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POLITICS HEADLINES:
Scoop Audio: Despite Angry Relations Pacific Forum Makes Progress
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY
Economy: Reserve Bank Holds Interest Rates
Politics: Select Committee Suffers Power Outage
Food Standards: Better Folate Than Never
MeNZB: Hodgson Concerned Ryall's Attack On MeNZB Campaign Not Up To Usual Standard
Politics: Former Act Staffer And Weblog Keeper 'The Whig' Torments Govt Via Cyberspace
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Scoop Audio: Despite Angry Relations Pacific Forum Makes Progress
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark provides a wrap-up of the most significant achievements at the Pacific Islands
Forum in Nadi, Fiji. She says the Forum was successful despite a tense beginning highlighted with the clash between
Australia, Solomons, Papua New Guinea. To hear what was achieved on a regionalised Pacific, NZ's labour scheme for
Pacific peoples, and security moves, see…
Scoop Audio: Helen Clark Summarises Pacific Forum 2006. [1]
Scoop Audio: Helen Clark Summarises Pacific Forum 2006. [1]
ALSO:Pacific Islands Forum - Pacific Islands Forum Communiqué Released [2]
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 26 October 2006 [1] Questions And Answers – Wednesday, 25 October 2006 [2] Questions And Answers - Tuesday, 24 October 2006 [3]
Economy: Reserve Bank Holds Interest Rates
The Official Cash Rate (OCR) will remain unchanged at 7.25 percent. Since our September Monetary Policy Statement, there
has been a significant improvement to the near-term inflation outlook, mainly as a result of the recent decline in oil
prices. We expect lower fuel prices, together with the recent rebound in the exchange rate and Statistics New Zealand's
reweighting of the CPI, to give an unusually low December quarter CPI increase. See... Reserve Bank: OCR unchanged at 7.25 percent [1]
ALSO:Newmarket Business Association - Dr Bollard right not to increase interest rates [2] Wgtn Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Welcomes RBNZ Decision [3] Statistics NZ - Housing, Household Utilities Drive CPI [4] Statistics NZ - Food Prices Rise [5] CTU - Lower CPI should impact on Reserve Bank [6] Infometrics - Falling house prices good news for Reserve Bank [7]
Politics: Select Committee Suffers Power Outage
United Future whip Gordon Copeland today called on the National Party caucus to discipline Rangitikei MP Simon Power for
orchestrating the collapse of a select committee hearing yesterday even though submitters from all around the country
were present to give evidence. See... Copeland: Nats must discipline Power [1]
Food Standards: Better Folate Than Never
Consumers have been given a reprieve with the announcement of a six-month delay of a final decision on the fortification
of all bread with folic acid, Green Party Health and Safe Food Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. See... Greens welcome six-month folate reprieve [1]
ALSO:Aust/NZ Food Regulation Ministerial Council - Ministers Protect Health, Support Innovation [2] NZ First - Delay In Bread Fortification Sensible [3]
MeNZB: Hodgson Concerned Ryall's Attack On MeNZB Campaign Not Up To Usual Standard
Tony Ryall's ill-informed attempts to discredit the MeNZB campaign are unworthy of him, Health Minister Pete Hodgson
said today. "Mr Ryall's 'revelation' that there have been 33 treatment injury claims associated with MeNZB accepted by
ACC since the beginning of 2005 is entirely within anticipated outcomes. See... Ryall panic merchant wrong on vaccine [1]
ALSO:National - Ministry U-turn on meningococcal vaccine [2] ACT - Meningitis Vaccine Saves Young Lives [3] Greens - Ministry needs to be upfront on MeNZB [4] Ron Law & Barbara Sumner Burstyn - MeNZB Facts Speak for Themselves [5] Immunisation Advisory Centre - Have we missed the MeNZB™ point? [6] Ministry of Health - Response To Norwegian MeNZB Doco [7] Ministry of Health - Medsafe stands behind the quality of MeNZB Vaccine [8] Ron Law - Meningococcal Vaccine Fails International Tests [9] TV2.no - Norway MENZB Doco: Exported Controversial Vaccine [10]
Politics: Former Act Staffer And Weblog Keeper 'The Whig' Torments Govt Via Cyberspace
An online petition asking the Governor General to withhold the Royal Assent to the Government’s validating legislation
has collected over 40,000 names in a week and become the world’s fastest-growing. Petition organiser Blair Mulholland
formally “presented” the petition to Government House by an emailed link last Thursday. The petition will be left online
indefinitely, and is still gathering signatures. See... Online Petition: Over 43,000 Names in Just 7 Days [1]
MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES:
NZ Govt - Seasonal work policy strong on compliance [1] NZ Govt - Intensive employment support extended to all [2] National - Contract collusion at Corrections [3] Greens - Don't let taser trail be held hostage [4] Greens - Benefit announcements a mixed bag [5] Maori Party - Sharples: The Challenges facing New Zealand [6] Office of the Speaker - Open Day at Parliament - SUNDAY, 29 October 2006 [7]
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