NZ
Fears PM Faces Pressures From US To Back Down On GM Labels The discussions over free trade in the US this week may well
involve Prime Minister Helen Clark being pressured to back down on labelling and import of genetically engineered - GE
foods.
US State Department
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington, DC September 19, 2006
Telecom New Zealand
Xtra has today unveiled its new broadband plans which include maximum downstream speeds across the board and an
unlimited data option. All plans will feature maximum downstream speeds giving customers speeds as fast as their line
will allow.
Roche
The government’s drug funding agency PHARMAC has confirmed it will not be funding Herceptin® (trastuzumab) for women
with HER2 positive early breast cancer, making New Zealand the first country in the developed world to say ‘no’ to
funding the ...
Asia New Zealand Foundation
•Asia coverage sporadic and problematic, says PM •Getting immigration balance right • South Asia media travel awards •
Asia internships for AUT journalism students • Bird flu documentary makes ABU finals • Asia in Australian schools ...
United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today temporarily suspended return convoys from northern Uganda to southern Sudan
following reports yesterday that unknown gunmen killed at least 38 civilians in a string of attacks in the same area.
Vodafone
Sports fans will soon be able to stream their favourite sports events live, thanks to Vodafone’s new 3G live streaming
technology which allows users to view the action as it happens, from anywhere.
Westfield Style Pasifika
An innovative and exciting representation of a traditional Maori woman’s costume combined with a traditional Maori moko
and titled Te Moko is the winner of the Supreme Award for Westfield Style Pasifika Fashion Awards 2006.
Netball NZ
Round Six June 2 – 4 2006
Wellington Activists
Forty Wellington Left activists organised a counter-demo to the National Front’s demonstration against China.
Transit New Zealand
CMJ traffic bulletin: Tuesday 24 October until Thursday 26 October Transit New Zealand would like to advise motorists of
proposed closures for work on the Central Motorway Junction upgrade over the next week.
narconews.com
The Narco New Bulletin has reported several times on Drummond Coal's activities in Colombia, including the recent
article by Stephen Flanagan Jackson detailing the current Dutch lawsuit charging the company with money laundering and
other wrongdoing. ...
Stephen Crockett
The Republican Party leadership in the era of George W. Bush seems to be demonstrating a serious problem with the basic
concepts of American Democracy. Our Founding Fathers started this nation on the path of greatness by establishing a
growing citizen control ...
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand's first Airbus A320 aircraft touched down on New Zealand soil at noon Sunday, heralding a new era of
aviation history in this country.
NZTruthgroup
Alex Jones' latest documentary Terrorstorm is another forceful piece of filmmaking that again breaks new boundaries and
will pave the way for more of the same from other independent directors.
Lyndon Hood
The Law and Order select committee today reported to Parliament in favour of a bill to increase the legal age for
purchasing alcohol to 41. In a survey of New Zealanders aged over 39 almost three quarters of respondents supported the
change.
Agenda
Presented by CAMERON BENNETT CAMERON: Well just who should pay for politicking in this country, that’s the question
parliament will have to address over the next year as it undertakes a review of parliamentary services' spending on
political activities. ...
United Nations
The situation inside the buffer zone along the disputed border between Eritrea and Ethiopia has become volatile after
Eritrea moved 1,500 troops and 14 tanks into the area, the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the two countries
reported today.
Genevieve Cora Fraser
For those who inhabit Tinseltown and its environs as Mel Gibson does, there’s one site that is as famous to locals as
Hollywood and Vine is to tourists - the Temple of the Arts in Beverly Hills.
Contact Energy
21 October 2006 Roxburgh Dam – 50 years of clean energy for New Zealand For 50 years the Roxburgh Dam has provided New
Zealand with large amounts of clean, renewable electricity and helped underpin New Zealand’s transformation into a
modern, first-world ...
Researchers at Oxford University and Royal Holloway, University of London have found serious flaws in the survey of
Iraqi deaths published last week in the Lancet.
P and O Cruises
New Zealanders will be able to enjoy the unspoilt treasures of the South Pacific and Queensland this summer with the
release of P Cruises’ Fly/Cruise packages from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Scoop Audio
Pakistan - Scoop's Kevin List IV's correspondent, Jon Stephenson, on fallout in the Middle East after some western
media, including Wellington's Dominion Post, published cartoon caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
C.D. Sludge
In This Edition: Shoot, Don’t Shoot - A Reader Responds To Police Feedback
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